The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as "heroes of faith".
The country's cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at an event to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the suicide attacks which (...)
Nora Aunor, one of the Philippines' most celebrated film stars, has died at the age of 71.
Aunor's death on Wednesday was announced by her children on social media, but no further details were provided about her cause of death.
"She touched (...)
The US has "dropped the ball" on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and other Asian hubs to steam ahead. So said Gina Raimondo, who at the time was the US Commerce Secretary, in an interview with me back in 2021.
Four years on, chips (...)
Less than a year into Donald Trump's first trade war with China, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a high-profile visit to an unassuming factory in Ganzhou, an industrial city nestled among rolling hills in the country's southeast.
Touring its (...)
Singapore will head to the polls on 3 May, in what will be the first electoral test for its new prime minister Lawrence Wong.
The election campaign, which lasts just nine days, is expected to be dominated by the rising cost of living, housing needs, (...)
In a major boost for Saudi motorsport and female representation in racing, Farah Al Yousef will compete as a Wild Card entry in Round 2 of the 2025 F1 ACADEMY series, taking place alongside the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX from April 18–20 (...)
Australia has swiftly turned down China's offer to "join hands" against Donald Trump's tariffs, as Washington escalates its trade war with Beijing.
The White House recently imposed an import tax of 10% on Australian goods, but for China — (...)
JEDDAH — Rafik Mansour has assumed his duties as the new U.S. Consul General in Jeddah, bringing decades of diplomatic experience to a post central to American engagement with western Saudi Arabia and the broader Islamic world.
He will also serve as (...)
Asian markets plunged on Monday, deepening a global stocks rout triggered by US President Donald Trump's trade war and China's forceful response to unexpectedly high tariffs.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei fell by more than 8% shortly after opening, while (...)
In a Truth Social post, Trump said Venezuela has been "very hostile" to the US and countries purchasing oil from it will be forced to pay the tariff on all their trade to the US starting April 2.
The tariffs would most likely add to the taxes facing (...)
A United Airlines Boeing 787 jetliner flying from Los Angeles to Shanghai had to turn around last weekend after it was discovered one of the pilots had taken off without a passport, the airline told CNN in a statement.
Flight UA 198 departed LAX at (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi women's national football team will take part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom's ongoing efforts to develop women's football.
The 2026 edition of (...)
More than 80 Afghan women studying in Oman on US-funded scholarships — terminated last month due to Trump administration's sweeping cuts to foreign aid — have received a temporary reprieve.
A US State Department spokesperson has told the BBC that (...)
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities.
The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south on 28 January (...)
Almost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear program, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community.
The country is now closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb.
And the (...)
Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump's first term of office sent her company into a tailspin.
It was 2019 and her California-based firm, Austere, had just agreed to supply several big (...)
Nearly 350 hostages have been rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan's military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday. The incident, (...)
Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports of steel and aluminum have taken effect in a move that will likely escalate tensions with some of America's largest trading partners.
The measure raises a flat duty on steel and aluminium (...)
Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years from now, sooner than expected.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for (...)
A Succession-like feud has engulfed one of Singapore's richest families as property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng accused his son of plotting a boardroom takeover.
Kwek filed court papers on Wednesday saying his son Sherman, two other board members and a (...)
Singapore's biggest bank says it expects to cut 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work currently done by humans.
"The reduction in workforce will come from natural attrition as temporary and contract (...)
MIAMI — Riyadh Air will take to the skies by the end of 2025, CEO Tony Douglas confirmed on Thursday at the FII Priority Summit in Miami.
"It's all about the build-up now to going live, and by the end of this year, you will see Riyadh Air in the (...)
Arcapita, the global alternative investment firm, and King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a ceremony held in Bahrain. This strategic collaboration will focus on developing (...)
أصدرت هيئة الاتصالات والفضاء والتقنية التقرير السنوي لأكاديمية التنظيمات الرقمية لعام 2024، والذي يهدف إلى التعريف بالأكاديمية ونشأتها وأهدافها، وشرح المسارات التي تتضمنها، ومشاركة أبرز إنجازاتها وبرامجها التدريبية.
ويستعرض التقرير منهجية الأكاديمية (...)
Singapore's opposition leader Pritam Singh has been found guilty of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee.
The charges against Singh relate to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party, who lied to parliament in a (...)
