UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Iran Amid Deadly Protests
The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will convene an emergency session in the coming days to address reports of widespread violence against protesters in...
Trump Escalates Greenland Push, Says ‘No Going Back’ as Allies Warn of Trade and Security Fallout
U.S. President Donald Trump has doubled down on his long-standing ambition to bring Greenland under U.S. control, declaring there was “no going back” on...
BJP Picks Youngest-Ever President to Court Youth Vote
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has elected Nitin Nabin, a 45-year-old legislator from Bihar, as its youngest-ever party president. Nabin succeeds J.P. Nadda,...
Vietnam’s Lam Bets on Double-Digit Growth to Cement Power
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam used his opening address at the Communist Party congress in Hanoi to pledge annual economic growth of more than...
Japan’s Tourism Boom Defies China Snub
Japan recorded its highest-ever December tourist arrivals, even as visitors from mainland China plunged by 45% after Beijing discouraged travel. The drop followed diplomatic...
Why Russia Is Cheering—and Fearing—Trump’s Greenland Gambit
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Russia is publicly reveling in the transatlantic rift caused by President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland, with senior officials hailing a "collapse" of...
Deadly Explosion at Chinese Steel Factory Claims Six Lives
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An explosion at a steel plate factory in China's Inner Mongolia region killed six people on Sunday, with four still missing and 84...
The $200 Billion Handshake Between Modi and MBZ
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India and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to a major strategic upgrade, targeting a doubling of bilateral trade to $200 billion within...
Saudi-Backed Yemeni Officials Accuse UAE of Secret Prisons
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On a Saudi-arranged media tour in Yemen, a senior official has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates of operating a secret prison at...
How Greenland Triggered a New U.S.-EU Trade War
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President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on key European nations starting February 1, explicitly linking the levies to their opposition...