The proposed changes, which are expected to pass easily, come after weeks of air pollution from fires in neighbouring Indonesia angered Singaporeans and sparked calls for action. "We need better ways to obtain and verify information, trace complex ...

Listyo Sigit Prabowo was fired from his latest post as presidential chief of staff, and arrested on Tuesday with two other senior police officials for allegedly spying on his boss and other high-profile individuals. "What was done may have fallen i...

Since Hungary's democratic transition in 1990, efforts to fully open the communist-era archives had repeatedly stalled, with critics blaming successive governments' reluctance to potentially implicate public figures across the political spectrum. P...

Dancing through the night in a flowing burgundy-and-black tunic at her father's wake in Yopougon, a working-class neighbourhood in Ivory Coast's economic capital, Abidjan, the 60-year-old recounted the hardships of organising and paying for this lav...

The vote comes as a weary electorate contends with crumbling infrastructure, dry taps, persistent inequality and unemployment above 30 percent, deepening public disillusionment with the political establishment. Polling stations opened at 7:00 am (0...

The deterioration came three days after authorities tightened measures, including restrictions on traffic and construction, to curb smog in one of the world's most polluted capitals, with the wider metropolis home to more than 30 million people. Po...

The on-device features dubbed "Apple Intelligence" were first released in the United States and other countries in autumn 2024, marking the firm's first major push into generative AI. But strict Chinese regulatory requirements for the fast-evolving...

The two-day hearing, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at the Supreme Court, comes as the group's prohibition has failed to quell support for the pro-Palestinian group, leading to mass arrests across the UK. In another day of protests, more than...

The decision is a weighty one as neither the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of his rival Gadi Eisenkot secured a majority in parliament. Herzog starts consultations on Wednesday with party representatives as he decides on a cand...

President Isaac Herzog will at noon (1000 GMT) officially receive the results of the October 27 election as he decides whether to give Netanyahu or his rival Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government, with neither commanding enough votes a...

Kim Yo Jong's comments appeared to dampen hopes of a meeting this month with US President Donald Trump, who has made several overtures towards her brother, Kim Jong Un. The remarks came after the FBI attributed North Korea to the theft of more than...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is hoping his right-wing coalition can cling to power with a message of "no new taxes" and by painting his opponents as an unpredictable alliance of left-wingers. But the opposition Labour Party is banking that vote...

Purple scarves hung around the necks of some 500 women as they sang feminist chants and danced in front of hard-right President Jose Antonio Kast's residence. The abusers "have to go back (to prison), they have to be separated from society as a who...

At the entrance to Buenos Aires Cathedral, where the late Pope Francis served as archbishop for 15 years, a TV screen shows images of him kissing the feet of the faithful. Next to it, a poster advertises the open-air mass that US-born Leo will cel...

The crypto exchange said it had replenished 98 percent of the affected assets by drawing on its own funds, with the remaining amount involving little-traded currencies that are harder to acquire. The attack, carried out over about four hours on Oc...