India protest leaders to meet govt after Modi vows action
Leaders of India's youth-led "Cockroach" movement said they would meet the government on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged legal reforms and swift punishment for those involved in exam paper leaks.
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Fear, arrests keep Cambodians quiet decade after critic's murder
Union leader Chhim Sithar served two years in prison after going up against the Cambodian government. Today, she is still making her voice heard, but it is getting riskier.
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Stocks suffer fresh blow as markets hit by perfect storm
Asian markets sank Friday to track a selloff on Wall Street as world markets are battered by a perfect storm of the resurgent Middle East war, a spike in oil prices back past $100 and worries about the AI investment boom.
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Over 80% of Mexican exports exempt from new US tariffs
Over 80 percent of Mexican exports to the United States will be exempt from a new round of tariffs announced by Washington, Mexican Economic Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Thursday.
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Trump under pressure from all sides over Chinese AI surge
US President Donald Trump is under pressure to respond to the increasing success of Chinese AI models that many companies prefer to the more powerful, but pricier, US versions from Anthropic or OpenAI.
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Is 'superstar' Pogacar's Tour de France domination boring?
With Tadej Pogacar on the brink of a record-equalling fifth Tour de France aged only 27 many people are saying his domination has made cycling boring.
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ICC member states decide fate of embattled prosecutor Karim Khan
The International Criminal Court's 125 member states will convene Friday to determine the fate of prosecutor Karim Khan, who was suspended over allegations of sexual assault against a member of his staff -- accusations he firmly denies.
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Iran ramps up executions under shadow of war
Vahid Baniamerian's family only found out he was going to be executed when Iranian state media reports flashed on their phones, saying the supreme court would review his death sentence.
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Dodgers return to Trump White House despite fan anger
The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House on Thursday to celebrate back-to-back World Series wins despite many fans' anger over President Donald Trump's immigration raids in their home city.
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Rosalia's Argentine fans up in arms over alleged World Cup snub
Rosalia's Argentine fans are furious with the Spanish superstar over a reshared social media post they considered offensive after the country's painful World Cup final loss.
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