EU to end Russian gas imports by 2027 in major energy shift
EU countries on Monday agreed to phase out their remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027, breaking a dependency the bloc...
China, Australia trade blame after PLA jet releases flares in mid-air encounter
Published: 7:06pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 7:35pm, 20 Oct 2025 China and Australia exchanged accusations on Monday after an encounter over the disputed South China...
Sanae Takaichi on Cusp of Becoming Japan’s Next Prime Minister Amid Coalition Talks
Sanae Takaichi, the leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is poised to become the next prime minister after the opposition Japan Innovation...
Breaking! China’s Fire Truck Disaster at Global Expo: Ladder Arm Breaks, Shocking the World
From October 13 to 16, Beijing hosted the 21st International Fire Equipment Technology Conference and Exhibition. On October 14, a domestically produced Chinese fire...
Trump’s envoys arrive in Israel as Gaza ceasefire teeters after deadly strikes
The top US envoys to the Middle East conflict arrived in Israel on Monday to inspect progress on the Gaza plan after weekend violence...
He Co-founded Wikipedia, Now He Says the Site Needs a Radical Change
Wikipedia, a popular online encyclopedia millions of people treat as an authoritative source of information, is systemically biased against conservative, religious, and other points...
Chinese loans fuel Angola’s future cities but analysts cautious over the costs
Since nearly three decades of civil war ended in 2002, Angola has been relying heavily on China – its key financier of post-war infrastructure...
What is ‘offering sacrifices to empty coffin’ ritual in Taiwan; why burn figurine
In a Taiwanese folk custom, when two family members die within the same year, straw figurines and duck blood are employed in a special...
From Fortnite to Alexa, Amazon’s AWS disruption causes global outage
Published: 5:59pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 8:20pm, 20 Oct 2025 Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked...