Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most populous city, according to a UN study that uses new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities.
The Indonesian capital is home to 42…
Donald Trump asked the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, to avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, according to two Japanese government sources who spoke to the Reuters news agency.
Takaichi sparked the…
Almost 280 people are still missing amid the Hong Kong blaze that has killed at least 44 people and left dozens more in critical condition.
Our just-launched rundown on what we know so far about the fire also…
Watch: How the shooting of two National Guard members unfolded
Two National Guard members are in critical condition after…
Smoke rises from residential buildings as fires continue to burn at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.
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A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment…
When X rolled out a new feature revealing the locations of popular accounts, the company was acting to boost transparency and clamp down on disinformation. The result, however, has been a circular firing squad of recriminations, as users turn on…
Mr. President,
Distinguished colleagues,
France welcomes the adoption by consensus of the political declaration on the implementation of the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
I have two key messages, in…
A deadly fire in an apartment complex in Hong Kong appears to have spread in part because the buildings were sheathed in bamboo scaffolding, a traditional building material that the authorities have been phasing out for safety reasons.
Dozens of…