Dec 22 - At least two civilians were killed and several wounded in a wave of attacks in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, with government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces trading blame for the deaths.
Cyclone Ditwah killed more than 640 people in November.
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 - China is likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles across three silo fields and has no desire for arms control talks, according to a draft Pentagon report which highlighted Beijing's growing military ambitions.
The public is advised not to speculate on the matter.
KARACHI, Dec 22 - Pakistan has reached a deal worth over $4 billion to sell military equipment to the Libyan National Army, four Pakistani officials said, despite a U.N. arms embargo on the fractured North African country.
DUBAI, Dec 22 - Iran held missile drills in various cities on Monday, state media reported, citing unnamed sources and witnesses, in what was the second such reported exercise in a month.
Journalists are being marked for death on social media.
Police said they seized a dark blue pickup truck labelled Bang Bus during their Dec 4 raid.
Studies based on repeated surveys show that while belief in major international conspiracies—such as anti-vaccine narratives and climate change denial—has declinedsince before Covid, some domestically rooted anti-foreigner conspiracy theories persist in Japan, especially those
These moves signal that the purge of the country’s top military echelons is still ongoing.
ZURICH, Dec 22 - A court in Switzerland said on Monday it would admit a legal complaint against Swiss cement maker Holcim which alleges the company is doing too little to cut carbon emissions and hence contributing to global warming.
The fight broke out after one of the suspects' wife called out the other suspect for spilling beer on her.
Wednesday’s planned meeting will take place in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province - near the border with Cambodia - under an existing joint border framework, says Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with the authors’ permission. Read the original here. In November 2025, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping exchanged phone calls to arrange mutual state visits in 2026. This was a remarkable rapprochement that came mere
Gunman Naveed Akram first caught the eye of Australia’s intelligence agency in 2019.
Thailand said it wanted a “true ceasefire” with a firm commitment from Cambodia.
A High Court judge in Malaysia ruled that the King cannot grant clemency without involving the Pardons Board.
The second-stage engine “terminated prematurely” after the rocket blasted off, according to JAXA.
ANKARA, Dec 22 - A high-level Turkish delegation will visit Damascus on Monday to discuss bilateral ties and the implementation of a deal for integrating the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria's state apparatus, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said.
BEIJING, Dec 22 - China's foreign ministry on Monday said the United States' seizure of another country's ships was a serious violation of international law, after the U.S. intercepted a China-bound oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
A regional assembly in Niigata where the nuclear plant is located voted in favour of the restart.
Police say Chang Wen, 27, purchased items with possible offensive or defensive uses, including tactical gloves, a gas mask, a protective shield and industrial alcohol.
The incident follows a series of similar cases involving unauthorised attempts to access Jungkook's private property.
The Pax Silica alliance, formally launched in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025, signals a definitive strategy to redraw the geopolitical map for the age of artificial intelligence. Its name, fusing the Latin Pax with Silica, deliberately evokes the concept of Pax Americana,
The company is facing potential sanctions following a massive leak of customer information.
Air India has been under intense scrutiny in 2025 after the June 12 crash of a Boeing Dreamliner killed 260.
FAM said it wants the police to investigate how the document falsification took place and who was responsible.
In recent years, the East Malaysian state has hosted durian bazaars, festivals and competitions to promote its local harvests.
Up to 50,000 people are expected to be in Myeong-dong on Christmas eve.
The move has triggered a series of relocations, including Defence Ministry units displaced by the original move.
The gunmen allegedly threw homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs at a crowd before the mass shooting.
Renewed fighting this month has killed at least 22 people in Thailand and 19 in Cambodia, and displaced more than 900,000 on both sides, officials said.
The cryptocurrency ecosystem faced another challenging year in 2025, with stolen funds continuing their upward trajectory. Chainalysis’ analysis reveals a shift in crypto theft patterns, characterized by four key developments: the persistence of North Korea, 0r the Democratic
Armed police were stationed at major subway stations in Taipei.
This writer is old enough that his view of Australia and Australians was only reinforced by the laconic, tough-as-nails Crocodile Dundee. Instead it was formed much earlier from a photo of Australian troops (at least what was left of them) in formation after stopping the
He has also been charged with possession of Ecstasy, which will be heard in court on Jan 19.
Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, is also out on bail in connection with a high-profile probe into the death of a Taiwanese influencer.
Mr Albanese acknowledged the anger directed at him.
After several years of steadily declining, the Australian dollar staged a meaningful recovery in 2025, culminating in a two-cent rally over the past month. Since the start of the year, the value of the Australian dollar has risen by more than 6% against the US dollar, reversing
Police release a tranche of documents allegedly tracing the suspects' movements prior to the deadly shooting.
The case is part of a wider international movement seeking to hold major companies responsible for climate damage that imperils millions, especially in developing countries.
