Pyongyang now has road links to both Beijing and Moscow, but whether that adds up to a new axis depends on who controls the traffic....
A year after global regulators set out a reform roadmap, they say Cambodia has made little progress, raising fresh questions for the research laboratories that buy its endangered macaques....
US President Donald Trump has said Ukraine may need a new president, and several recent US decisions suggest a more cautious stance towards Kyiv. NWS looks at what has changed, how Europe is responding and what it could mean for the war....
New school dress rules that effectively ban the hijab have led to protests, class boycotts and 37 arrests, and drawn a sharp retort from Turkey, Baku’s closest ally. Ankara’s criticism and Baku’s pushback have opened a rare rift between the two countries. ...
Children make up more than half of those affected, but 33 countries show that fast progress is possible....
NATO’s top commander says war is not imminent, but the alliance is “ready to fight tonight”. He did not name Russia in his speech....
Washington is threatening to cut Ukraine’s weapons channel and intelligence sharing, days after Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel, as Moscow stays silent on the ceasefire. ...
Operation Madre Tierra VIII seized 4.6 tonnes of cyanide, recovered tigers and linked Amazon deforestation to companies on several continents....
Developing nations are running out of money to cushion fuel prices as the US-Israel war, a severe El Niño and a global bond rout. The governments are not left with sufficient options, the UNDP report says. ...
For decades, Japanese youngsters grew taller with each generation. Then the gains stalled. Meanwhile, their Korean and Chinese counterparts kept growing, leaving researchers searching for clues in childhood diets, pregnancy guidelines, and sleep....
European envoys were in Miami for Ukraine talks when Washington announced the waiver. The deal came weeks after the US Congress passed a law authorising the President to impose 100 per cent tariffs on major buyers of Russian energy, including India and China....
The 85-year-old South African jurist, who rose from anti-aparthide fight to the UN’s top human rights post, has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing international law. She chaired the UN commission of inquiry that concluded in September 2025 that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. She joked that she could share the award with US President Donald Trump....
