Indonesia jails woman who recited Muslim prayer before trying pork on TikTok
A Muslim woman has been sentenced to two years in prison under Indonesia's blasphemy law over a video she shared on TikTok which showed her reciting an Islamic prayer before trying out pork while visiting the tourist island of Bali.
2023-09-21 12:46
Poland will stop providing weapons to Ukraine as dispute over grain imports deepens
Poland said Wednesday it will stop providing weapons to Ukraine amid a growing dispute between the two allies over a temporary ban on Ukrainian grain imports.
2023-09-21 11:16
Starving zoo animals and cucumber fines. China's indebted cities are desperate for cash
China's local governments are so debt-ridden that they are increasingly imposing what are perceived to be random or unjustified fines on residents in a bid to generate cash.
2023-09-21 08:48
Nagorno-Karabakh crisis lays bare Armenia's deteriorating relations with Russia
The crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh has come amid a sharp deterioration in the relationship between historic allies Armenia and Russia, and has been amplified by sometimes incendiary commentary from prominent individuals in Moscow.
2023-09-21 02:22
Macron pulls out all the stops for King Charles III's rescheduled state visit to France
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Paris on Wednesday, marking the start of a three-day state visit intended to highlight the close ties between France and the United Kingdom.
2023-09-21 01:47
Why have there been clashes over control of Nagorno-Karabakh?
Ethnic Armenian fighters in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to lay down their arms after Azerbaijan launched a brief but bloody military offensive on Tuesday, handing a boost to Azerbaijan as it seeks to bring the enclave under its control.
2023-09-20 23:54
US says it has no evidence that Huawei can make advanced smartphones 'at scale'
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the US government has no evidence that Huawei can produce smartphones with advanced chips "at scale," as it continues to investigate how the sanctioned Chinese manufacturer made an apparent breakthrough with its latest flagship device.
2023-09-20 21:17
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities accept Russia-brokered ceasefire following Azeri military operation
Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have accepted a ceasefire proposal made by the Russian peacekeeping contingent, amid continuing Azerbaijani fire, Armenian news agency Armenpress said Wednesday.
2023-09-20 17:45
Manchester United lurches from crisis to crisis. Will the club ever break out of its destructive cycle?
Saturday's 3-1 drubbing at the hands of Brighton at Old Trafford must surely be the low point of Erik ten Hag's time in charge of Manchester United -- and there have been a few of them.
2023-09-20 16:45
US soldiers face South Korea drug probe after police raid army bases
South Korean police have arrested two people and questioned more than a dozen American soldiers on suspicion of smuggling and distributing synthetic cannabis after raiding two US army bases.
2023-09-20 16:45
Thai King's son signals willingness to talk about country's strict royal insult law as he attends lese majeste exhibition
The second son of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn made a surprise visit to a New York exhibition featuring the stories of people who have been prosecuted under the country's harsh royal defamation laws, signaling a willingness to talk openly about the taboo topic.
2023-09-20 11:52
Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes
A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia's Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn down.
2023-09-20 06:55