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
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to welcome his closest international allies this weekend for what is expected to be one of the most significant Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summits in years,
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Off the coast of southern China, a colossal floating wind turbine towers above the sea, tethered to the seabed by bright-yellow moorings. Known as the OceanX design, it is the largest of
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China-linked money laundering groups may have funneled more than $300bn through US banks in the past five years, often to the benefit of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels, according to a US
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed his pleasure in meeting a distinguished Parliamentary Delegation from Sri Lanka, currently visiting India for a special training programme organized by the Lok Sabha’s Programme for
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The Mexican government is preparing to raise tariffs on Chinese imports as part of its 2026 budget proposal, in a move aimed at protecting domestic manufacturers and aligning with U.S. demands to
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The Maldives will lift its 15-year-old ban on shark fishing this November, President Mohamed Muizzu’s office announced Wednesday, in a policy reversal that has sparked alarm among marine conservation groups. Shark fishing,
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A Moroccan court on Wednesday rejected a bail request for prominent feminist activist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar, who is facing trial for allegedly “offending Islam,” despite her lawyers warning that her health is
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is working with Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former Middle East envoy, on a “comprehensive plan” for the future of Gaza, according to a report
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France’s economy minister has warned that the country could be forced to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as political instability deepens and concerns mount over its spiralling debt.
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Japanese authorities have released striking computer-generated videos depicting a future eruption of Mount Fuji, warning that the event is not a matter of if but when. The simulations highlight the catastrophic consequences
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Commercial space companies are advancing rapidly in monitoring Earth’s environment, but scientists caution that private missions cannot replace government-operated satellites. A recent commentary in Nature argues that both public and commercial efforts
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Online fraudsters in Ghana are deliberately targeting lonely British women in romance scams, justifying their crimes as a form of “reparative justice” for colonialism, according to research reported by The Times UK.
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Australia announced on Tuesday the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, marking the first time since World War II that the country has taken such a measure against a foreign envoy. Prime Minister Anthony
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A France-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), has released its Annual Report 2025, documenting widespread human rights violations during the first year of Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov has accused France of tarnishing its image as a free country after his high-profile arrest in Paris last year, calling the case against him “legally and logically absurd.”
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