Saudi Arabia’s defence authorities announced that two cruise missiles were successfully intercepted and destroyed over an area south of the capital, Riyadh, in what officials described as a swift and coordinated response to an aerial threat. According to a statement released by the defence ministry, the missiles were brought down over the Al-Kharj district before […]
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In the early hours of the morning, two drones struck the US Embassy compound in Riyadh, sparking a limited fire and causing material damage, according to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry. In a statement shared on X, the ministry said the incident resulted in minor structural damage following what it described as an initial assessment. Authorities […]
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In a high-stakes and record-long State of the Union address, Donald Trump stood before a sharply divided Congress and declared what he called a “turnaround for the ages.” The primetime speech, delivered to a joint session of Congress and broadcast nationwide, was designed to reset the narrative. After a turbulent year marked by political clashes, […]
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The Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (Mita) has dismissed claims that the country’s visa-free policy is allowing foreign nationals to flood the market and harm local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Instead, the association insists that abuses of tourist visas are limited and should be dealt with through stronger enforcement rather than scrapping visitor-friendly policies. Mita […]
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Japan has taken a bold and unprecedented step to secure its future supply of critical minerals. A Japanese deep-sea mining vessel has set sail on a month-long mission to explore rare earth–rich seabed mud near Minamitori Island, a remote coral atoll located nearly 1,900 kilometers southeast of Tokyo. The move signals Tokyo’s growing determination to […]
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Yemen has entered a tense new phase after the head of the country’s presidential council declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday. The move follows major territorial advances by separatist forces reportedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, escalating uncertainty in an already fragile nation. In a formal statement, the council leader confirmed that […]
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Japan is preparing for a defining moment in its energy journey, as the Niigata region is expected to endorse the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, on Monday. If approved, the move would mark a major shift in Japan’s gradual return to nuclear energy, more than a decade after the devastating Fukushima […]
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China has taken a bold step in reshaping how young people connect with winter, sport, and their local environment. In the vast, snow-covered region of Xinjiang, more than 70,000 students have been granted the area’s first-ever official snow holiday — a nine-day break designed not for rest alone, but for movement, exploration, and cultural connection. […]
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Polling began early Tuesday morning in the Budgam Assembly constituency of Jammu & Kashmir, marking a pivotal by-election that could reshape the region’s political narrative. With tight security arrangements in place, officials confirmed that voting commenced at 7 a.m. across 173 polling stations and will continue until 6 p.m. According to the Election Department, over […]
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has urged the Delhi High Court to conduct in-camera proceedings in its plea seeking the death penalty for Yasin Malik, the Kashmiri separatist leader and chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). Malik is currently serving a life sentence in a terror-funding case. Appearing via video conference […]
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