The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal aimed at ending the long-running conflict in the region at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump in Washington.
Ahead of the summit, there has been an…

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal aimed at ending the long-running conflict in the region at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump in Washington.
Ahead of the summit, there has been an…

Meta has started booting Australian children under 16 years off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social media ban begins.
The tech giant…

South Korean authorities are developing a mobile app for stalking victims to track in real-time the location of their stalkers, if they’re nearby.
The app, announced by South Korea’s justice ministry on Wednesday, is part of an approved amendment…

Aj AwerSomali-Americans in Minnesota have told of their heightened fear after US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of the community this week.
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Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh has lost his appeal against a guilty verdict of lying to a parliamentary committee.
In February, Singh was fined S$14,000 ($10,800; £8,100) for two charges related to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former…

Adidas has fended off an appeal from shareholders who accused it of hiding misconduct by rapper-entrepreneur Kanye West – otherwise known as Ye – before their partnership broke down in 2022.
A San Francisco court said the sportswear giant did not…

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Vikas Pandey,India editor
AFP via Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin is starting a two-day visit to India, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen images of Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous island.
The photographs and video appear to show several bedrooms…

The US deploys “its first squadron” of one-way attack drones, developed after reverse-engineering of a much-sought-after and versatile Iranian drone, to the West Asia region.

Koey LeeBBC News Chinese, Hong Kong
William Li has struggled with the label “hero” since helping his neighbours escape the fire which engulfed the Hong Kong block of flats he had called home since…