This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating,…
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on December 8 said Kyiv needed an "enduring" peace to protect it from Russia, after talks in Paris with US President-elect…
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on December 8 that he would act on his first day in office to pardon rioters…
At least 110 people were killed over the weekend in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Haiti’s capital, a leading human rights group has said,…
More than 40 schools in the national capital received “hoax" bomb threats via e-mail, prompting the school administrations to send the children back to their…
A suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead along the International Border in Punjab’s Amritsar district, a BSF spokesperson said on December 9. The incident happened…
Amazon is under legal scrutiny in India for alleged labor law violations at its warehouse near Delhi. The Gurugram court in Haryana has summoned Amazon…
The Board of Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has not reached any decision regarding a possible purchase of one liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Azerbaijan's…
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on December 9 inked the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, a landmark measure that aims to improve…
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today claimed that the US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) forfeiture action in 2016 to recover more than US$1…
Growtheum Capital Partners will invest 7 billion pesos ($121 million) in Philippine cold storage provider Mets Logistics Inc., backing an industry that the Southeast Asian…
Philippine tycoon Dennis Uy is looking to partner with a construction company backed by a firm linked to the family of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s…
China's number two leader warned on December 9 that "deglobalisation" was putting further strain on the world economy, as he welcomed the heads of multilateral…
China sent 14 warships, seven military aircraft and four balloons near Taiwan between December 7 and 8, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, as Beijing ramps…
South Korea's opposition on December 9 accused the ruling party of staging a "second coup" by clinging to power and refusing to impeach President Yoon…
Hong Kong authorities have stepped up health screening measures for all flights arriving from African transit hubs as they brace for risks of an unidentified…
Dutch authorities said on December 8 they believed an explosion and inferno that caused an apartment block to collapse killing at least five people was…
Ghana's former president John Drahami Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on December 8 after the ruling party accepted defeat with voters appearing to…
Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu and over 100 supporters rallied at a Bucharest polling station to protest against the cancellation of December 8's presidential election,…
US President Joe Biden on December 8 said deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be "held accountable" but called the nation's political upheaval a "historic…
India is not pursuing the creation of a shared BRICS currency, an idea that has met with a strong verbal pushback from incoming US President…
The World Bank, in its latest report, highlighted a 2.7% average growth in Afghanistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Despite challenges, the report acknowledges that the…
A case was lodged on December 8 over a clash between police and followers of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das on the court premises in…
Nepal has banned additional three hazardous pesticides—paraquat dichloride, chlorpyrifos and phorate—which are not only being used to kill pests but are also being misused for…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on December 9 enacted a law granting value-added tax refund to non-resident tourists, aiming to spur visitors to shop and…
