Nigeria’s government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren
Published: 5:40am, 8 Dec 2025Updated: 5:53am, 8 Dec 2025 Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a...
While China exudes confidence, Russia is held back by yearning
When President Xi Jinping hosted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin earlier this year, the choreography...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a major figure in implementing US President Donald Trump’s economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has...
Water leak at Paris Louvre damages books at Egyptian antiquities department
A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian antiquities department at the Louvre, underscoring the deteriorating state of the world’s...
Chinese Fighter Jets Locked Radar on Japanese Aircraft, Tokyo Says
Chinese fighter jets allegedly used radar to lock onto Japanese fighter planes over Okinawa Island, according to a Dec. 7 statement released by Japan’s...
UK summit will ‘turn the tide’ on worldwide corruption, foreign secretary says
The UK will “turn the tide” on illicit finance at a landmark anti-corruption summit in London next year, the foreign secretary has said. Yvette...
Hegseth Lays Out Trump’s ‘America First’ Military Strategy
SIMI VALLEY, Calif.—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth articulated the emerging “America First” national defense strategy of President Donald Trump’s second term in a keynote...
Renowned British documentary photographer Martin Parr dies at 73
Celebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city of Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He...
Chinese Man Clashes With Crew, 136 Passengers Furious, Causing Tokyo-Shanghai Flight to Return
On the evening of December 1, a shocking incident occurred on Spring Airlines Japan flight IJ005, which was scheduled to fly from Tokyo Narita...