Trump staff cuts force firefighters to clean toilets, critics say

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is facing criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump have left fire teams understaffed, as... Read more »

Ubisoft’s Upcoming Launches Include a New Ghost Recon Game, CEO Says

A new Ghost Recon game is in development at Ubisoft, the company’s executives confirmed at the annual general meeting this month. The developer has not officially announced a new Ghost Recon title,... Read more »

BRI Generates Record Investments in Early 2025, as Foreign Media Push Continues

At the start of 2025, analysts reflected on the trajectory of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) more than a decade after its launch. Years of massive overseas lending brought China to... Read more »

Subsidies and grants for some 20,000 people miscalculated due to processing issue: MOH

[SINGAPORE] About 20,000 people received the wrong subsidies and grants owing to a processing issue in a government means-testing system. The Ministry of Health (MOH), which manages the Household Means Eligibility System... Read more »

Open up your eating options on your trip to Tokyo! Shibuya hotels with a microwave oven – grape Japan

Staying in the Shibuya area of Tokyo can be made even more convenient by choosing a hotel with a microwave. This allows you to heat up meals from the abundance of convenience... Read more »

India’s War Doctrine Transformed Post Operation Sindoor: Future Weapons Like BrahMos-2, AI Drones & Laser Tech Set To Make Nation A Global Military Superpower | India News

New Delhi: Something shifted after Operation Sindoor, not only in files or formal discussions, but in the way India now envisions the idea of war itself. In May 2025, when Indian armed... Read more »

Australia politics live: PM says welcome to country a ‘powerful way’ to begin new parliament; Greens to push for climate trigger law | Australia news

Albanese says welcome to countries not controversial – ‘nor should it be’ Going back to Anthony Albanese’s address to the great hall, he said the welcome to country is a “powerful way”... Read more »

MAS appoints first 3 asset managers to inject initial S$1.1 billion into Singapore equities

[SINGAPORE] Temasek-backed Fullerton Fund Management will be among the first of three asset managers to tap a S$5 billion investment fund initiative announced by authorities earlier this year. The other two are... Read more »

Chill out in burger heaven at burger bistro Chillmatic in Shibuya – grape Japan

In the past six months since it opened in June 2022, Chillmatic has left its mark on Tokyo’s gourmet burger scene. A new “burger bistro” in Shibuya, a lively neighborhood famous for... Read more »

Operation Sindoor, Income-Tax bill, Bihar roll revision, Air India Crash; here’s what to expect

This session holds significance as it is the first since Operation Sindoor, India’s precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir... Read more »