Iran’s top police officer issued an ultimatum on Monday to protesters who joined what authorities have deemed “riots”, saying they must hand themselves in within three days or face the full force of the law.

Thai forces demolished Cambodian homes in contested border areas after a ceasefire ended clashes between the neighbours, a local rights group said yesterday.

The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not send observers to army-ruled Myanmar’s ongoing three-stage election and will therefore not endorse the polls, Malaysia’s foreign minister said yesterday. Myanmar has been ravaged by conflict since the military staged a coup against a civilian government in 2021.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng warned yesterday that the world must not revert to the “law of the jungle”, speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos as Washington steps up its bid to take Greenland.

An overnight Russian bombardment left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and water in -14C temperatures yesterday, when the Ukrainian capital was already scrambling to restore vital utilities destroyed in earlier attacks.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday there was “no going back” on his goal to control Greenland, refusing to rule out taking the Arctic island by force and rounding on allies as European leaders struggled to respond.

France prefers rule of law to brutality, he says at Davos

The number of international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide hit 1.52 billion in 2025

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc plans "massive" investments in Greenland

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory

Applicants are required to submit minimal documentation, all of which can be provided digitally

Japan logged 42.7 million arrivals last year, according to the transport ministry

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory

Law enforcement officials were working to clear roads

Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days

US President Donald Trump linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought “purely of Peace” as the row over the island yesterday threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.

ADNOC Gas signs 10-year LNG deal with India's HPCL

Iran appears to be using executions “as a tool of state intimidation”, the United Nations said yesterday, as it denounced a jump in capital punishment globally in 2025.

Russia launched a barrage of drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight yesterday, cutting off power in five regions across the country amid freezing temperatures and high demand, Ukrainian officials said.

The blaze started late on Saturday