1,500 couples tie the knot at mass wedding in Nigeria
In northern Nigeria, 1,500 couples have tied the knot at a mass wedding organised by the state. The two-day ceremony in Kano State was...
South Asia’s Gen Z protests offer one lesson in common
Last month, as thousands of young Indians led by a group calling itself the Cockroach Janta Party, marched towards Parliament in New Delhi, they...
Iran thinks it has Trump cornered – but what are the risks?
The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year stand-off with an adversary....
Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria, as drone explodes near pipeline
Ukraine on Saturday denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian...
Kosovo PM egged in parliament, as political crisis spirals
Kosovo’s parliament had to be suspended on Saturday after an opposition lawmaker pelted caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti with eggs, as a long-running political...
Iran targeted tanker, says UAE, as Tehran says Hormuz deal with Oman close
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday said Iran had targeted a tanker belonging to the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while it...
How Beijing’s hypersonic ‘carrier killers’ could distract US forces in a Taiwan conflict
The advancement and diversification of Beijing’s anti-ship missile platforms have bolstered its denial capabilities in the first island chain and could divert US and...
Girl, 12, dies in Thailand after school shooting, bringing death toll to 9
A girl died from critical wounds Saturday after a pupil opened fire at a secondary school and his home outside Bangkok the day before,...
What is a glueball? Chinese-led team finds rare particle made entirely of force
In a historic breakthrough, a Chinese-led international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of the glueball – a rare form of matter made...