Papua New Guinea’s government has shut down social media platform Facebook, in what it describes as a “test” to mitigate hate speech, misinformation, pornography and “other detrimental content”.

A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country’s disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.

In the ever-changing global landscape of 2025, China’s diplomatic strategies are taking centre stage, driven by President Xi Jinping’s leadership.

Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S. attacked Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, the White House said on Monday, following a first-hand account by The Atlantic.

China has set some ambitious plans that it hopes to achieve this year.

U.S. and Russian officials wrapped up day-long talks on Monday focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations.

In an annual report delivered at the fourth session of the seventh National People’s Congress in Beijing, the Governor of Hainan Province Liu Xiaoming highlighted the region’s major accomplishments last year and discussed ongoing challenges.

A powerful cyberattack knocked out the online ticketing system for Ukraine’s state railway service, causing long queues at stations on Monday in what Kyiv officials said looked like a Russian attempt to “destabilise” the situation.

Guangdong Province in China has established itself as an innovation hub with cutting-edge technology and scientific breakthroughs emerging regularly out of the area.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor had become a “movement of violence” and that the main opposition party would be held accountable for injured police officers and damage to property.

As global geopolitics evolves, China has made it clear they are committed to stability and cooperation in the global stage.

A U.S. appeals court judge said on Monday that Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the United States during World War Two than Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration.