Philippine ex-lawmaker accused of building 5-level basement to store money
Published: 5:54pm, 24 Dec 2025Updated: 5:55pm, 24 Dec 2025 A Philippine cabinet minister has claimed that fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co intends to build...
Zelensky reveals US-backed 20-point peace plan and Ukraine land compromise deal for Putin
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest version of a plan to end the Russian invasion would freeze the front line, but still pave...
India’s new law to fuel energy needs, drive nuclear power growth
India has taken a decisive step to open its tightly controlled nuclear power sector to private and foreign capital, signalling a shift in how...
Burglary of JD.com warehouse in France prompts investigation, speculation
Published: 5:00pm, 24 Dec 2025Updated: 5:30pm, 24 Dec 2025 Following the burglary of a warehouse belonging to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com on Monday, a...
Najib’s children lament Malaysian court ruling – ‘we thought he was coming home’
The children of ex-Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak have been yearning for their father to leave prison and the family to spend the New...
Cool Christmas break for Hong Kong as temperatures to reach as low as 14 degrees
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Thailand election 2025: caretaker PM Anutin officially joins ‘consequential’ February poll
Thailand’s caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul was picked by his party on Wednesday to stand as its candidate for prime minister in a general election...
South Korean webtoon slammed for heroine resembling Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju-ae
A webtoon in South Korea has come under fire for a protagonist some say resembles the only publicly known child of North Korean leader...
China’s Deep Robotics joins IPO rush as embodied intelligence sector heats up
Deep Robotics, a Hangzhou-based maker of quadruped and humanoid robots, has taken the first formal step towards a mainland stock market listing, becoming the...