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As Cambodia launches $36.6bn building drive, China, Japan fight for…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia is pushing for an infrastructural renaissance, but it will need some help from its friends abroad to chip away at an estimated
Taiwan grapples with divisive history as new president prepares for…
Taipei, Taiwan – Even as Taiwan prepares for the inauguration of its eighth president next week, it continues to struggle over the legacy of the island’s fi
Algerian man missing for 26 years found captive in neighbour’s…
Police say that man who first went missing in 1998 was held by a 61-year-old neighbour just a few minutes from his home.An Algerian man who went missing in 1998
Pro-Israel billionaires urged New York crackdown on Gaza protests: Report
WhatsApp leaks reveal group of business leaders discussed ways to pressure officials to clear pro-Palestine protesters.A handful of powerful businessmen pushed
Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York…
In New York, the fifth week of Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial has drawn to a close, as disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen testified for a third day abou
Chad’s Mahamat Deby confirmed as winner of disputed presidential election
Deby’s win prolongs the rule of the family that has had a firm grip on power for decades.Chad’s constitutional council has confirmed Mahamat Idriss Deby as
Canada sanctions Israeli settlers as attacks on Palestinians skyrocket
Western countries tout support for a two-state solution but exert little pressure over expanding settlements.The Canadian government has announced it will impos
How important to the US presidential election are debates?
Donald Trump accepts a challenge to face off against President Joe Biden in new-format televised contest.US President Joe Biden has challenged Donald Trump, his
Russia to expel UK defence attache in a tit-for-tat move
Moscow declares A. T. Coghill persona non grata in response to London expelling Russian defence attache over espionage allegations.Russia has declared The Unite
If Israel doesn’t want a ceasefire, what does it want?
Former Israeli government adviser Daniel Levy reviews the internal debates happening in Israel, Palestine and the US.Israeli leaders insist on an open-ended war
South Africa urges ICJ to order Israel to halt Rafah…
As Israel escalates assault on the crowded southern city of Rafah, lawyers tell court, ‘If Rafah falls, so too does Gaza.’South Africa has urged the Interna
Toshiba to cut up to 4,000 jobs in Japan
The logo of Japanese industrial group Toshiba is seen on top of a building at their headquarters in Tokyo on December 20, 2023. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP To
