Philippines Pushes to Seal South China Sea Code in 2025
The Philippines is gearing up for a pivotal year as it prepares to chair ASEAN in 2025, with Manila setting its sights on completing...
Tech, Data in Focus as Markets Navigate Geopolitics and Earnings
Asian and global stock markets started the week cautiously as investors navigated geopolitical tensions and a packed week of corporate earnings and U.S. economic...
Dollar Inches Up as Markets Brace for U.S. Data Wave
The U.S. dollar strengthened slightly on Monday as investors prepared for a packed week of economic data following the end of the government shutdown....
ECB Faces Diversity Reckoning as Major Leadership Overhaul Looms
The European Central Bank is entering a pivotal two-year transition in which most of its executive board including President Christine Lagarde will be replaced....
Trump Backs Release of Epstein Files
U.S. President Donald Trump has abruptly shifted his position on the release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and...
Japan Races to Defuse Crisis With China After PM’s Taiwan Comment
Japan and China are once again locked in a tense diplomatic standoff this time over Taiwan. The rift widened after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...
Bangladesh on Edge as Hasina Verdict Looms
Bangladesh stands at a critical brink as the long-awaited verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approaches. She has been living in exile in...
Russian De-Mining Effort Now Relies Heavily on North Korean Forces
Russia says North Korean troops who helped repel a major Ukrainian incursion into the western Kursk region are now central to de-mining operations across...
Macron to Host Zelenskiy in Paris, Vows Long-Term Backing for Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Nov. 17 his ninth visit since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022....
UN Calls Emergency Session Over Sudan’s Darfur Mass Killings
The U.N. Human Rights Council convened a special session on Friday in Geneva to address grave concerns over mass killings in al-Fashir, Sudan, following...