Cambodia 'retaliated' in border clashes with Thailand: ex-PM

The two countries have blamed each other for the fresh fighting, which saw Thailand launch air strikes and use tanks against its neighbour on Monday
9 December 2025

US to open up exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China, Semafor reports

Nvidia shares rose 2.2% immediately after the report
8 December 2025

Russia praises US security strategy shift

The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia’s own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
8 December 2025

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ over suffering

The United Nations yesterday hit out at global “apathy” over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for humanitarian assistance, which is limited in scope as aid operations confront major funding cuts.
8 December 2025

Nepal anti-graft body charges 55 ex-officials

Nepal’s anti-graft commission has filed charges against five former ministers and other ex-government officials in a case alleging multi-million-dollar corruption in a major airport construction project.
8 December 2025

Thousands flee border area

Thailand said it launched airstrikes into Cambodia yesterday as fighting broke out in multiple areas along their disputed border, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump.
8 December 2025

EU leaders back Ukraine’s Zelensky in London

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain yesterday staged a strong show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London at what they described as a “crucial time” for Kyiv, under US pressure to agree a proposed peace deal with Russia.
8 December 2025

EU nations back ‘return hubs’ plan

EU countries yesterday backed a significant tightening of Europe’s immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of setting up “return hubs” outside the 27-nation bloc for failed asylum-seekers.
8 December 2025

Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast region

Tsunami warnings issued, residents asked to evacuate
8 December 2025
8 December 2025

Beijing court orders compensation for MH370 flight families

Each of the eight families to receive 2.9mn yuan
8 December 2025

A year after Assad's fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers

Families say post-Assad authorities have yet to resolve fate of loved ones
8 December 2025

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports

Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November, reversing the slight decline recorded in October
8 December 2025

'Not black or white': Teens worldwide react to Australia social media ban

"A ban is extreme, but it could help to do a detox," says teenager
8 December 2025

Trump says 'a little bit disappointed' Zelensky has not read peace proposal

The US plan has been through several drafts since it first emerged last month
8 December 2025

Four Nepalis among 25 killed in India's Goa club fire

The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub's staff and holidaymakers from New Delhi
8 December 2025

UN cuts its aid appeal for 2026 despite soaring need

In 2025, the UN's appeal for more than $45 billion was only funded to the $12 billion mark -- the lowest in a decade
8 December 2025

Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite

Both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by Donald Trump
8 December 2025

100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear
8 December 2025