Thailand election 2026: can ‘orange wave’ break conservative grip on power?
For any party that wants to change Thailand, bitter experience has shown that winning an election and taking power are two entirely different things....
Power vacuum in Caracas? Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge after Maduro capture
Venezuelans on Saturday scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the US military captured President Nicolas Maduro, ousting the strongman...
China’s emission-free tech boosts productivity 3-fold, debunks Trump’s green burden theory
A groundbreaking Chinese innovation is turning one of climate policy’s oldest assumptions on its head: that cutting emissions inevitably hurts the economy. Critics including...
Was the US capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro legal?
The US captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on Saturday morning, culminating in a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald...
Lawmakers React to US Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
Mixed reactions poured in from U.S. lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered an overnight strike resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro...
Low-income Hongkongers stuck in endless red tape of medical fee waiver applications
Hong Kong security guard Yau has been caught in a protracted cycle of back-and-forth communications with social workers ever since she applied for a...
China woman films dog eating from plate at restaurant; shop vows to sue after brief closure
A Chinese woman is facing a lawsuit after encouraging her pet dog to eat mutton rolls directly from a plate at a famous Beijing...
Inside the US operation in Venezuela to capture President Nicolas Maduro
At 4.21am on Saturday, US President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring...
North Korean missile falls near Japan; Takaichi orders safety checks
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. “The North has launched an unidentified ballistic missile...