6:20 pm, Sunday, 28 December 2025
BREAKING NEWS
COP30 OPENS IN BRAZIL WITH URGENT CALLS — AND A NOTABLE U.S. ABSENCE
Amazon-hosted summit stresses ‘mutirão’ spirit The 2025 U.N. climate conference formally opened in Belém, deep inside Brazil’s Amazon, with its
JAPAN SUMMONS CHINESE ENVOY AFTER FIERY TAIWAN REMARKS
Escalating diplomatic spat in East Asia Japan lodged a formal protest with China after a senior Chinese diplomat accused Prime
Three dead as heavy seas batter Tenerife, Spain issues coastal hazard alerts
Deadly surf and sweeping rescues Spain’s emergency services said three people died and 15 were injured as powerful waves struck
Apple’s M4 MacBook Air hits a new record-low price ahead of Black Friday
Early holiday discount and why it matters Apple’s latest 13-inch MacBook Air with the M4 chip has fallen to its
Strong quake off northern Japan triggers tsunami advisory and transport delays
Evening jolt across Iwate coast A powerful offshore earthquake shook Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening, with Japan’s Meteorological Agency reporting
Nigeria tightens penalties for wildlife trafficking
Nigeria’s Senate has passed a law imposing up to 10 years in prison and fines of 12 million naira for
Microsoft and G42 expand UAE data-centre capacity
Microsoft and Abu Dhabi-based G42 will expand data-centre capacity in the UAE by 200 megawatts, with operations expected to begin
N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea, heightening tension with Seoul and Tokyo
Fresh launch amid stalled diplomacy South Korea said North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into waters off the peninsula’s
Typhoon Kalmaegi’s trail of destruction raises heat-on-climate warning
Storm batters Vietnam after deadly strike on Philippines A day after leaving at least 188 people dead in the Philippines,
Japan, U.S. move to unlock rare-earth trove near remote Pacific island
Strategic push to diversify away from China Japan and the United States have agreed to work together to extract and
