Amnesty International on December 5 accused Israel of "committing genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new…
French lawmakers on December 4 voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under growing strain as his army suffers setbacks, the economy deteriorates, his support wanes and his government's foreign backers are…
Thousands of pro-EU protesters rallied on December 4 in Georgia for a seventh consecutive night of post-election unrest, after police raided opposition party offices and…
The US on December 4 unveiled sanctions on five people and four entities allegedly involved in a global network of "sanctions circumvention on behalf of…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push on December 4 for European countries to ramp up defense spending, a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald…
Cash-strapped Cuba on December 4 was struggling to revive its power grid, after fixing a failure at the country's largest power plant, which had caused…
The chief executive of one of the US's largest health insurance companies, UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed outside a New York Hilton hotel in an…
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on December 4 named Iskra Reic as its new international executive vice president, replacing Leon Wang, who has been detained by…
Pakistani security forces acting on intelligence raided a militant hideout in restive northwest Pakistan on December 4, resulting in a shootout in which five insurgents…
Afghanistan’s economy is showing modest signs of growth after two years of severe contraction, the World Bank said. In its latest development update issued late…
A gunman shot at a prominent Sikh politician outside the Golden Temple in northern India on December 4 before police caught and arrested him, in…
US chip giant Nvidia signed a partnership with Thai tech company SIAM.AI on December 4 to build the country’s first “sovereign cloud”. The deal was…
Malaysia and Singapore will postpone a planned signing to formalise a special economic zone in Johor, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on December 4.…
Cambodia and Laos on December 4 signed three deals to further promote bilateral ties and cooperation, said a news release after the event. Cambodian Prime…
More than 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding in southern Thailand, where the death toll climbed to 29,…
Banks may soon be held responsible for losses suffered by online scam victims if the losses are due to the banks’ negligence or disregard of…
The US military’s Space Force launched its first-ever unit in Japan, which a senior member said is designed to enhance the alliance’s defense and deterrence…
A landmark defense pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification…
South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister on December 5 as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning yet short-lived imposition of…
Internet censors have taken down a speech by a top Chinese economist that went viral after he warned that a widespread lack of opportunities for…
The high pathogenic type of bird flu recently confirmed in a New Zealand egg farm was not the H5N1 strain that people are most worried…
Singapore and Australia agreed on December 3 to seek opportunities for increased access to their respective defence facilities, including more frequent Australian visits to the…
China has lifted trade restrictions on two Australian meat processing facilities, allowing the full resumption of red meat exports to the country, the Australian government…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on December 4, as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international…
