Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
An estimated two million illegal firearms are circulating in South Africa, posing a major threat to public safety, opposition party Rise Mzansi has warned. The party accused the South African Police Service
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British soldiers stationed at a training base in central Kenya continue to engage in “transactional sex,” violating a 2022 ban aimed at curbing sexual exploitation and abuse, an internal investigation has revealed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the United States is making a “genuine” and “energetic” effort to halt fighting in Ukraine and pursue agreements that take into account the interests of all
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CK Hutchison Holdings, the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, saw its interim profits tumble 92% in the first half of 2025, weighed down by one-off costs linked to its
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North Korea has dismissed attempts by South Korea’s new government to reduce tensions along the heavily fortified border as a “pipe dream,” insisting it has not removed propaganda loudspeakers from the Demilitarized
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed a serious nuclear incident occurred earlier this year at HMNB Clyde, also known as the Faslane naval base in Scotland, according to The Times
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomed the Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, for a courtesy meeting with its leadership to discuss opportunities for trade, investment, and economic
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Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI, and OpenAI are racing to build next-generation supercomputers, with projects like “Prometheus,” “Hyperion,” “Colossus,” and “Stargate” each representing investments exceeding $100 billion. Yet the true scale of capital
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Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has postponed the launch of its new AI model due to technical difficulties with Huawei’s chips, highlighting the ongoing reliance of Chinese firms on US technology, the
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Reports suggest that South Sudan, an African nation struggling with the aftermath of civil war and facing the threat of famine, has held discussions with Israel about the possibility of hosting Palestinians
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China’s Xiluodu Dam, one of the world’s largest hydropower stations, has completed a full transition from Western-made industrial control chips to domestically developed systems, in a move aimed at bolstering national security
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India and China are holding talks to restart border trade in locally produced goods for the first time in more than five years, in what officials say is a modest but symbolic
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Trading activity on China’s stock exchanges surged to its highest level in nearly six months on Wednesday, signaling growing bullish sentiment among investors, Bloomberg reported. Turnover across mainland exchanges reached 2.15 trillion
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Indian refiner Nayara Energy Ltd. has carried out one of its first ship-to-ship fuel transfers since being hit by European Union sanctions, in an apparent effort to maintain exports despite mounting restrictions,
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Apple Inc. is preparing an ambitious slate of new devices — including household robots, a lifelike version of Siri, a smart speaker with a display, and home-security cameras — as part of
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