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
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has ordered the withdrawal of government forces from the southern province of Sweida in a dramatic bid to quell intensifying unrest following days of deadly sectarian clashes and
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has openly questioned the widespread push by local governments to invest in the same set of trendy industries — a move that underscores growing concern within Beijing over
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Armenia is likely to formally withdraw from the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Wednesday, signaling a dramatic shift in the country’s foreign policy and a growing
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is raising alarm over what it describes as a “massive surge in attacks” against federal immigration officers since President Donald Trump’s return to office, citing
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Maurene Comey, a prominent federal prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has been dismissed from her position at the U.S. Department of Justice, according to two sources familiar
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition has been plunged into renewed instability following the resignation of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party from the government over a contentious dispute regarding mandatory military service
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The University of Michigan is facing a federal investigation after two Chinese scientists with ties to the university were separately charged with attempting to smuggle biological materials into the United States. The
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The escalating geopolitical and technological rivalry between the United States and China has entered a new, more public phase of spycraft, with both nations aggressively stepping up espionage and counter-espionage efforts, according
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that the United States is suffering a “great loss” as growing numbers of Chinese researchers and academics, educated at top U.S. institutions, are returning to China
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China has officially lifted sanctions on former European Parliament member Reinhard Buetikofer, a move that could help restore long-frozen relations between the European Parliament and China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), according to
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DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports to develop and operate the Port of Tartus, marking a major step in regional maritime
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U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin is exploring partnerships with undersea mining companies to exploit its long-held seabed licences in the eastern Pacific, as the race to secure critical minerals intensifies globally. The
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Before dawn on Monday, military police carrying Javelin anti-tank missiles emerged from a Taipei metro station, swiftly advancing past shuttered storefronts before establishing defensive positions in the urban core. In a nearby
More China’s economy expanded by 5.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, slightly surpassing analysts’ expectations as exports provided critical support against the backdrop of faltering domestic consumption. The latest data, first
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The United States military has launched joint exercises with Panamanian forces to bolster security around the Panama Canal, a strategic global trade route that has recently drawn heightened scrutiny over alleged Chinese
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