Thai luxury hotels offer huge discounts to save tourist season battered by Iran war
A cornucopia of bargains is lighting up booking sites for Thailand, where five-star luxury hotel rooms are going for huge discounts during the peak...
UN tells US to swiftly finish probe into ‘visceral’ Iran school bombing
The deadly bombing of an Iranian school spurred “visceral horror”, the UN rights chief said Friday, urging Washington to conclude its probe and demanding...
Merz floats EU-China deal, Trump’s new Beijing date, European lawmakers visit
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signalled support for a European Union-China trade deal, as rising tensions with the United States complicate Europe’s response to a...
German defence minister urges strong US presence in Indo-Pacific amid China concerns
Germany’s defence chief has called on the US to honour its security commitments to the Indo-Pacific and signalled that Berlin will keep raising its...
Iran war shows China’s urgent need to plug maritime insurance gap: expert
The havoc unleashed on global shipping by the US-Israel war on Iran has underlined China’s urgent need to fix its lack of a robust...
As wars threaten global climate, activists push for Cop31 to discuss defence spending
Massive carbon emissions from military activities and war-driven fossil fuel dependence are undermining the global energy transition, climate advocates warn as they point to...
Israel launches strikes on Iran with no sign of diplomatic breakthrough
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran on Friday after US President Donald Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going...
WTO meeting in Cameroon signals the rise of a ‘world minus one’ order
In these turbulent times, focusing on the World Trade Organization’s 14th ministerial conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon, is a bit like trying to focus...
Senate Passes Funding for Most of DHS
The Senate unanimously approved early Friday a funding package for most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and...