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...
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...
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...
New York’s Mamdani Takes Office, Pledges Democratic Socialist Agenda
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor on Thursday, becoming the city’s youngest mayor in decades and the first to take...
Xi to Host South Korea’s Lee Amid Japan–Taiwan Tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting Sunday, marking their second meeting in just...
Indonesia’s Criminal Code Takes Effect with Oversight Warnings
Indonesia’s new criminal code, passed in 2022 and taking effect on January 2, replaces Dutch-era laws with a modern legal framework. The 345-page code...
Uganda Detains Prominent Rights Activist as Election Approaches
Ugandan police have detained Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights activist and outspoken government critic, as President Yoweri Museveni’s administration intensifies its crackdown on...
US Audits Somali American Citizenship Cases for Possible Denaturalization
The Trump administration has begun auditing immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to identify potential fraud that could lead to denaturalization, or...
China Fires Rockets Near Taiwan in Largest War Games Yet
China began its largest military exercises around Taiwan, named “Justice Mission 2025,” following the U.S. announcement of an $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan....
Turkey Detains Hundreds of IS Suspects After Deadly Police Clash
Turkish authorities detained 357 suspects in a nationwide operation against the Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday, the Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The arrests...