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Concern as India orders phone manufacturers to preload govt app
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» NEW DELHI - India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cyber security application that cannot be removed, a move that has raised concerns about users' privacy.
China sends another letter to UN chief over Japan PM's Taiwan remarks
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» KYODO — China's ambassador to the United Nations (UN) on Monday sent another letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, criticising Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for making "provocative" remarks on Taiwan and urging her to retract them immediately.
Malaysia PM faces electoral setback as allies fall in Sabah state polls
Published on 30/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's allies were trounced in a regional election, results showed on Sunday, a grim first electoral test for the leader after three years in office.
Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.
Japan's low-crime image cracking as car thefts, home intrusions rise
Published on 28/11/2025
» Japan has often prided itself on its orderly, low-crime society, but cracks in that image are widening amid rising car thefts and home intrusions fueled by export markets and public complacency.
Seal milk is the cream of the molecular crop
New York Times, Published on 26/11/2025
» NEW YORK — Collecting milk from a nursing seal is no easy task.
Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out
AFP, Published on 23/11/2025
» BELéM (BRAZIL) - Jabs about greedy children, boos for the Vatican, and a suspension of proceedings lasting more than an hour: the COP30 finale unfolded with the same chaotic energy that defined the summit, exposing the rifts that came close to derailing a deal.
Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza, Qatar warns of escalation
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» GAZA CITY — Gaza health authorities said fresh Israeli air strikes killed four people Thursday as Qatar, a mediator of the weeks-long ceasefire, warned that renewed attacks threatened to undermine the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas.
What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?
Published on 09/11/2025
» BELEM, Brazil - Every year, the UN climate conference conjures hundreds of headlines on global efforts to spare the world from climate catastrophe. This year's begins on Monday in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belem.
Impoverished Filipinos forge a life among the dead
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» MANILA - In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead.