Sri Lanka seeks to pause loan payments until 2028 as debt-ridden country grapples with bankruptcy
Sri Lanka's president said Wednesday that he is seeking a loan repayment moratorium until 2028 as the debt-ridden country tries...
China
Concerns of media censorship mount as Hong Kong moves to enact new national security law
As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that...
Russia’s war on Ukraine unlikely to end in 2024; Congress plays pivotal role in direction conflict takes
The direction of the third year of the Russia-Ukraine war will largely depend upon whether Congress can overcome hesitation about...
Commodities Slump on China’s Economic Headwinds
Commodity prices dropped 9% amid China's economic woes affecting demand, including COVID-19 and property sector issues. Crude oil prices fell...
Taiwan protests after Chinese coast guard boards tourist boat near Kinmen archipelago
Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a...
China Alerts on Foreign Mapping Firms Using Crypto Rewards for Sensitive Data Collection
The Chinese Ministry of State Security issues a warning about foreign mapping companies using cryptocurrency rewards to encourage unauthorized sensitive...
Nicolaus Copernicus: The man who stopped the sun and moved the Earth
Frombork is a small, quiet town perched on the shore of the Vistula Lagoon in northern Poland. Fishermen keep their boats...
WHO chief’s dire warning: Disease X outbreak ‘a matter of when, not if’
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has issued a new warning about the likelihood of Disease X breaking out,...
Iran declares Antarctica its property in direct challenge to Biden, global treaty
JERUSALEM — Iran’s Navy commander announced in a televised broadcast last fall that the regime owns Antarctica and will build...
Congressional committee chair slams TikTok’s role in aiding Chinese migrant surge at southern border
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, slammed TikTok for aiding a surge...
UK defense chief highlights AI as key to strengthening security against Chinese ambitions
British Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps has highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) as a key component to strengthening security...
China moves closer to Taliban regime amid search for natural resources
Late last month, the Taliban ambassador to China, Bilal Karimi, presented his credentials to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s...
UAE Central Bank Pioneers Digital Dirham Transfer to China via mBridge
The UAE Central Bank achieved a significant milestone by executing its first cross-border digital dirham transfer worth 50 million dirhams...
