India has asked Meta to halt the rollout of WhatsApp usernames over fraud and impersonation concerns. Experts weigh the trade-offs between privacy, safety and regulation.
Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Russia endured a period of violent criminal lawlessness known as the “wild 90s.” Organized crime spiked, with gangs taking control of banks, factories and other lucrative markets. Contract killings, shootings and car bombings
ALMATY, July 7 - Kazakhstan's constitutional court said on Tuesday that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is eligible to seek a new term at the helm of the Central Asian energy and minerals producing nation under a new constitution that took effect last week.
If successful, DeepSeek's expansion into semiconductor development would mark a major strategic shift for a company widely hailed in China as the country's AI champion, potentially adding to challenges faced by Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Gunmen opened fire on police guarding the construction of a dam in the Balochistan province, the deputy commissioner says.
NEW DELHI, July 7 - An Indian court directed the federal government to unblock the X account of the youth Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday, more than a month since it went offline after amassing some 200,000 followers within days of being created, its founder and a lawyer
In court, Adani said nicotine pouches are an innovation not anticipated by existing tobacco laws.
The stronger El Nino phase is expected to peak between November 2026 and January 2027.
NEW DELHI, July 7 - A trust that runs India's grand Ram temple, whose consecration was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024 after decades of controversy, has overhauled its leadership after people involved in counting donations were accused of stealing millions of rupees
On July 6, a Chinese navy submarine fired a long-range ballistic missile into international waters in the South Pacific. The nuclear-capable missile, which was launched from underwater and carried an inert dummy warhead, is believed to have splashed down near Tuvalu. The
President Prabowo Subianto and Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to expand defence cooperation, boost trade and strengthen collaboration on critical minerals during talks in Jakarta.
The race to replace outgoing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is underway, and as of today, five contenders are vying for the post. As part of the selection process, all the contenders have made public their vision for the United Nations and how they see the role of the
The celebration will also mark the launch of an exhibition for the zoo's new Hippo Village project.
The law comes as concern grows in the country over digital misinformation.
QUETTA, Pakistan, July 7 - At least nine policemen and 15 militants were killed in an overnight clash in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, authorities said on Tuesday.
Rival inmates overpowered guards, seized weapons and fired inside the overcrowded prison.
TAIPEI, July 7 - Taiwan's preparations to deal with a possible Chinese attack are not a provocation, and the island's people need to take the threat seriously and prepare now, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Tuesday.
He is already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion.
Anwar and PH have seized on the opportunity to reframe the state election, which has so far appeared to favour BN.
The programme pairs children aged five through the lower elementary grades with a dog and its handler.
The nickname, Noto Satoyama Pokemon With You Airport, was proposed by the Pokemon With You Foundation.
Norman Solomon: You’ve downplayed the importance of the individual in history. But the United States now has as president an individual who transformed power relations and the political landscape. Karl Marx: I can assure you that he did not do that by himself. Power relations
The builder of Sky Villa was also sentenced to hard labour for causing death by negligence.
ANKARA, July 7 - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that allies buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high altitude surveillance drones, with Norway, Finland, Germany and Denmark signing a letter of intent for the purchase.
BEIJING/TOKYO, July 7 - China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel.
The gambling rings had logged an estimated $172 million in illegal transactions since October 2025.
The Japanese yen’s collapse through mid-2026 has become one of the most consequential disruptions to hit global financial markets in decades. The currency has slid past 162 yen to the US dollar, its weakest level since 1986 — a sharp reversal from its 1995 peak of about 80 yen
Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province.
BANGKOK – Vietnam is digging up a graveyard so a sprawling Trump International golf resort with plush residences can be built along the Red River, while “the highest Starbucks coffeehouse in Asia” has opened on Vietnam’s tallest mountain peak near Sapa. Trillionaire Elon Musk,
NEW DELHI, July 7 - India will supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and Astra air-to-air missiles to Indonesia, an Indian government official said on Tuesday, as Indian Prime Minister Nahrendra Modi started a two-day visit to Jakarta.
The appearance rate of Nomura’s jellyfish was the highest around the southern island of Jeju.
He was responding to a question from an MP.
Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
It effectively renders a world-first teen social media ban ineffective.
SYDNEY, July 7 - Australia's online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government's rollout of the curbs found.
In the first of a three-part series on Taiwan beyond semiconductors, CNA explores how the island's whisky industry is helping elevate its global standing.
Some say a religion defined by non-attachment to worldly goods risks being tainted by consumerism.
China’s weapons may face mounting questions over quality, reliability and after-sales support, but its arms trade still serves a larger strategic purpose: locking vulnerable states into long-term military, economic and political dependence. That paradox is at the center of a
July 7 - Mehr Khan, an Indian transgender woman, arrived for a routine hormone therapy appointment only to discover the crucial treatment had been suspended after a recent change in the law narrowed the range of those eligible for such services.
BEIJING, July 7 - Sixteen people remain buried in a mountainous county in China's western province of Gansu after a landslide on Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
SEOUL, July 7 - A commentary carried by North Korean state media KCNA on Tuesday criticised Japan's military expansion, saying its overseas aggression was \"not hypothetical but reality\" and citing Japanese plans to develop unmanned submarines capable of anti-ship attacks.
The incident at a dermatology clinic comes as the use of medical narcotics continues to rise in the country.
The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.
Canberra did not want to see actions that could undermine peace and security in the Pacific.