Asia

Iran

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes against Iran

In a Middle East already unsettled by the Israel Hamas war, the spectre of regional conflict is growing.

18/01/2024

The Exchange

Pet Industry soars in growth

In partnership with Media City

The Global Pet industry is shifting toward being a hugely competitive market. Pet ownership from 2020 has increased by over 50% in European countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

17/01/2024

Economy

Chinese manufacturing up on strong industrial production, retail lags

China's economic report for December was cautiously optimistic due to robust industrial production performance, but retail sales lagged.

17/01/2024

Israel

Two Israeli hostages confirmed dead as US rejects bid to curb war

The latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

17/01/2024

China

China's population dropped for a second straight year

China, which once sought to control population growth with its one-child policy, is now facing the opposite problem.

17/01/2024

The Cube

Did an Israeli company sell a bloodied doll of a Palestinian child?

Some social media users are claiming this is the latest shocking campaign to denigrate Palestinians. The Cube took a closer look at the viral video.

17/01/2024

Iraq

Iraq recalls its ambassador from Tehran following Iranian airstrikes

Kurdish officials say four civilians were killed and six others wounded in the Iranian missile attack in the city of Erbil.

16/01/2024

Gaza

Israel rules out ceasefire as UN warns Gaza faces 'starvation'

The latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

16/01/2024

Israel

Israel: One dead and 18 injured in suspected car-ramming attack

At least one woman in her 70s has died and dozens were injured in a ramming and stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Ra'naana, to the north of Tel Aviv, on Monday.

15/01/2024

Business

Apple offers Chinese customers discounts on iPhone 15s

The price of iPhone 15s is being cut by as much as 5% as competition heats up in China's smartphone market.

15/01/2024

Yemen

Houthi rebels fire cruise missile at American destroyer in Red Sea

This was the first reaction from Houthis since the US and UK launched strikes against their bases and launch sites in Yemen.

15/01/2024

Israel

Where does the rest of the world stand on Israel genocide allegations?

The accusations levelled against Israel by South Africa are certainly momentous - but what support do they really have globally?

14/01/2024

North Korea

North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile

It’s thought that the Asian nation’s new weapons will be able to reach distant US bases.

14/01/2024

Gaza

100 days of Israel-Hamas war: the conflict by numbers

The war, which began on 7 October 2023, has now reached its 100th day and seen thousands of deaths, millions of displacements and countless buildings destroyed.

14/01/2024

Gaza

Netanyahu warns no one can halt Israel's war to crush Hamas

Netanyahu was speaking after the International Court of Justice at The Hague held two days of hearings on South Africa's allegations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians - a claim that Israel has fully rejected.

14/01/2024

Gaza

More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip

The deaths were recorded as the conflict rages on and fears grow of the war broadening into a regional conflict.

13/01/2024

Taiwan

Ruling-party candidate emerges victorious in Taiwan's presidential election

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election and his opponents have conceded. Beijing strongly opposed the current Vice President Lai Ching-te, calling the poll a choice between war and peace.

13/01/2024

China

Taiwan voters choose their next president

They have taken to the polls with the results weighing China's threat and the island nation's stability

13/01/2024

Israel

Meet the Israeli charity supporting Palestinians amid the Gaza war

Road to Recovery has been helping Palestinians get to hospital appointments across the border into Israel for years – but Hamas' attack on 7 October has made its volunteers' work much harder.

13/01/2024

Yemen

US military strikes another Houthi target in Yemen despite UN requests

The US military carried out another strike on a Houthi-controlled site in Yemen early Saturday, targeting a location which they considered to pose a threat to commercial vessels in the Red Sea. This action followed a series of airstrikes by the US and Britain against Houthi rebels on Thursday.

13/01/2024

Travel News

North Korea to welcome first tourists since the pandemic

The four-day trip will take place in February and features a stop in Pyongyang before skiing at North Korea's most modern resort.

12/01/2024

Culture news

'Parasite' director calls for investigation into actor Lee Sun-kyun's

The 'Parasite' actors' death in December was reported as a suicide following a tabloid scandal over a police drug probe.

12/01/2024

Gaza

South Africa presents Gaza genocide case as UK and US strike Yemen

The latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war.

12/01/2024

The Cube

Did a former version of the Palestinian flag have Star of David on it?

Some pro-Israeli social media accounts have been claiming the former official Palestinian flag used to contain the Star of David back in 1939. The Cube fact-checked these allegations.

12/01/2024

Space

Japan launches intelligence-gathering satellite to watch for missiles

Japan aims to set up a network of 10 satellites to spot and provide early warning for possible missile launches.

12/01/2024

Israel

Euroviews. The ANC’s Israel deflection strategy is cynical and wrong

Instead of making claims that are nothing short of modern-day blood libels against Jews, the ANC should be working to create a safer and more transparent democracy for the people of South Africa, Charles Asher Small writes.

12/01/2024