- April 17th, 2026
A 31-year-old mother was sentenced to nine months’ jail on Monday (Jan 26) for assaulting her seven-year-old son by slapping, stepping on and kicking him during a violent outburst at their home. The woman, who cannot be named to protect...
At Yiwu International Trade City, China’s vast wholesale hub known for setting trends in festive merchandise, shoppers are crowding into a small stall in search of an unlikely Lunar New Year hit: a gloomy-looking red plush horse. The toy, which...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s once sky-high approval ratings have slipped as voters raise doubts about how she plans to fund her headline tax-cut pledge, according to media polls released on Monday (Jan 26). A weekend survey by the Nikkei...
An American climber scaled Taiwan’s tallest building on Sunday (Jan 25) without ropes or safety gear, completing a high-risk ascent of Taipei 101 that captivated hundreds of spectators on the ground and millions more watching a live Netflix broadcast. Alex...
Israel will reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt only after completing an operation to locate and recover the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage believed to be in the enclave, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said late on Sunday...
India is preparing its biggest opening yet of the tightly protected automobile sector by agreeing to sharply cut import tariffs on cars from the European Union, as New Delhi and Brussels move toward finalising a long-awaited free trade agreement that...
Voting concluded in Myanmar’s month-long national election on Sunday (Jan 25), with the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) on course for a sweeping victory in a poll widely criticised as a bid to entrench the junta’s grip on...
The United States will impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on Canadian imports if Ottawa finalises a new trade agreement with China, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (Jan 25), escalating pressure on Canada as tensions...
Gold prices surged to an unprecedented record above US$5,000 an ounce on Monday (Jan 26), extending a historic rally as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset amid intensifying geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Spot gold rose 0.94 per cent to US$5,029.62...
At least 15 people were dead, and 28 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying more than 350 people sank early Monday morning (Jan 26) off the southern Philippines, authorities said, as rescue operations continued amid rough seas. The MV...
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