Iran in crisis as the regime prepares to cut off water to Tehran and consider evacuation of 10 million inhabitants if rain doesn’t arrive by December. The Islamic Republic faces its worst drought in decades, forcing officials to implement shutting…
President Trump said early Wednesday the U.S. has “pretty much” reached a trade deal with South Korea. That’s how he put it to reporters — “pretty much” — which isn’t exactly the language of ironclad agreements, but here we are. The…
Australia’s sharemarket recorded its worst day since September as an economic horror story unfolded through latest inflation data showing figures came in hotter than expected, killing any potential Melbourne Cup Day interest rate cut hopes. The benchmark ASX 200 slumped…
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting Thursday in South Korea, and frankly, it’s about time. The American president and China’s leader haven’t sat down face-to-face since Trump got back to the White House in January, and things have gotten…
SpaceX has disabled approximately 2,500 Starlink devices being used by cyber scam syndicates in Myanmar, marking a significant crackdown on criminal operations exploiting the satellite internet service. The tech company, owned by Elon Musk, took action after identifying equipment near…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump had a phone conversation on Wednesday, with the US president confirming they talked trade as both nations try to patch up relations that went off a cliff in August when Trump raised…
Power cuts hit Ukraine again as Russian strike tactics change. Russia’s shifting strategy now targets front-line regions harder than national infrastructure. The October attack on Shostka left 72,000 people without electricity, water, and gas in this northern town just 50…
China’s exports of rare earth magnets dropped 6.1% in September, reigniting fears that Beijing could once again use its dominance over this critical component as leverage in trade talks with Washington. The fall to 5,774 tons from a seven-month high…
China dramatically tightened rare earth export controls on Thursday, directly targeting overseas defence users and semiconductor users in a move that expands restrictions on processing technology. The Ministry of Commerce announcement comes weeks ahead of an anticipated Trump-Xi summit in…
China’s property market has blown up spectacularly, with house prices down 20 per cent and triggering what Newsweek is calling a “death spiral”. The Chinese economy, once the backbone of global growth, now faces an emerging crisis as unsold homes…
Typhoon Ragasa is heading straight for south China with winds reaching 98 miles per hour. The storm poses the biggest threat to areas along the Guangdong coast, where millions of people live. Weather experts are particularly worried about what they…
A 57-year-old man died in a fatal shark attack at Long Reef Beach in Sydney on Saturday morning at 10am, with witnesses reporting they heard him screaming “don’t bite me” moments before the tragedy. Emergency services responded to reports of…
Victoria Police are offering a $1 million reward for information that leads to Dezi Freeman’s arrest – the man accused of killing two police officers during what should have been a routine warrant execution. On August 26, Freeman gunned down…
Military commanders from both sides met on Monday to discuss critical measures needed to maintain the fragile ceasefire that ended five days of intense fighting along the disputed frontier. Having covered similar regional conflicts over the past decade, I’ve rarely…
