Singaporean property tycoon Ong Beng Seng pleaded guilty on Monday to one charge of obstructing justice in a high-profile corruption case that last year led to the imprisonment of former transport minister Subramaniam Iswaran last year.
South Korea has began dismantling loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean messages along the border on Monday, according to its defence ministry. The move is part of President Lee Jae Myung’s administration to reduce tensions with Pyongyang.
The deadline to secure a new U.S. trade deal arrives today, potentially marking a turning point in the country’s economic strategy amid faltering momentum on global agreements and rising international tensions.
A new skin cancer drug has been developed using a genetically engineered virus that targets and replicates only cancer cells. That's according to public broadcaster NHK who said that researchers in Japan found that 77.8% of those tested, improved.
South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol lay on the floor of his cell on Friday and refused to comply with questioning, a spokesperson for a special prosecutor said, as investigations into alleged abuse of power and influence-peddling continue.
Russian energy giant Gazprom increased its average daily natural gas supplies to Europe by 37% in July compared to June, when maintenance activities had curbed exports, calculations based on transmission data showed on Friday.
The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, West Africa’s largest refuge for rescued primates, has remained closed to tourists for over two months as its founder protests the intensification of deforestation near the protected forest in Sierra Leone.
American pop star Justin Timberlake has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, calling the condition "relentlessly debilitating" in a heartfelt Instagram post shared on Thursday (31 July) following the end of his latest tour.
Microsoft’s market capitalization surpassed $4 trillion in after-hours trading on Wednesday following a stronger-than-expected earnings report for its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by robust growth in its cloud business.
New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday passed legislation ending a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, reversing a flagship policy of former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government.
Twelve-year-old Shun Sasaki walks the paths of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with quiet determination, guiding tourists from around the world through the city’s scarred past in the hope of preserving its memory.
The U.S. Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, maintaining the target range at 4.25% to 4.50%, despite mounting pressure from the Trump administration to ease borrowing costs.
Australia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday to cut student loan balances by 20%, providing more than AU$16 billion ($10.31 billion) in debt relief for three million Australians, as part of the government’s efforts to ease cost-of-living pressures.
Voice actors across Europe are sounding the alarm over the rise of artificial intelligence in the dubbing industry, warning that the use of AI-generated voices could jeopardize jobs, creative quality, and intellectual property rights.
As climate change triggers record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and floods across the globe, experts are warning of a deepening and underreported crisis: the growing toll on mental health.
One in four children and pregnant women in Gaza are suffering from malnutrition, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned, as hunger-related deaths mount according to local authorities and the Israeli siege continues to deprive the population of basic necessities.
A high-stakes agreement between SpaceX and the Bahamas to allow Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land in Bahamian waters has been put on hold following political tensions and environmental concerns.
Thailand has estimated initial damages from a five-day border conflict with Cambodia at more than 10 billion baht ($307.88 million), with the total economic impact likely to rise further, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Tuesday.
What Is Orientalism? In 1978, Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said published Orientalism, a groundbreaking critique of how Western powers have historically imagined and depicted “the Orient” — a vast region loosely defined to include the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia.
American pop star Justin Timberlake made an emotional surprise during his debut performance in Azerbaijan on Sunday by revealing the gender of a fan’s baby in front of a packed crowd.
Meta Platforms said it will suspend all political, electoral, and social issue advertising across the European Union starting in October, citing "unworkable requirements" under the bloc’s new transparency rules.
Standing in the remains of her charred apartment in Kyiv, Bohdana Zhupanyna rests a hand on her pregnant belly and reflects on how her plans for motherhood were turned upside down by war.
Swollen rivers and torrential rains triggered deadly landslides and widespread flooding across China on Monday, killing at least four people and forcing thousands from their homes, as authorities warned of further extreme weather in the coming days.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognise Palestinian state, making it the first G7 nation and permanent United Nations Security Council member to take such a step.
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