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Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran.

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey is defending her government's decision to hire more comms staff amid an ongoing hiring freeze.Government of B.C./Flickr B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey continues ...

A major, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Myanmar on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. At a depth of about six miles, the quake was relatively shallow, which made it ...

BANGKOK -- Thailand's main opposition People's Party used a two-day parliamentary censure debate to question Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra about her father Thaksin Shinawatra's influence ...

On 15 January 2025, Yoon Suk-yeol cemented his name in the history books, becoming the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested. In the month following this event, one of Asia’s most ...

Following Bangladesh's July 2024 revolution and the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, minority communities faced complex challenges amidst political chaos. While Indian media portrayed systematic ...

President Trump announced an investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. of $100 billion in chip-manufacturing plants in the U.S. Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg News Taiwan Semiconductor ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

A new U.S. missile system deployed in the Philippines puts key Chinese military and commercial hubs within striking distance and hands President Trump an early test of his commitment to deterring ...

Streamer JioHotstar has surpassed 100 million subscribers, the company revealed Thursday, marking a significant development in India’s digital entertainment sector. The milestone underscores the ...

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) is targeted to become one of 100 leading universities in Asia by 2045, according to a project recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh ...