In history’s latest surprising twist, just who really are the late Soviets now?
Published: 8:00am, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 8:07am, 2 Sep 2025 Long after the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989, Westerners and, secretly, even some within China,...
As pachinko’s crisis deepens, desperation spawns vote-buying scandal in Japan
Published: 8:00am, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 9:27am, 2 Sep 2025 Japan’s struggling pachinko industry has been dealt a fresh blow with the arrest of six...
Israel buries bodies of 2 hostages recovered from Gaza
Two hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza last week were buried by family and friends in Israel on Monday in separate ceremonies. Advertisement...
Boy, 11, shot dead in Texas after ‘ding dong ditch’ doorbell prank
An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston, Texas after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away,...
Taliban asks world for help in wake of deadly Afghanistan earthquake
Published: 6:49am, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 11:24am, 2 Sep 2025 Afghanistan’s Taliban administration made an appeal for help on Monday after one of the country’s...
What Southeast Asia needs to succeed in building local AI models
At Asean’s first ever artificial intelligence summit in Kuala Lumpur recently, YTL AI Labs, in partnership with the University of Malaya, launched a large...
What to Expect as Congress Returns to Session This Week
September is here, which means Congress is back in session with a lot on its plate. Both chambers return Sept. 2 after a month...
China pushes development bank to help 10 Eurasian countries curb US dollar risks
A strong push on Monday to create a development bank serving 10 Eurasian countries, including China, would help insulate the group from increasingly risky...
Mexico Strikes Back at China, Imposes High Tariffs, Sends Police to Raid Chinese Wholesale Markets
Caught between China and the U.S., Mexico has been forced to take action. This led to the Deputy Minister’s statement in late February, signaling...