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
The summer in Paris promises to be a tempestuous one for prosecutors, politicians, and power brokers alike, as Rachida Dati, the city’s culture minister and one of its most formidable political figures,
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Taiwan is set to hold a landmark recall election on Saturday, with voters deciding whether to remove up to 24 lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, potentially altering the balance of
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Microsoft Corp. is probing whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity firms enabled Chinese hackers to exploit vulnerabilities in its SharePoint software before patches were released, according to people
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China has proposed the establishment of a global cooperation organization for artificial intelligence (AI), signaling its ambitions to play a leading role in the fast-evolving technology landscape amid growing competition with the
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine at a United Nations conference this September, becoming the most influential European Union country to take this
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The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Friday declared the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional, bringing a sudden halt to one of the country’s most politically charged proceedings in
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The number of kindergartens in China has fallen by a staggering 25 percent over the past four years, reflecting the nation’s deepening demographic crisis and the severe impact of a collapsing birthrate
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In a historic and dramatic reversal of justice nearly two decades in the making, the Bombay High Court on July 21, 2025, acquitted all 12 men previously convicted in the 2006 Mumbai
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At least $1 billion worth of Nvidia’s restricted AI processors were sold into China in the past three months, according to a Financial Times investigation, highlighting how U.S. export controls are struggling
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Violent clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border intensified Thursday, leaving two Thai soldiers wounded and forcing evacuations of residents in affected areas. The renewed violence around the ancient Ta Moan Thom and Ta
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In a significant move toward restoring bilateral ties, India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals after a five-year suspension, its embassy in Beijing announced on Wednesday, according to Chinese state
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Rachida Dati, France’s high-profile culture minister and candidate for mayor of Paris, is facing trial alongside Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive former auto executive, over an alleged corruption deal worth €900,000, equivalent to
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to resign following his party’s poor performance in last week’s elections, signaling deepening political instability as nationalist movements gain ground across the country. Ishiba, who
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As the world prepares for what may be the final round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty, over 600 civil society organizations from across the globe have signed a bold manifesto
More Microsoft has publicly accused Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups of exploiting vulnerabilities in its SharePoint document management software to launch cyberattacks against large corporations, government agencies, and critical infrastructure worldwide. On Tuesday, the
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