Outrage in South Korea over ‘importing virgins’ proposal to raise birth rate
A South Korean governor has sparked outrage after he proposed “importing Sri Lankan and Vietnamese virgins” to help stem the population decline in provincial...
Bougainville Rejects China and Turns to India to Reopen Massive Copper Mine
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has rejected a proposal that would have watered down its stake in Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL)—which owns the Panguna...
Church angel resembling Italy’s prime minister painted over after outcry
Call it divine intervention, or maybe just a hasty fix-it job to put an end to days of speculation and scandal. But the end...
Indonesia to force billionaires to sell shares: loosen control or lose market status
Indonesia’s stock market needed just two days of chaos to highlight what investors have long lamented: parts of the market are not trading freely....
Singapore Airshow 2026: ST Engineering unveils new kit
Singaporean defence company ST Engineering unveiled a number of new items at Singapore Airshow 2026, including assault rifles, an armoured vehicle, a loitering munition,...
Historian on Trump’s new world order, Ukraine war and a Europe in crisis
Luuk van Middelaar is the director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, a think tank he co-founded in 2022. A political theorist and historian...
Gunmen massacre nearly 200 in Nigeria attacks, some bound and executed
Nearly 200 people have been killed by armed men in separate attacks in remote villages in central and northern Nigeria, a local lawmaker, residents...
Could China’s first hybrid transport drone prove a ‘game changer’ in Taiwan Strait?
Beijing’s new hybrid-powered unmanned transport aircraft has completed its maiden flight, a development one analyst said could be a military “game changer” in the...
Violence in Balochistan rages on as Pakistan rules out talks with insurgents
Fears of violence worsening across Pakistan’s Balochistan are mounting following armed attacks across the mineral-rich province over several days, as insurgents continue to exploit...