What we know after latest escalation in Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

Pakistan launched significant airstrikes on Friday into Afghan territory, targeting areas including the capital Kabul and the provinces of Kandahar and Paktika, following an announcement by the Afghan Taliban of…

How AI is supercharging Russia’s online disinformation campaigns.

King’s College London professor Alan Read, a seasoned theatre academic with no political affiliations, initially paid little attention to the occasional deepfakes that flickered across his social media feeds. He…

Cuba says group shot on US-registered speedboat planned ‘armed infiltration’

Cuba has accused 10 individuals aboard a U.S.-registered speedboat, intercepted off its coast on Wednesday, of plotting an "armed infiltration with terrorist aims." Cuban border guards reportedly opened fire, resulting…

Bangladesh Daily Star: Inside the night a mob burned a newspaper

"I can’t breathe any more. There’s too much smoke. I’m inside. You are killing me." Zyma Islam typed those desperate words on Facebook well past midnight on December 18th. She…

Grace Tame: Australia PM apologises for calling sexual abuse survivor ‘difficult’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued an apology after describing prominent sexual abuse survivor and advocate Grace Tame as "difficult" during a rapid-response interview. The incident has ignited a…

German Chancellor Warns of Trade Imbalance with China During First Beijing Trip

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a stark warning regarding the significant and widening trade imbalance between Germany and China, emphasizing that the current situation is "not healthy" for either…

Zimbabwe rejects US health deal over sensitive data concerns.

Zimbabwe has formally rejected a substantial health assistance deal with the United States, valued at $367 million over five years, citing Washington’s insistence on accessing sensitive Zimbabwean biological data. This…

Louvre museum director resigns months after high-profile heist.

Laurence des Cars, the esteemed director of the Louvre Museum in Paris, has tendered her resignation, a decision that comes several months after a daring and high-profile heist that saw…

Trump’s theatrical State of the Union address offers little hint of any change in course

The address was replete with dramatic flourishes, embodying the kind of made-for-television moments that the former reality television personality seems to relish. Early in the proceedings, he welcomed the US…

Chinese dance group’s tour triggers bomb threat against Australian PM

A sinister web of threats, seemingly orchestrated to disrupt a touring Chinese dance and music ensemble, has ensnared Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, culminating in a bomb scare at his…