Deal reached to release more Israeli hostages, allow Gazans to return home north
Palestinian militant group Hamas will hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages before Friday, mediator Qatar said on Sunday. Advertisement...
‘Birds of a feather’: Yuan Zheng on Trump’s China hawks and US rivalry endgame
Yuan Zheng is deputy director of the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is also the vice-president and...
Why China’s supply chains face threats beyond Trump tariffs
US President Donald Trump and tariffs go hand in glove. On January 20, he announced the creation of the External Revenue Service to collect...
Congo’s M23 rebels say will occupy city of Goma overnight
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called on Sunday on Rwandan forces to withdraw from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and halt support for fighters...
Trump administration memo tells USAID to put ‘America first’ in reviewing foreign aid
The Trump administration urged US Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world...
Trump imposes tariffs, sanctions on Colombia after it refuses US deportation flights
Published: 3:20am, 27 Jan 2025Updated: 5:53am, 27 Jan 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will impose sweeping retaliatory measures on Colombia,...
‘Europe’s last dictator’ Lukashenko extends 3-decade rule in Belarus
Published: 2:10am, 27 Jan 2025Updated: 10:12am, 27 Jan 2025 Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office...
Britain will tighten knife sale laws after Southport murders
Britain on Sunday said it would force retailers to implement stricter age-verification checks to stop children buying knives, in a tightening of policy days...
Hong Kong’s homeless flock to shelters, but some left shivering on streets
Homeless people sought temporary shelter overnight as temperatures fell in Hong Kong on Sunday night, although some street sleepers were left shivering outdoors. Advertisement...