String of celebrity scandals renews debate on South Korea’s ‘cancel culture’
In a matter of days, three big entertainers in South Korea have made headlines in separate scandals.
Category: World
Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again after Trump ceasefire
Between the neighbours is a gulf of mistrust that has proven near impossible to bridge.
Climate change supercharged cyclone damage in parts of Asia, study finds
Deadly cyclones with torrential rains are supercharged by warming temperatures, says a new report by the World Weather Attribution group. At least 1,600 people were
Trump says US has seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
The US has intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Tweety McTreason has said.
Fed signals rate cut pause as central bank prepares for Trump showdown
The US central bank has signalled a pause in interest rates cuts demanded by the president as it grapples pressures from both elevated inflation and
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado misses Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
Right-wing opposition leader Maria Corina Machado missed the ceremony awarding her this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Rwanda-backed M23 militia storms DRC city, displacing 200,000
About 200,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels surged into Uvira.
Trump administration says it seized oil tanker off Venezuela coast
The seizure is set to escalate tensions between the US and Venezuela, both of which have surged military assets nearby.
Israel approves hundreds of housing units in 3 settlements in the occupied West Bank
Israel has given the go-ahead for the construction of 764 more houses in three Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, a decision likely to
Italian cooking awarded Unesco cultural heritage status
An Egyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.