UK toughens asylum policy in major overhaul as anti-immigration sentiment rises
Britain on Monday said it would make refugee status temporary and speed up the deportation of those who arrive illegally, in a major overhaul...
US judge orders DOJ to turn over Comey grand jury materials, citing ‘misconduct’
Published: 2:02am, 18 Nov 2025Updated: 6:25am, 18 Nov 2025 A US judge on Monday found evidence of “government misconduct” in how a prosecutor aligned...
US pulls missile system from Japan as Beijing–Tokyo row over Taiwan deepens
A US missile system that could strike Beijing has been withdrawn from Japan, Japanese media reported on Monday, amid sharply escalating tensions triggered by...
Louvre museum in Paris closes gallery due to structural weakness
Published: 1:10am, 18 Nov 2025Updated: 1:18am, 18 Nov 2025 Paris’ Louvre Museum said on Monday that it was closing one of its galleries as...
Cyberattack hits Danish political parties on election eve
The websites of several Danish political parties were targeted on Monday in a cyberattack claimed by pro-Russian hackers on the eve of local and...
‘Determined to fight’: BBC chairman says Trump has no basis for defamation case
BBC chairman Samir Shah has reassured staff that US President Donald Trump has “no basis for a defamation case”, over the editing of his...
Why ‘racist’ biologist James Watson is remembered in China with respect
When Nobel laureate James Watson died at 97 in November, obituaries around the world painted a divided portrait: a scientific visionary who co-discovered the...
Hong Kong links up with 3 key ‘partner’ ports to ride out trade volatility
Hong Kong has established new “partner port” relationships with key maritime centres in mainland China and South America, the city’s leader has said, with...
25 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria amid ongoing kidnapping crisis
Gunmen from a criminal gang kidnapped 25 people and killed a staff member in an early morning raid on a northwestern Nigerian girls’ secondary...