Fuji Media rocked by sexual misconduct allegations
Japan’s Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amidst a probe into alleged sexual misconduct by a celebrity TV…
EU to agree easing Syria sanctions
BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected the bloc to agree Monday to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. “It is a…
China says ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid pandemic came from lab leak
BEIJING: China said Monday it was “extremely unlikely” Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek overtakes ChatGPT on Apple App Store
Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI Assistant on Monday overtook rival ChatGPT to become the top-rated free application available on Apple’s App Store in the United States. Powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model,…
South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree
South Korea’s prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, Yoon’s lawyers and…
Afghan Taliban supporters rally against ICC arrest warrant requests
GHAZNI, Afghanistan: Some 200 Taliban supporters rallied in central Afghanistan on Sunday against the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders. The rally followed…
NKorea test-fires sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile
SEOUL: North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA reported Sunday, adding that the weapons “precisely” hit their targets. “The war deterrence means of the…
Iran FM arrives in Kabul in first visit after Taliban’s takeover
KABUL: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Kabul Sunday on the highest-level visit by an Iranian official to the Afghan capital since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. The one-day…
Ben & Jerry’s accuses Unilever of muzzling it because of Trump
Ben & Jerry’s ratcheted up its censorship lawsuit against Unilever on Friday, accusing its parent company of suppressing a social policy statement the U.S. ice cream maker wanted to release…
Kia America to recall over 80,000 vehicles over air bag deployment
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Saturday that Kia is recalling a staggering 80,000+ electric and hybrid vehicles in the United States due to a critical…