United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
Singapore-based seafood biotechnology startup Umami Bioworks is preparing to open Japan’s first production facility for lab-grown seafood by 2027, investing roughly 1.5 billion yen ($9.9 million) in the project, Nikkei reported. The
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A planned regional peace conference in Egypt has been thrown into turmoil after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly canceled his participation following threats of a boycott from several Arab leaders —
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed recent rumors that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had been poisoned, affirming that Assad and his family are safe and living in Moscow without issue.
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Police in China have detained dozens of pastors from one of the country’s largest underground Christian congregations over the weekend, church representatives and family members told Reuters, marking the most sweeping religious
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The ongoing U.S. federal government shutdown is beginning to take a toll on the nation’s economy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Monday, as the closure entered its 13th day with no
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India and Canada announced on Monday that they have reached a consensus on a new roadmap to revive bilateral relations, signaling a reset after years of strained ties during the tenure of
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Hamas congratulated newly freed Palestinian prisoners and their families on Monday, describing their release as a “bright national milestone” in the ongoing struggle for independence and sovereignty. In a statement, the movement
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The world economy has so far weathered the heaviest barrage of U.S. tariffs since the 1930s, buoyed by resilient consumer spending, corporate absorption of higher costs, and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven
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Taiwan is launching an ambitious new air defense system known as “T-Dome,” designed to create a faster, smarter “sensor-to-shooter” network that can detect and destroy incoming threats with greater precision. The plan,
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Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that an attempted “illegal and forcible seizure of power” was underway, as elite soldiers joined a youth-led protest movement that has gripped the island nation for more
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In a nation where weddings drive a nearly £100 billion industry, a growing number of young urban Indians are choosing to celebrate without commitment. Across Delhi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, a new phenomenon
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and supreme commander of
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China said on Friday it will begin charging port fees on all U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels starting Tuesday, in a direct countermeasure to similar U.S. fees on China-linked ships that
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Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi are set to chair a high-profile Gaza peace summit on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, bringing together leaders from more than 20 countries to
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Violent clashes broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after Taliban forces attacked multiple Pakistani military posts, escalating tensions between the two nations. The flare-up follows a Pakistani airstrike in
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