Taiwan unveils $40bn budget for defence spending to counter China

Opposition declined to vote for bill to overhaul oil sector that they had only received just before it was tabled.

US star Trinity Rodman becomes world's highest paid female footballer but Washington deal was not without controversy.

UK politicians have accused Trump of avoiding military service during the Vietnam War.

It comes after TikTok faced years of intense scrutiny in the US due to concerns about user data privacy.

The plan promises coastal tourism, free trade, skyscrapers and jobs. But the people of Gaza have not been consulted.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US will hold trilateral ⁠meetings in the UAE.

How oil-rich Venezuela fell from 1970s stable democracy to a crisis that led to the January 2026 US raid on Caracas.

For decades, the World Economic Forum in Davos was a symbol of global cooperation. Today, its relevance is questioned.