A senior official in Thailand’s climate change office thinks a move could be possible, with much of the capital already battling floods during the rainy season.
Why are Sweden’s indie game studios so successful? Small teams from the country have produced more video game hits than one would expect, from Minecraft to Valheim to Raft. Insiders break it down.
The United Nations clarifies a fresh breakdown of the death toll in Gaza, after Israel condemned the world body for ‘parroting … Hamas’s propaganda messages’.
As Donald Trump faces a historic criminal trial, senior Republicans are beating a path to his New York courtroom to hammer home the narrative of a witch hunt and launch proxy attacks on witnesses he is barred from targeting.
Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers approved a bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech.
A coastguard boat escorted the flotilla carrying supplies to Filipino fishermen in the China-controlled reef.
Unassuming and modest despite her vast success and mastery of the form, the Booker-winning writer as ‘Canada’s Chekhov’ suffered from dementia in recent years.
The 26-year-old national team player suffered burns on the neck, shoulder, hands and chest two weeks ago, while two others were also attacked.
EU government ministers approved 10 legislative parts of The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It lays out rules for the 27 member countries to handle people trying to enter without authorisation.
Blinken’s unannounced trip to Kyiv comes just weeks after US Congress finally approved a US$61 billion financial aid package for Ukraine after months of political wrangling.
World Anti-Doping Agency says meeting will allow members to question experts over approach to incident involving 23 athletes who tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine.
The streets of New Caledonia’s main city Noumea bore the scars of clashes on Tuesday with traffic blocked by burnt-out cars and smoking piles of tyres.
Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the US$75 billion foundation she helped run with her former husband, Bill Gates.
The “digital guillotine” started on TikTok after the Met Gala reflected the perceived disconnect with grim realities.
David McBride’s leaks to the media led to revelations about Australian soldiers’ involvement in the illegal killings of unarmed Afghan men and children.
The US$13 charge and cap on daily climbers on Mount Fuji’s Yoshida Trail will be enforced with the help of an online booking system, introduced to fight overtourism on Japan’s highest mountain.
We track the journey of how the mosquito first gets infected and how it passes the disease on to a human being.
Demolition experts used explosives to remove part of collapsed bridge and free a cargo ship that has been trapped since it rammed into the structure in March.
After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film.
The United States is reportedly planning to raise tariffs on Chinese clean energy goods such as electric vehicles, batteries and solar products, with an announcement expected this week.
The 75-year-old monarch’s decision to hand the role, which he held for 32 years, to William, 41, was seen as a snub to Harry when it was announced last year.
The league has yet to hit new heights, despite US$957m spent on players and the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar.
Sunak mounted a defence of the Tories’ 14 years in power and warned that Britain would be less safe under Keir Starmer’s Labour opposition, which is widely tipped to come back to power.
As of June 2023, the Export-Import Bank of China owned 25.2 per cent of the Maldives’ external debt and was the country’s biggest single lender.
An Australian judge on Monday lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church.
The Hissar breed is valued for their profitability and ability to adapt to climate change.
The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko creating an obstacle to block views of Mount Fuji will drive tourists away.
Deadly firebomb attack on the home of two lesbian couples shocks many in a nation that considers itself to be a pioneer of gay rights in Latin America.
Several thousand Georgians gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday night in a fresh protest against a Russian-styled ‘foreign agent’ bill.
The new government comes shortly after the emir dissolved parliament indefinitely on Friday, after a prolonged period of bickering between the government and the elected parliament.