Donald Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa programme

President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched his “Trump Gold Card” visa programme on Wednesday to provide a pathway, with a steep price, for non-US citizens to get expedited permission to live in the United States.
11 December 2025, 21:24 PM

Bulgarian govt resigns after anti-graft protests

Bulgaria’s prime minister announced yesterday that his government was resigning after less than a year in office following a series of anti-corruption protests.
11 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Nepal signs pact with Gen Z on reforms, curbing corruption

Nepalese officials on Wednesday inked a landmark agreement with representatives of the Gen Z movement, whose September uprising toppled the Himalayan nation’s government.
11 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Ukraine hits Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea

Ukrainian aerial drones struck a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the first time yesterday, halting production at the facility owned by Lukoil, according to an official from Ukraine’s Security Service.
11 December 2025, 18:00 PM

US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela

The US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.
11 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Thailand, Cambodia continue fighting

Fighting raged yesterday along the border of Cambodia and Thailand, with explosions heard near centuries-old temples ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned phone call to the leaders of both nations.
11 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump launches gold card programme for expedited visas with a $1 million price tag

The website Trumpcard.gov, complete with an "apply now" button, allows interested applicants to pay
11 December 2025, 05:27 AM

Fighting rages at Cambodia-Thailand border ahead of expected Trump call

At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have been killed in the reignited border conflict, officials say
11 December 2025, 02:59 AM

Nobel laureate Machado arrives in Oslo, hours after award ceremony

Machado dedicated honour in part to US President Donald Trump
11 December 2025, 02:45 AM

US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

Signals new effort to go after Venezuela's main revenue source
11 December 2025, 02:39 AM

Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports

Changing tariffs will also affect South Korea, India, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan and Brazil
11 December 2025, 02:31 AM

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice.
10 December 2025, 18:25 PM

Vietnam tightens media restrictions

Vietnam’s parliament yesterday approved legislation that will compel journalists to disclose sources under certain circumstances and ban the online dissemination of “anti-state” information, sparking criticism from press freedom advocates.
10 December 2025, 18:23 PM

Pakistan ruling party, PTI trade fresh barbs

War of words between members of the Pakistan’s ruling PML-N and the PTI continued yesterday, with Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Information for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Affairs Ikhtiar Wali Khan saying that “things have reached a point of no return”, while PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali stressed that “better sense should prevail”.
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM

500,000 flee to shelters

Half a million evacuees in Cambodia and Thailand were sheltering in pagodas, schools and other safe havens yesterday after fleeing fresh fighting in a century-old border dispute in which US President Donald Trump has vowed to again intercede.
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli forces arrest over 100 Palestinians

Israeli forces carried out a wave of raids across several parts of the occupied West Bank yesterday morning, arresting more than 100 Palestinians.
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM

UN human rights office in 'survival mode' amid major funding cuts

OHCHR has $90 million less in funding than it needed this year, which resulted in 300 jobs cuts, directly impacting the office's work
10 December 2025, 10:27 AM

Machado will be in Oslo for Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel institute says

Machado, 58, is due to receive the award at a ceremony at Oslo City Hall
10 December 2025, 07:04 AM

Trump says he will 'make a phone call' on Cambodia-Thailand clashes

"Tomorrow, I have to make a phone call, and I think they'll get it," he continued.
10 December 2025, 04:56 AM

Britain sanctions Russian, Chinese entities over disinfo, cyber threats

Among those sanctioned is Russian media outlet Rybar
10 December 2025, 04:16 AM