COP30 climate deal a ‘win’ for global unity but fossil fuels untouched

Belem, Brazil – Nations sealed a modest agreement at the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday as many countries accepted weaker terms on a fossil fuel phaseout to preserve... Read more »

North Korea’s Smartphone Market Thrives

North Korea’s domestic smartphone market has seen a significant resurgence, with the variety of available models more than doubling in recent years. This expansion follows the country’s border reopening in 2023, which... Read more »

Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public | Espionage

Ordinary UK citizens need to watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, the defence minister has said, after MI5 issued an espionage alert to parliament. Luke Pollard said a warning given... Read more »

Malaysia’s gold rush sees busy jewellery stores

KUALA LUMPUR – When 37-year-old information technology executive Nur Hashim accompanied her brother on a wedding shopping trip in September, she was stunned to discover just how dramatically gold prices had risen.... Read more »

Winter Warning: Pakistan-Backed Terror Plot Uncovered; Delhi, Mumbai On Alert | India News

Pakistan-backed terror outfits are planning a fresh wave of attacks before winter sets in, prompting intelligence agencies to issue a high-level alert for Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The... Read more »

Travel Guide to the Charm of Tomonoura

Credit: thanyarat07 Since the publication of Yukio Mishima’s 1954 novel The Sound of Waves (available in English here), with its unusually tender portrait of young love blooming on a remote islet in... Read more »

China doesn’t want to lead alone on climate policies, senior adviser warns | Cop30

China is committed to the energy transition needed to avert climate breakdown – but does not want to take the lead alone in the absence of the US, one of the country’s... Read more »

Liverpool slump continues, Palace move fourth

LIVERPOOL :Liverpool’s crumbling defence of their Premier League crown continued with a 3-0 home drubbing at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday that left Arne Slot’s misfiring side 11th in the table. ... Read more »

‘NOW is the right moment for…’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that global developmental parameters must be given a second thought, especially since the African continent is hosting the G20 for the first time. Prime Minister... Read more »

R1, R2, R3 Roppongi | Dining

International residents in Tokyo know that, even after years of living here, it can be hard to find your community. When Gasim Kuwa Makki moved to Tokyo from Sudan in 1992, the... Read more »