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European finance ministers agreed Thursday on the basic terms of a tiny eurozone budget that has been scaled back from the ambitious goal of French President Emmanuel Macron. “We have a new pillar in the foundation supporting the euro,” Eurogroup head Mario Centeno told reporters after ministers clinched the deal after hours of haggling in […]

South Korea’s Navy is considering acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, it said Thursday in a surprise announcement which would change the balance of power in north-east Asia and is likely to upset several of its neighbours. Seoul is surrounded by three nuclear powers — China, Russia, and North Korea, which invaded its neighbour in 1950 — while […]

by Agnes Anya A suspected IS radical stabbed Indonesia’s chief security minister as he was exiting a vehicle Thursday, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring three others in an assassination attempt on one of the country’s most powerful political figures. Television images showed security officers wrestling a man and woman to the […]

Shawn Mendes has just successfully wrapped his concert tour in Malaysia over the weekend. The next day after the concert, fans spotted the 21-year-old Canadian hanging out at Suria KLCC. The popular singer was seen walking around the mall alone – without the presence of any bodyguards or his PR – looking at ease. Yep casually bumped into Shawn […]

A university lecturer from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture has been accused of financing a plot to petrol bomb Chinese-owned shops in Jakarta to spark a looting spree in Jakarta amid students rioting in the capital city last month. He was arrested on September 28 for the illegal possession of what was believed to be […]

Singapore—It was announced on Wednesday, October 9, that former US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will be coming to the country this December. The events where President and Mrs Obama will be speaking have been announced as well. The events headlined by the Obamas were organized by The Growth Faculty, a “business education […]

Britain is looking forward to “taking back control” of its trade policy after it exits the European Union later this month, a government minister told the World Trade Organization Wednesday. Speaking at a WTO conference, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said her country was preparing to seize “a golden opportunity.” Britain will be able “to […]

by Miwa SUZUKI A Canadian father who alleges he was bullied and fired by his Japanese employer after he tried to claim paternity leave appeared in a Tokyo court Wednesday to pursue his lawsuit against the firm. It is the second paternity leave harassment case to be heard in Japan in recent weeks, casting a […]

by Raziye Akkoc A high-profile trial began Wednesday over the murder of a Turkish woman whose stabbing by her ex-husband was caught on video and triggered a debate over a spike in femicide. The killing of 38-year-old Emine Bulut in August sparked outrage across Turkey and reignited the debate over mounting violence against women in […]

South Korean actress Song Hye Kyo is looking as beautiful as ever in her first Instagram post since her divorce from Song Joong Ki. The star posted a series of pictures from a photoshoot in which she participated on Oct 5, tagging shoe brand Suecomma Bonnie and photographer Mok Jung Wook. The actress looks stunning in […]

Prince Harry is taking legal action against British media outlets, saying he has been a silent witness to the pain his wife, Megan Markle has suffered. Buckingham Palace confirmed last Friday that claims have been filed on behalf of the Duke of Sussex against News UK (owner of The Sun) and MGN (former owner of […]

by Jasmine Leung and Yan Zhao From doing homework by torchlight to hurling flaming molotov cocktails at riot police: the character of Hong Kong’s protests has changed dramatically in five years, with young demonstrators hardened by the failure of their peaceful Umbrella Movement. Then-student Bunny was one of thousands of Hong Kongers who camped out […]

The US is to blacklist 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region, the commerce department announced. The United States “cannot and will not tolerate the brutal suppression of ethnic minorities within China,” Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said, […]

by Dan Martin China on Tuesday pulled NBA exhibition games from television screens as the league faced an escalating punishment campaign in the lucrative Chinese market ignited by an American basketball executive’s pro-democracy tweet. However the National Basketball Association faced a counter-attack in the United States, where presidential candidates and influential senators accused it of […]

Joker was released in theatres recently and it is continuing to stir controversy on its opening weekend. Some audiences stormed out of the theatres around the world, saying that the movie is too disturbing and “triggering”. The R-rated supervillain flick smashed October opening-day box office records after taking home US$39.9 million in US domestic ticket […]