A United States Border Patrol agent shot and wounded two people during a traffic stop in Portland, Oregon, in an incident that has heightened national tensions over the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement strategy. The episode unfolded on Thursday afternoon when a federal
Malaysia’s football authorities are facing growing scrutiny as a forgery scandal threatens to trigger intervention by Fifa, raising fears that the global governing body could step in to take control of the national game if reforms are not carried out swiftly and credibly.
Kurdish fighters have refused to withdraw from Syria’s northern city of Aleppo despite a truce announced by the government, underscoring the fragility of ceasefire efforts after days of intense fighting that displaced thousands of civilians. The clashes erupted earlier this week as Syrian
Israel has announced that a Bulgarian diplomat will head a new international body tasked with overseeing the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, marking a significant development in US President Donald Trump’s efforts to stabilise the conflict after years of fighting. Israeli Prime
The European Union has agreed to move forward with the long delayed Mercosur free trade agreement, opening the door to what officials describe as the world’s largest free trade zone after more than 25 years of negotiations. A majority of EU member states
US President Donald Trump has announced that he cancelled plans for a second wave of military attacks on Venezuela, linking the decision to steps taken by the interim Venezuelan government to ease tensions with Washington, particularly the release of political prisoners. Trump framed
China has raised fresh concerns over Japan’s latent nuclear weapons capability, citing a past message from former US president Joe Biden to President Xi Jinping that Tokyo could develop nuclear arms in an extremely short time if it chose to do so. An
China is expected to take a measured and carefully calibrated approach in supporting Cuba as Washington steps up political pressure on Havana following the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, analysts say. The Trump administration has increasingly turned its attention toward Cuba
The Philippines is strengthening protections for undersea communication cables, reflecting rising concern that critical seabed infrastructure could become a target for covert interference as regional security tensions grow. Undersea cables form the backbone of global digital connectivity, carrying the vast majority of international
Singapore’s parliament is set to debate the suitability of Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition next week, a move that could result in him being removed from the post and losing the privileges attached to it, marking an unprecedented
