UBS Group conveyed a sanguine outlook on Chinese stocks in 2026, as the world’s second-largest economy proved to be an important alternative for global investors seeking to diversify away from US equi...
In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...
A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...
The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters rebuked the country’s new Reserve Bank governor, Anna Breman, for wading into US domestic politics after she signed a statement with other global ce...
In tonight's edition, a week after Ugandan authorities denied plans to shut down internet access during this week's presidential elections, public online access is blocked for millions of voters. Also...
A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his imposition of martial law in Decembe...
US President Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been held up as an example of American military power. As Venezuela is not a producer of fentanyl – despite the United ...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s current leadership may be nearing its end amid mass protests across the country. “If a regime can only stay in power through the use of violence, then it i...
If you're seeking the absolute best of the best in PC gaming performance, look no further than Alienware's flagship Area-51 prebuilts. Following CES 2026 , Dell has discounted an Alienware Area-51 AMD...
Ugandan authorities shut down internet access nationwide on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni has overseen a crackdown on the opposition as he seeks to extend his...
US President Donald Trump is expected to get a briefing over sanction options against Iran, as Washington has been threatening to act against the country. But according to US newspaper Wall Street Jou...
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...
A Chinese phone application called “dead or alive” that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the country’s young people. The Sileme app, or...
Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is winding up its operations in Canada by the end of this month, marking the closure of all newsrooms run by the city’s major print publications in the North American coun...
Thailand’s election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...
Buydig - via its official eBay store - just dropped the price of the 65" LG Evo C5 4K OLED TV to $1,197.59 with free delivery after applying a 20% off coupon code " FAVEFINDS20 ". This price is actual...
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple premieres in theaters on January 16. There was a guy sitting behind me at my screening of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple who, when the credits began to roll, stood up ...
It turns out that Marty Supreme hides a cameo from none other than Twilight, The Batman, and Mickey 17 star Robert Pattinson. Warning! Spoilers for Marty Supreme follow: “No one knows this, but that v...
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...