A parliamentary committee has authorised the military leadership to hold talks with the newly energised Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, a group that has mercilessly butchered tens of thousands of …
Asia’s richest woman loses half her $24bn fortune in China property crisis
Yang Huiyan, a majority shareholder in Chinese property giant Country Garden, saw net worth plunge to $11.3bn in a year …
China’s central bank seeks to mobilise $148bn bailout for real estate projects
Beijing is seeking to mobilise up to Rmb1tn ($148bn) of loans for stalled property developments, in its most ambitious attempt to revive the debt-stricken sector and mollify home buyers who are …
A new Georgia voting law reduced ballot drop box access in places that used them most
Georgia lawmakers changed voting laws after 2020, including eliminating drop boxes in certain counties, making it harder for many voters in cities and suburbs, often people of color, to access them.
Sri Lanka extends state of emergency as police round up protest leaders
Parliament ratifies powers that allow the military to detain people, limit public gatherings and search private property …
Sri Lanka extends state of emergency as police round up protest leaders
Parliament ratifies powers that allow the military to detain people, limit public gatherings and search private property …
Sri Lanka extends state of emergency, arrests key protest leaders
The vote passed 120-63 in the 225-member parliament. The other lawmakers abstained. The decree, which gives the president the power to make regulations in the interest of public security and order, …
Pictured: Houses collapse and cars narrowly miss falling boulders as Philippines hit by earthquake
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has killed at least three people after triggering landslides, damaging churches, and knocking out power …
Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun host gives some harsh truths to buyers on lower budget
A host on Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun has shared the harsh reality for buyers working on a smaller budget. Jean Johansson had some candid home truths for buyers on A Place in the Sun about their …
Hong Kong property tycoon accuses US of intending to destroy city’s financial status, mainland China
Hang Lung Group chairman Ronnie Chan says city must not underestimate ‘madness with which the US wants to destroy mainland China’, and Hong Kong Property tycoon and ex-head of securities watchdog also …