Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously pass controversial security law, granting government power to curb dissent
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash...
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Anger rises over South Africa making millions in US benefits while cozying up to Iran, Russia and Hamas
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is under fire for spending millions of dollars talking to terror group Hamas and sending delegations for...
Yemen’s Houthis have a hypersonic missile, report claims
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia's state media reported Thursday, potentially raising...
Iran, Russia and Taliban among guests at nominal US ally Qatar’s weapons expo
Iran turned up at a Qatari weapons exposition this week, providing a high-profile platform for Tehran to tout its military...
China pursues aggressive growth to prevent devastating slowdown: government aims to ‘transform’ economy
China has set up an ambitious series of reforms for its economy in an effort to boost growth amid a...
Reporter’s Notebook: New clues 10 years after the disappearance of MH370
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people on board, took off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing some ten years...
Europe launches AI office to serve as ‘global reference point’ on safety, policy and development
The European Commission this week opened its new artificial intelligence (AI) office, which will help set policy for the bloc...
China, Russia float idea for nuclear power on the moon: ‘want to upstage the United States’
China and Russia have suggested building a nuclear power plant on the moon, with the goal of finishing the project...
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...
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...
