8:11 am, Saturday, 20 December 2025
BREAKING NEWS
Venezuela Human Rights Movement concern grows as Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights cuts funding drastically
UN human-rights body enters “survival mode” amid budget shortfalls The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
International Monetary Fund urges China to speed reforms as growth forecast lifted
IMF calls for structural shifts in Chinese economy The IMF raised China’s 2025 growth estimate to 5.0% from 4.8%, while
Venture Global LNG hits back at fraud accusations from Shell in cargo dispute
LNG firm rejects fraud claim amid legal battle In a high-stakes arbitration on liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, Venture Global
María Corina Machado skips Nobel ceremony as her whereabouts remain unknown
Nobel Peace Prize recipient absent from Oslo ceremony The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out today, but Venezuelan
Rolling Stone AU/NZ names 300 defining songs of the 21st century
Lorde, Kylie and Troye lead a regional celebration Rolling Stone’s Australia/New Zealand edition has unveiled a list of the 300
Australia’s teen influencers brace for world-first under-16 social media ban
Millions of young users face forced logouts Australia’s new Social Media Minimum Age law comes into force today, forcing platforms
Southeast Asia’s offshore wind boom contrasts with Trump’s anti-renewable push
New projects surge from Vietnam to the Philippines Southeast Asia is emerging as a rare bright spot for the global
AI’s biggest week: Google’s gains, robot demos and a NeurIPS reality check
A crowded AI field jostles for momentum This week’s NeurIPS 2025 conference turned into a showcase of how quickly the
Fighting on Thai-Cambodia border uproots thousands as fragile truce collapses
Border villages empty out as shells fall again Families along the Thai-Cambodia frontier are fleeing for a second time in
PARAMOUNT’S HOSTILE WBD BID SHAKES UP ASIA’S STREAMING AND CINEMA MAP
Hollywood consolidation could reshape content pipelines into key APAC markets Paramount Global has stunned Hollywood and investors by launching a
