EU Court Backs Norway in Youth-Led Climate Challenge Over Arctic Oil
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of the Norwegian government, rejecting a lawsuit brought by six young activists,...
India Partners with Sanctioned Russian Firm to Build Passenger Jets
India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to co-produce civil commuter aircraft a...
Lebanon’s Army Runs Out of Explosives as It Races to Disarm Hezbollah
Lebanon’s military is urgently working to meet a year-end deadline to disarm Hezbollah in southern Lebanon under a ceasefire deal with Israel. The operation...
Zelenskiy Open to Peace Talks But Not Surrender
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signaled on Tuesday that Kyiv is ready for peace talks to end the war with Russia but under clear conditions....
China, ASEAN Ink New Trade Deal, Eye Digital Future
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an upgraded free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, expanding cooperation into the digital and...
Trump-Xi Showdown Overshadows South Korea’s APEC Hopes
South Korea’s ambitions to secure a breakthrough on U.S. tariffs during this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit have dimmed, as global attention shifts...
Shinzo Abe’s Accused Killer Admits Murder
Three years after the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the trial of suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, opened on Tuesday in Nara,...
Bill Gates Urges Climate Strategy Shift Ahead of COP30
COP30, scheduled for November 10–21 in Belem, Brazil, will gather world leaders to renew climate pledges and assess progress under the Paris Agreement. The...
Taiwan Says U.S. Ties ‘Very Stable’ Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
Ahead of a high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said...
Putin Hails Progress in Russia–North Korea Alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Moscow, reaffirming that Moscow-Pyongyang relations are “going to plan.” The meeting...