Bondi Beach Mass Shooting, Bondi Beach , Australia

Bondi Beach Shooting Sparks Rising Anxiety Among Indonesian Muslims in Australia

The Dec. 14 shooting at Bondi Beach, in which two gunmen inspired by Islamic State allegedly targeted a Jewish celebration, has left many Indonesian Muslims in Australia feeling anxious about leaving their homes amid a surge in reported Islamophobic incidents....
Reliance Industries

India’s Reliance Halts Russian Crude Intake for January as U.S. Pressure Mounts and India Recalibrates Its Oil Diplomacy

India’s private refiner Reliance Industries said on Tuesday (Jan 6) it does not expect to receive any Russian crude oil deliveries in January and has not taken such cargoes for the past three weeks, signalling a further pullback by India’s...
Japan’s Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station

Japan Nuclear Plant Operator Admits Potential Underestimation of Earthquake Risks Amid Restart Plans

Japan’s Chubu Electric Power has revealed that it may have underestimated the earthquake risks at its Hamaoka nuclear plant, raising fresh safety concerns as the nation moves to revive its nuclear energy sector nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster....
Singapore Exchange (SGX)

SGX: Singapore’s Stock Market Surges as IPO Activity Revives, Driven by Regional Demand, Easing Interest-Rate Expectations, and Investor Confidence

Singapore’s stock market is showing renewed momentum, buoyed by expectations of easing interest rates, robust regional demand for capital, and a growing pipeline of companies seeking to list on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Analysts say the resurgence in investor confidence...
Venezuela

Singapore Expresses Deep Concern Over U.S. “Foreign Intervention” in Venezuela, Calls for Respect of UN Charter

Singapore has voiced deep concern over the United States’ dramatic intervention in Venezuela on Saturday (Jan. 3), urging all parties to exercise restraint amid escalating tensions in the Latin American nation. The intervention, executed in a pre-dawn operation, saw U.S....
Myanmar Independence Day

Myanmar’s Independence Day Prisoner Amnesty Brings Relief to Families Amid Ongoing Civil Conflict and Suppression of Pro-Democracy Forces

Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar on Sunday (Jan 4) following an annual independence day amnesty announced by the ruling junta, just a week after the country began a highly controversial election widely denounced by international observers as a...
North korea missile tests

North Korea Conducts Hypersonic Missile Test, Cites Venezuela Crisis and “Readiness of Nuclear Forces

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of advanced hypersonic missiles on Sunday, state media reported Monday, highlighting Pyongyang’s efforts to ready its nuclear forces for potential conflict. The test comes amid rising geopolitical tensions and follows a...
Venezuela Oil

Oil Prices Drop After US Forces Seize Venezuelan Leader Maduro, Raising Prospect of Oversupply from World’s Largest Oil Reserves

Oil prices edged lower on Monday (Jan 5) after a dramatic United States military operation in Venezuela raised the prospect of increased crude supply from the OPEC nation with the world’s largest proven oil reserves, deepening concerns about a global...
Kim Jong Un

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Into Sea Amid South Korean President’s State Visit to China and Hours After U.S. Attack on Venezuela

North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles on Sunday, coinciding with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit to China and just hours after the United States conducted a military strike in Venezuela. The missile firings, the first...
Iran UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani

Iran Appeals to UN to Condemn Trump’s ‘Unlawful Threats’ as Protests Over Economic Crisis Spread Nationwide

Iran has formally appealed to the United Nations to condemn what it described as “unlawful threats” from United States President Donald Trump, as protests over economic hardship continued to spread across the country. In a letter sent on Friday to...
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