The United States began its presidency of the Group of 20 on Monday with a move that immediately drew international attention. The official G20 website, previously managed by South Africa as the outgoing host, was wiped clean and replaced with a minimalist page
A senior Saudi political adviser has praised Singapore’s long-standing governance model, saying the city-state’s approach to development continues to shape Saudi Arabia’s own modernisation goals. Mohammed Khalid Alyahya, an adviser to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, said Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Former European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was taken into custody on Tuesday as Belgian police carried out a series of coordinated raids linked to an investigation into suspected fraud involving an EU-funded diplomat training programme. The operation marks one of the
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who had been convicted in the United States for participating in a large-scale drug trafficking operation, has been released from prison after receiving a pardon from US President Donald Trump. Hernandez’s wife announced the news on Tuesday,
China is expanding its talent development efforts in the fast-growing robotics industry as several leading universities prepare to offer undergraduate majors in embodied intelligence. The new academic programs are part of a national strategy aimed at strengthening the country’s technological edge and supporting
China is accelerating efforts to improve its domestic chip capabilities by combining mature semiconductor processes with innovative computing designs that could help the country narrow its gap with top global players such as Nvidia. According to a leading industry expert, the strategy centers
A series of police raids on men-only saunas and spas across Malaysia has heightened concerns among rights groups about what they see as a growing crackdown on LGBTQ communities. Activists say the operations, combined with the public exposure of those arrested, are increasing
African governments have launched a renewed effort to secure international recognition of colonial-era abuses and to press for reparations, arguing that the economic and human cost of colonialism continues to shape the continent’s development. The issue took centre stage at a conference in
Former United States president Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had recently spoken by phone with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, a disclosure that comes at a moment of rising tension between Washington and Caracas. The call has drawn attention as the United
Pope Leo used the opening hours of his visit to Beirut on Sunday to call on Lebanon’s political leaders to put aside divisions and work together for peace, saying the country’s people deserved stability after years of hardship. The trip marks the second
