Afghan Taliban Pledge Border Cooperation After Deadly Attacks on Chinese Workers in Tajikistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration said it will tighten border security and coordinate with Tajikistan following attacks on Chinese nationals in Tajik territory. Tajik authorities reported...
Japan Considers Restarting World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Amid Energy Crunch
A regional assembly in Niigata Prefecture is set to vote by December 22 on whether to partially restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the...
Starmer Sounds Security Alarm on China While Opening Door to UK Business Boom
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday acknowledged that China poses “national security threats” to Britain, while defending his government’s efforts to strengthen engagement...
UN Chief Proposes $577 Million Budget Cut, 18% Job Reductions for 2026
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday proposed slashing the core UN budget for 2026 by $577 million, reducing overall spending by 15% to...
Macron Visits China as Europe Balances Economic Ties and Security Concerns
French President Emmanuel Macron will embark on his fourth state visit to China this week, meeting President Xi Jinping in Beijing and later in...
South Korea Calls for Tougher Penalties After Coupang Data Breach
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for stricter penalties on corporate negligence after e-commerce giant Coupang reported the country’s largest data...
Taiwan’s President Says Security ‘Non-Negotiable’ as Defence Budget Climps
President Lai Ching-te’s remarks come days after Taiwan unveiled a $40 billion supplementary defence budget, part of an ongoing military overhaul launched in response...
Putin Visits India to Push Energy and Defence Deals as Sanctions Bite
Russia has long been India’s biggest supplier of weapons and, since 2022, a key source of discounted crude oil. But tightening Western sanctions and...
China, Japan Clash Over Senkaku Islands Maritime Encounter
The Senkaku Islands called the Diaoyu Islands by China are an uninhabited chain in the East China Sea administered by Japan but claimed by...
White House Defends Venezuela Boat Strike as Lawful Amid War-Crime Allegations
The White House on Monday defended a U.S. admiral’s decision to launch multiple strikes on a suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel in September, insisting the...