6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Afghanistan, Killing Dozens
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan early Monday, with its epicenter near Mazar-e Sharif, a city of over half a million residents. The...
U.S. Defense Chief Hegseth Visits South Korea Amid Troop Role Talks
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in South Korea on Monday for high-level discussions expected to focus on reshaping the role of U.S. troops...
Supreme Court Won’t Likely Stop Trump’s Tariffs, Officials Say
U.S. businesses and global markets are bracing as the Supreme Court considers the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Lower courts ruled...
India Freezes $351 Million of Anil Ambani Group Assets in Money-Laundering Probe
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), the country’s top financial crime agency, has provisionally frozen assets worth nearly $351 million linked to the Reliance Anil Ambani...
Asian Stocks Climb on AI Boom, Dollar Holds Firm After Fed Hawk Talk
Asian markets rose on Monday, buoyed by optimism around artificial intelligence spending and a U.S.-China trade truce, while the U.S. dollar hovered near a...
Nigeria Pushes Back as Trump Threatens U.S. Strikes Over Christian Killings
Nigeria said it would welcome U.S. assistance against Islamist insurgents only if its territorial integrity is respected, responding to President Donald Trump’s threat of...
Pakistan to Deploy First Chinese Submarine in 2026, Boosting Naval Power
Pakistan’s Navy expects to induct its first Chinese-built Hangor-class submarine by 2026 under a $5 billion defense deal with Beijing, according to Navy Chief...
Russia’s Mishustin Heads to China for High-Stakes Talks Amid Western Pressure
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin began a two-day visit to China on Monday, holding talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to...
Trump Bars China from Nvidia’s Top AI Chips
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips known as Blackwell will be reserved exclusively for U.S. companies. Speaking on...
Japan’s Takaichi, China’s Xi Vow ‘Stable and Constructive’ Ties Amid Tensions
Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at the APEC summit in South Korea, where both leaders...