Hong Kong’s first-ever five-year plan will not alter the city’s capitalist system but will seek to make full use of its advantages in shaping the territory’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee
India is set to import a record 2.5 million metric tons of urea in a single tender, according to government sources, at prices nearly double those paid just two months ago. The
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The United States Navy is undertaking a consequential reassessment of its aircraft carrier strategy, placing its newest and most advanced warships—the Ford class—under intense scrutiny. The review, expected to conclude within weeks,
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A formal appeal submitted to the Speaker of Parliament on 22 April 2026 has intensified scrutiny over an alleged cyber-related financial breach involving the Sri Lankan Treasury, with claims that a $2.5
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M.K. Stalin has cast the upcoming Assembly election as far more than a routine political contest, describing it as a defining confrontation between what he
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The defeat of the National Democratic Alliance government in the Lok Sabha over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been described as more than a procedural setback. According to a detailed
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Two-thirds of Singapore businesses surveyed by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) say they have been “moderately to severely” affected by the ongoing Iran war, as global geopolitical tensions continue to drive up
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Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has renewed calls for the International Monetary Fund to release approximately $5 billion in frozen Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), originally requested by President Nicolás Maduro in 2020.
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The ongoing controversy over Agriculture, Lands, Irrigation and Livestock Minister K.D. Lal Kantha’s three-storeyed luxury house has intensified pressure on the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) government struggling to
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In the ancient Mediterranean city of Tiro, in southern Lebanon, the atmosphere is thick with anxiety rather than the calm often associated with its seaside landscape and historic ruins. Once known as
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A growing wave of arrests and deportations in Egypt has placed thousands of Sudanese and Syrian refugees in an increasingly precarious situation, according to testimonies from affected families and human rights organizations.
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In a dramatic turn that underscored the volatility of the Iran–U.S. standoff, President Donald Trump moved to extend a fragile ceasefire with Tehran only hours before it was due to expire. The
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Japan is moving toward stricter regulation of social media platforms by considering rules that would require age-based content filtering to be enabled by default, alongside a new system to evaluate the risks
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Sri Lanka has intensified its efforts to combat terrorism financing by strengthening the implementation of Targeted Financial Sanctions, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence. The move signals a
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Once upon a time there was a magical little country named Lebanon. It was created by French imperialists out of the post-World War 1 wreckage of the Ottoman Empire as a mountainous
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After the collapse of the first round of talks, a second round is on the horizon but is already on the brink of failure, as Iran remains unwilling to negotiate further with
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