China Intensifies Cyberattacks on Taiwan
Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure surged in 2025 to an average of 2.63 million incidents a day, a 6% rise from the previous...
Trump Wields Threat of Force to Bend Post-Maduro Venezuela
After the removal of President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. special forces, the Trump administration is signaling it may use intimidation to compel Venezuela’s interim...
Cuba Says 32 Citizens Killed as U.S. Forces Seize Venezuela’s Maduro
Cuba announced that 32 of its citizens were killed during a U.S. military raid in Venezuela aimed at extracting President Nicolas Maduro for prosecution...
Maduro Signals Willingness for Talks With U.S., Offers Cooperation on Oil and Drugs
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has struck a conciliatory tone toward U.S. President Donald Trump, proposing serious talks on combating drug trafficking and offering U.S....
Trump Threatens Action Over Deadly Protests in Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Friday that Washington could intervene if Iranian security forces fire on protesters, as nationwide unrest over soaring inflation...
Pakistan Court Gives Journalists Life Sentences Over Imran Khan Protest Links
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators to life imprisonment in absentia, convicting them of terrorism-related offences linked to...
Dollar Starts 2026 Slightly Higher After Steepest Annual Fall in Eight Years
The U.S. dollar opened 2026 modestly higher on Friday after suffering its biggest annual decline in eight years. Thin holiday trading and closed markets...
Orsted Seeks Court Injunction Against U.S. Wind Lease Suspension
Denmark’s Orsted said on Friday it is challenging the U.S. government’s suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind offshore project and will seek...
Saudi Envoy Says Yemen Separatist Leader Blocked Aden Landing
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen said the leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, blocked a Saudi delegation from landing at...
Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Makes First Public Visit to State Mausoleum
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, appeared publicly for the first time at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the state...