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A car burns after being set ablaze during a protest in Jakarta

Five Things To Know About Indonesia's Deadly Protests

Violent clashes have erupted across Indonesia, boiling into the biggest test of Prabowo Subianto's 10-month presidency, with at least four people killed in separate incidents.

In Whirlwind Tour, Qatari Royal Commits $70bn To Southern Africa

Zimbabwe's government said the Qatari investment amounted to $19 billion, including $500 million for a hydro-electricity project

Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has pledged $70 billion in investments across four southern Africa countries in a 10-day tour, a move analysts call strategic as US funding retreats from the continent.

France, Germany Vow To Up Pressure On 'Ogre' Putin

Both leaders expressed scepticism about Putin's intentions

The leaders of France and Germany on Friday vowed to step up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, warning that President Vladimir Putin was showing little appetite to end Moscow's three-and-a-half year onslaught against its neighbour.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

In the cutthroat world of business, trust can often be elusive, and it can take a team of skilled professionals to expose deception and protect the innocent. This is where BIWC Group enters the stage; a business intelligence agency led by ex-Israeli special forces with a global network of contacts and an almost endless outreach.

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Kim Keon Hee is indicted on charges including bribery, stock-market rigging, and accepting luxury gifts

South Korea's Ex-first Lady Indicted For Bribery

The wife of jailed former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Friday on charges including bribery, stock-market rigging, and accepting luxury gifts worth more than $50,000, a special prosecution team said.

An AfD election poster in Berlin featuring Alice Weidel, the face of the far-right party and its co-leader

Hope And Hate: How Migrant Influx Has Changed Germany

Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell in July. Attention is on Friday's release of key US inflation data and the implications for the Fed's interest rate outlook

Asia Stocks Mixed After Wall St Hits New Highs

Markets in Asia were mixed on Friday following recent strong gains and after the Dow and the S&P 500 hit new records, although European stocks retreated.

A telecoms antenna downed by Boko Haram Islamists in Nigeria's Borno state in 2017

Vandalism Hobbles Nigeria's Mobile Telephone Services

When cell phone and internet networks went down across nine states in Nigeria earlier this summer, leaving millions without service, telecoms officials pointed to an increasingly familiar culprit: vandalism.

China has no film rating system, and it is not uncommon for children to watch content that might be considered overly violent elsewhere

Nanjing Massacre Film Set Becomes China School Holiday Hotspot

The sound of machine gun fire rattled around collapsed buildings as schoolchildren eagerly explored the ravaged streets of 1930s Nanjing, delighted to be visiting the set of a Chinese blockbuster about a historic massacre.

The rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from male-centred porn

'Female Power': Japan Erotic Art Destigmatised In New Exhibit

Graphic depictions of enormous phalluses and acrobatic sex positions have long rendered centuries-old Japanese "shunga" art taboo, but a rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from male-centred porn.

People stand on the tarmac next to a flydubai plane after it landed at Kabul airport in November 2023

Cash-strapped Taliban Look To Airspace For Windfall

Far above Kabul, the cash-strapped Taliban government has located a potentially lucrative revenue stream: Afghanistan's airspace.

Activists burn an effigy of Trump to protest against tariff hikes during a demonstration in Kolkata

Trump Thumbs Nose At Decades Of India Courtship

India once united US policymakers like few issues. US policymakers have long skirted around India's sensitivities on Kashmir and sought to contain fallout from disagreements on other issues.

The election of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has not been recognized by the US

US Targets Venezuela Over 'Soles' Cartel. Does It Exist?

Washington cited Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's alleged role in the "Cartel de los Soles" as it dispatched five warships and thousands of Marines toward the Caribbean country for an anti-drug deployment.

US President Donald Trump looks on as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting on August 26, 2025

Rubio To Visit Mexico, Ecuador Next Week To Discuss Migration, China

Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday.

US President Donald Trump's move to close a duty-free exemption for small parcels has sparked confusion among postal service providers

Small Parcels In Limbo As Trump Moves To End US Tariff Exemption

An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world's biggest economy, with businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes.

Asian Markets Mixed After Nvidia Earnings

Asian markets were mixed Thursday after AI powerhouse Nvidia's quarterly earnings beat expectations, but its shares slipped over worries about the company's stalled business in China.

Corruption allegations are threatening to derail Argentina's President Javier Milei (L) and his sister, Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei

Scandal Facing Sister Of Argentina's President: 3 Things To Know

Public outrage is growing as an investigation digs into whether president Javier Milei's sister, Karina, accepted vast sums of cash in kickbacks from pharmaceutical sales to Argentina's disability services agency.

Alara is a homebase for designs that 'play between tradition and modernity'

Nigerian Designer Pushes 'Afro-lux' Onto The Global Fashion Scene

Its modern architecture complemented by latticework inspired by local Yoruba textiles, Alara, west Africa's first fashion and design "concept store", is an imposing sight in Lagos, Nigeria's bustling economic capital.

German film director and screenwriter Werner Herzog receives the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Clooney And Netflix Team Up For Venice Festival Spotlight

Hollywood stars and Netflix are set to take the spotlight Thursday on the second day of the prestigious Venice film festival, with George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Emma Stone preparing for high-profile premieres.

A wildfire burns on Mount Underwood near Port Alberni, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on August 12, 2025

Climate-driven Wildfires Reversing Pollution Progress In N. America: Study

Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has stressed the importance of the China market for its AI chips

AI Giant Nvidia Beats Earnings Expectations But Shares Fall

AI powerhouse Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat expectations, but shares slipped amid concerns about an AI chip spending bubble and the company's stalled business in China.