Kim Jong Un re-appointed leader of North Korea’s ruling party
North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party has again chosen Kim Jong Un to be its general secretary, state media report. The announcement, which was made at a rubber-stamp party congress in Pyongyang on Sunday, comes as little surprise given the Kim…
Iran refusing to export highly enriched uranium but willing to dilute purity, sources say
Iran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said. The proposal will…
Iran petitions UN security council over alleged United States military threats
The Iranian government has officially filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council, alleging that the United States has made direct military threats and violated international law. In a letter dated February 19, 2026, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN,…
South Korea’s ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been jailed for life for masterminding an insurrection by trying to impose military rule. Yoon attempted to subvert the constitution by deploying military troops to seal off the National Assembly and ordering the…
Japan’s Takaichi reelected as first female prime minister after landslide victory
Takaichi Sanae has been designated as prime minister by this house. Takaichi Sanae was reelected by parliament as Japan’s 105th prime minister on February 18 when a special Diet session got underway. She won a vast majority of votes cast…
China has another solution to its shrinking population: robots
China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing retirees swells. A flurry of policies from…
Hundreds of thousands join Iran protests around the world
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations around the world against the Iranian government on Saturday, following calls from the exiled son of the late shah for a “global day of action”. Addressing an estimated 250,000 people in…
Iran’s Araghchi slams European powers for ‘irrelevance’ in nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has derided the Munich Security Conference as a “circus”, accusing European powers of “paralysis and irrelevance” in efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with the United States. Iranian officials were not invited to the annual security…
Chinese leader makes rare reference to recent military purge
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare public reference to a recent crackdown which saw the country’s top military general removed. General Zhang Youxia, who was widely seen as Xi’s closest military ally, was removed from his post in…
China sees record surge of overseas graduates returning home for high-tech opportunities
A record number of Chinese graduates educated overseas are returning home, driven by the expansion of high-tech industries, supportive government policies, tighter foreign visa regimes, and increasingly competitive global job markets. According to the “2025 China Returnee Employment Survey Report”…