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Make home ownership a 5-year plan goal, Legco president says

Hong Kong authorities should make raising home ownership a goal in the city’s first five-year plan, Legislative Council ...

Hur Sae-hong charts GS Caltex’s path beyond refining

Amid sweeping changes in global energy markets, GS Caltex Vice Chair Hur Sae-hong seeks to move South Korea’s energy and...

China pulls in Big Tobacco to help with smaller-than-expected finance-industry capital injections

With a bigger capital cushion, financial institutions may also be asked to do more to mobilize resources in capital mark...

China’s WZ-X drone hints at an unmanned stealth bomber

China’s WZ-X points to a future in which stealth, endurance, surveillance and strike converge in a new class of unmanned...

Seoul recalibrates Hormuz deployment plans as fighting intensifies, opposition grows

South Korea appears to be recalibrating plans for a potential military contribution to the Strait of Hormuz, even as Was...

Australia’s One Nation party proposes pension shake-up to boost take-home pay

Pauline Hanson, the leader of the right-wing party, argues the move — criticized by the ruling Labor party — would give ...

Germany’s Stimulus Spending Fails to Lift Investor Confidence in Markets

Germany’s underperformance might look misplaced considering the massive injection of government stimulus. But even billi...

[Key Points] Lee balances strategic autonomy, alliances and North Korea diplomacy

Pragmatic autonomy push: Lee Jae Myung backs open, values-based cooperation among middle powers while preserving existin...

Zelenskyy Sees No Quick End to War in Ukraine

Ukraine is looking for a "package" from allies that would cover air defense reinforcements as well as energy, including ...

Canada slams Iran for 'destabilizing actions', says it will maintain 'significant pressure' on Tehran

Canada slams Iran for 'destabilizing actions', says it will maintain 'significant pressure' on Tehran Canada has slammed...

N-able patches max severity N-central flaw amid ongoing attacks

N-able has released an emergency hotfix for a maximum-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting its N-central ...

Turkey lifts inflation forecast to 28.4% as Middle East conflict pushes outlook higher

Turkey lifts its inflation outlook as the Middle East conflict weighs on the country's economic projections.

Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 270,000 stranded as airports extend closure

Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from the capital Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday.

Investors Turn to Emerging Market Debt Amid Yield Volatility | Insight with Haslinda Amin 9/7/2026

Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewer...

Nigeria: Military Moves to Choke Logistics, Financial Lifelines Sustaining Asymmetric Warfare

[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), has revealed that a major component...

Nigeria: Okrika Pipeline Incident - NSCDC Confirms Death of Four Persons, Begins Probe Into Cause of Casualty

[This Day] Port Harcourt -- The controversy surrounding the reported deaths at Jetty Creeks in Okrika Local Government A...

South Africa: Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine Prices Put State Boss in Hot Seat

[Scrolla] · Dr Jacob Modumoh was placed on precautionary suspension after claims of serious misconduct involving foot-an...

Hyundai Steel targets $4b annual sales from Louisiana plant

DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana – Hyundai Steel anticipates its planned $5.8 billion electric arc furnace steel plant in Louis...

Won’s comeback comes at a cost

The South Korean won’s rapid rebound to its strongest level in nearly two years is proving a double-edged sword: easing ...

Korea Zinc emerges as key to rare earth supply push

Korea Zinc could play a central role in South Korea’s efforts to reduce its reliance on imported rare earths by applying...

Uganda: Museveni Urges Ugandans to Turn Development Into Household Wealth

[Nile Post] President Museveni has urged Ugandans to use the country's development infrastructure and government program...

Namibia: Swapo Vows Speaker Removal 'Over Our Dead Bodies'

[Namibian] Swapo says National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila would be removed "over our dead bodies".

Namibia: Malaria Claims 122 Lives As Cases Spike to 122,000

[Namibian] Namibia has recorded 122 malaria deaths and 122 612 confirmed cases so far this year.

Europe's space future in focus at the International Space Summit

The International Space Summit, taking place in Paris, France, on 9 and 10 September, will bring together world leaders,...

More than 300 killed amid fighting in Yemen

More than 300 killed amid fighting in Yemen Over 300 fighters and civilians have been killed since renewed fighting erup...

From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

BEIJING, Sept 7 - At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced. Some fleet-foo...

EU diplomatic service scraps new high-level defence group amid pressure from member states

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has scrapped a new defence advisory group days after unveiling it, following pushbac...

Rabobank's Foley Sees 'Weakened' Confidence in Dollar

Jane Foley, Rabobank's FX strategy head, discusses the reaction of the dollar following stronger-than-expected payrolls ...

Hong Kong a ‘trusted partner’ to drive Central Asia growth, city leader says

Hong Kong is committed to being a “trusted partner” in driving Central Asia’s emergence as a global growth engine, accor...

Europe Today: Far-right AfD makes history in Germany as Mladić's funeral tests Serbia's EU bid

The far-right AfD party won the regional elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Meanwhile, the burial of convi...

Economic Compellence Beyond the Buyer: Targeting Iran’s Oil-Revenue Network in China

Abstract Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion created significant military leverage against Iran but have not secured t...

Sovereign Shield, Alliance Sword: Evolving NATO’s Strategic Communications Doctrine for Cognitive Warfare

Abstract Cognitive warfare is routinely described as something a state does, or as a new name for propaganda, disinforma...

Ministers propose converting female prison estate into cells for men

Plans would see parts of estate converted but campaigners warn it just ‘moves the crisis from one part to another’Minist...

Fire in Indonesia’s Papua kills 11, including 6 children

S. Korea, US, Japan kick off Freedom Edge drills

The annual South Korea-Japan-US Freedom Edge multidomain exercise kicked off Monday, continuing trilateral military coop...

The Illusion of Technocratic Transformation in Cambodia

The country is hitting a developmental wall because necessary structural reforms clash directly with the needs of an ent...

Iranians recount horrors of suspected US missile attack on first day of war

Thirteen-year-old Mohammad Reza Barfar remembers the free kick more clearly than almost anything else on February 28 whe...

FTSE 100 Live: UK Stock Futures Steady as Oil Approaches $98

Lee stresses ‘pragmatic, open cooperation’ in response to Macron’s autonomy call

President Lee Jae Myung underlined South Korea’s pursuit of pragmatic and open cooperation among countries that share co...

Conservative opposition vows to block military academy integration plan

Main opposition People Power Party leader Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok on Monday vowed to block the government's plan to integra...