South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that Seoul would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into war, while acknowledging
More than 57,000 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in cross-border telecom fraud have been arrested in a sweeping joint law enforcement operation by Chinese and Myanmar police, the Chinese Ministry of Public
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Chinese criminal gangs have reportedly stolen more than $1 billion from Americans over the past three years through an elaborate network of text message scams, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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The chairman of Cambodian conglomerate Prince Group, Chen Zhi, has been charged by US authorities with running what prosecutors described as a sprawling cyber fraud operation responsible for billions in global losses.
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Hamas tightened its control over Gaza’s devastated cities on Tuesday, executing suspected collaborators and clashing with rival clans, even as U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to disarm the militant group under a
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The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is attempting to rally the Democratic Party for the People (DPP) and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form a coalition that could elect a prime
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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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