Donald Trump Jr travelled to a remote region of western Mongolia in August for a hunting trip that included two days with Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman who helped pay for his
Vietnam has signed a free-trade agreement with four European countries, establishing a framework to expand commercial ties and reduce trade barriers between the Southeast Asian economy and members of the European Free
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Berkshire Hathaway shares have climbed to their highest closing levels since Warren Buffett announced plans to step down as chief executive, signalling a recovery in investor confidence as his successor, Greg Abel,
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Japan’s property market is facing fresh scrutiny from international investors as the government introduces a rule requiring buyers to declare their nationality and the Bank of Japan’s interest rate increases raise financing
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has announced plans for the country’s main military academy to train potential future leaders over 30 months before his presidential term ends in 2030, placing the armed forces
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said she intends to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in China next month, provided parliament permits, signalling her willingness to engage with Beijing
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a national debate after saying that makeup, bathing, cooking and other daily tasks consume several hours of her schedule, leaving her with less time to
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Relations between the United States and Ukraine have deteriorated sharply after President Donald Trump waived key sanctions and tariffs on Russian exports, pursued a deal to import Russian diesel and raised concerns
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Peter Thiel occupies an unusual position in the modern technology industry. A billionaire entrepreneur who helped establish PayPal, financed Facebook in its infancy and founded the data analytics company Palantir, he has
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Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s campaign has formally accused Meta of allegedly favouring his presidential rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the final days of the country’s election campaign, asking the United
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Donald Trump’s second administration has been engulfed in a fresh bout of internal turmoil after the president dismissed his newly appointed press secretary, Katie Zacharia, just five days into her tenure, reviving
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Ukraine is approaching the fifth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion with little movement along the front line, intensifying attacks on civilian infrastructure and growing uncertainty over the reliability of its most important
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Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC) has facilitated 14,300 foreign worker visas while operating with only 16 staff and does not actively follow up after workers enter the country on
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An environmental justice advocate has called for an international tribunal to hold transnational corporations accountable for environmental damage, citing the limited compensation reportedly paid following the X-Press Pearl disaster off Sri Lanka’s
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Genghis Khan, one of history’s most formidable conquerors, is being celebrated in modern Mongolia as a symbol of national unity, political strength and cultural identity, despite the mass killings and devastation that
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