High-Profile Russians Assassinated Since Start of Ukraine War
December 22, 2025 – Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov killed by a car bomb under his Kia Sorento in southern Moscow. Head of Russian General...
Malaysia Denies Najib Razak’s Bid for House Arrest Ahead of 1MDB Verdict
A Malaysian court on Monday rejected a request by jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at...
Delivering Under Fire: How Nova Post Became a Wartime Success Story in Ukraine
Business as Usual Under Air Raids
On a November morning in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, an air raid siren pierced the routine bustle...
New Zealand, India Conclude Free Trade Agreement
New Zealand and India have concluded a free trade agreement, both governments said on Monday, aiming to boost access for New Zealand exporters to...
Japan Clears Path to Restart World’s Largest Nuclear Plant After Fukushima
Japan has taken a decisive step toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest by capacity, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima...
ASEAN Moves to Halt Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Border Fighting
Southeast Asian foreign ministers will meet in Kuala Lumpur on Monday in an effort to halt escalating border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia that...
China’s Power Reforms and AI Data Boom Ignite Global Battery Surge
A revamp of China’s electricity market is transforming the economics of energy storage just as global demand explodes, unleashing a boom for Chinese battery...
Inside Vietnam’s Leadership Transition
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party will convene its 14th five-yearly congress from January 19–25, a tightly choreographed political event that will determine the country’s top...
Putin set to signal war or peace stance at year-end news conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to address the future of the war in Ukraine when he speaks at his marathon end-of-year news conference...
Syria, Kurdish forces race to salvage integration deal
Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are intensifying talks ahead of a year-end deadline to show progress on a stalled agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces...