A draft-dodging scandal in Taiwan allegedly involving a number of actors, influencers, and musicians has cast an unflattering spotlight on the conscript and reservist forces which could one day stand between the island and a possible invasion by China. Taiwan’s military service regime, which runs alongside its conventional military, faces…
The streets were fairly quiet in the Iranian capital, usually a bustling metropolis of over 9 million people. Over…
Belarus has freed Sergey Tikhanovsky, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, following…
Ten months after the luxury superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in a sudden storm, salvage crews…
Pope Leo XIV has said the Catholic Church must establish a culture that refuses to tolerate abuse in “any…
Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic…
Suga, a rapper and songwriter in the global K-pop sensation BTS, has been discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military…
US President Donald Trump’s self-imposed two-week delay to decide whether to strike Iran has sparked confusion and conjecture in…
“Iran believes in civilian dialogue,” he said. “Directly or indirectly is not important.” “President Trump can easily stop the…