UK says it’s ending ‘golden ticket’ for refugees with asylum overhaul
Published: 6:32am, 16 Nov 2025Updated: 8:26am, 16 Nov 2025 Britain will drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers, the...
Why Chinese grass-roots culture may be finally taking its place in the limelight
Published: 6:00am, 16 Nov 2025Updated: 6:07am, 16 Nov 2025 In a small town in the US Midwest, 47-year-old military veteran Natalie Hubble loves spending...
In ‘soybean diplomacy’ with the US, China now holds the remote control
After US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands in Busan last month, the headlines highlighted smiles and tariff rollbacks. Washington...
7 children killed in air strike against Colombia rebel group, officials say
Colombia’s human rights ombudswoman said on Saturday that seven children were killed in a controversial air strike against a rebel group in the country’s...
Maga lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump is putting her life in danger
Republican US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene accused President Donald Trump on Saturday of putting her life in danger, saying his online criticism has triggered...
Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, laments decline in cinema-going
Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers on Saturday that cinemas were struggling to survive and that more should be...
Cop30: climate protesters rally in Brazil at UN summit’s halfway mark
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the United Nations’...
Hong Kong’s history makers raise standards at Games with gold, silver, bronze
Hong Kong has got used to its athletes making history at major sporting events in the past, but even by those lofty standards, Saturday...
Italy’s South Tyrol region scraps planned dog tourist tax
Tourists will not have to pay a tax for their dogs in the Italian region of South Tyrol after the regional government withdrew a...