VALVERDE, Spain - El Hierro, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, is Europe's latest frontline in the struggle to cut irregular migration. Nearly twice as many migrants as residents have landed this year on the southernmost of Spain's Canary Islands.
Adani’s fortune has been shaken by corporate fraud allegations, a stock crash and now a US indictment accusing him of orchestrating a US$265 million bribery scheme.
Once President Donald Trump retakes office in the United States, there is expectation that the country will withdraw from important climate change agreements and frameworks, a situation that Southeast Asian governments will need to manage carefully, experts and ministers told
BERLIN - Taiwan is not involved in military assistance for Ukraine as it is \"too sensitive\" but would like to establish a representative office in the country, Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu said.
Vietnam and Malaysia agreed to elevate ties and explore closer cooperation.
MOSCOW - Russia is ready to consider any \"realistic\" peace initiative on the conflict in Ukraine which takes into account Russia's own interests and the situation on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
The amount of aid reaching Gaza has fallen to an 11-month low according to Israeli figures. And the hijacking, by an armed Palestinian gang, of a convoy of 109 trucks on November 16 has exacerbated the situation. Food prices are soaring and parts of the enclave, where Israeli
KYIV - Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan region during a morning attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, the first time Russia has used such a powerful, long-range missile during the war.
BEIJING - China is willing to maintain communication with relevant parties and to jointly safeguard the security of international submarine infrastructure, its foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Xi is presenting himself as a predictable defender of the multilateral global trade order..
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Germany is the odd man out in the world economy David Goldman writes that markets perceive Donald Trump’s potential tariffs as a greater threat to Europe than to China.
Sources said Beijing has expressed misgivings about the project.
PHNOM PENH - At a ceremony in August, Cambodia's leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country's economic fortunes.
More than half of the assets were laundered through three crypto exchanges set up by the hackers themselves.
Some netizens have called for a boycott of the brand.
Keeping the garment factories running is a challenge.
Some suspect they consumed drinks laced with methanol, a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol.
Two Danish citizens and an American have also reportedly died in Laos.
The teen died from methanol poisoning.
The two countries have grown very close recently, with N Korea supporting Putin's war in Ukraine.
The 42-year-old father pleaded guilty to khalwat, in what was his third offence.
Will Taiwan become a bargaining chip in the US-China rivalry under US President-elect Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy, and how might Beijing respond?
Mr Gibran‘s proactive moves upend the usual perception that the vice-president role is limited.
Hwang was found guilty of fraud in a case that cost Wall Street banks billions of dollars in losses.
SYDNEY - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election – and his threat to impose tariffs on all imports to the United States – highlights an important problem for the global economy. The US is a technological powerhouse, spending more than any other country on research and development
In the Thai justice system, petitions can trigger probes by the Election Commission or the anti-graft agency.
One scammer claimed to be a sailor stuck in the middle of the ocean and needed money urgently.
The changes are slated to take effect on Feb 23, 2025.
The government has just tabled laws to block access to under-16s - but the proposal is divisive.
More than 70 per cent of tourists travelling between the two countries travelled by air.
He is suspected of paying bribes to Indian government officials to secure solar energy contracts.
Currently each climber is asked to pay a voluntary fee of 1,000 yen to support conservation efforts.
The onslaught caused at least $176 million of crop losses, with rice bearing the brunt of the damage.
The Pentagon chief called the move "unfortunate".
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese didn’t see this coming. At the global COP29 climate talks in Baku, the Australian government was indirectly criticized by two allies, the United States and the United Kingdom, over its refusal to sign onto the goal of tripling nuclear
Japan’s recent export performance offers a glimmer of hope amid broader economic uncertainties. In October 2024, Japan’s exports rose by 3.1% compared with the same month a year earlier, marking a significant rebound after the sharp 1.7% fall in September that had set a
Big tech will be required to take steps to prevent children under 16 from having a social media account.
£1.6m of British kit shipped to companies tied to Russian military despite sanctions, customs documents claim.
Billionaire Gautam Adani is accused of agreeing to pay more than US$250 million in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts worth US$2 billion.
The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".
The spotlight will be on four veterans, including Virat Kohli, who are pillars of India’s dominance across formats.
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them.
The death of former Malaysia finance minister Daim Zainuddin saw a rush of reverential tributes, despite corruption allegations against him, says Sophie Lemiere, a political anthropologist who specialises in Malaysian politics.
If Donald Trump follows through on tariff threats in the US-China trade war, all those cheap Chinese exports have to go somewhere else, says Shay Wester of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
