Southeast Asia News
Southeast Asia has $60 billion AI boom, but its own startups are missing out - Fortune
Reversing The Flow: How Nubank’s Expertise Could Redefine Digital Banking Competition In Southeast Asia - Forbes
6 Southeast Asian countries among world's 40 most beautiful - VnExpress International
'We want to pay it forward': Funding Societies raises $25M to boost capital for SMEs in Southeast Asia - TechCrunch
Southeast Asia Has $60 Billion AI Boom, But Its Own Startups Are Missing Out - Bloomberg
China tech giant Xiaomi to open two more Singapore stores in 2025 amid Southeast Asia expansion - CNA
Why Southeast Asia is a better bet for Hong Kong tourism - South China Morning Post
Southeast Asian Stocks to Offer Shelter Amid Trump Threat - Yahoo Finance
Asia News
Japan Inc. seeks 'golden' talent in Asia to address labor shortage - Nikkei Asia
The tiny island that sits between Europe and Asia - CNN
Beijing slams Pentagon’s new ‘China threat’ narrative - Asia Times
Asia-Pacific Tourism Set for Rapid Growth: China, India, and Japan Propel to grow from $615.2 Billion Global Travel Market - Travel And Tour World
Erwin Tulfo, Tito Sotto lead Pulse Asia Senate poll - GMA News Online
Southeast Asia Has $60 Billion AI Boom, But Its Own Startups Are Missing Out - Bloomberg
Africa's incredible new £100bn suspension bridge connecting continent to Asia - Express
Asia Pacific - The Guardian
Maxar signs $35 million satellite intelligence deals in Asia-Pacific region - SpaceNews
United States News
US avoids government shutdown after days of political turmoil - BBC.com
Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million - ABC News
United States Prevails in USMCA Dispute on Biotech Corn - U.S. Trade Representative
Senior U.S. Diplomats Meet With Governing Militias in Syria - The New York Times
Trump appoints The Apprentice producer as US special envoy to UK - The Guardian US
Why China Isn’t Scared of Trump: U.S.-Chinese Tensions May Rise, but His Isolationism Will Help Beijing - Foreign Affairs Magazine
Trump threatens EU with tariffs over oil and gas imports - Reuters
US drops $10m reward for arrest of Syria’s new leader after Damascus talks - Al Jazeera English
Europe News
Liberal Europe must learn some history lessons to survive - Financial Times
We need to talk about Europe’s Kevins - The Economist
Europe’s Big Stocks Are Shrinking Deeper Into US Megacaps’ Shadow - Bloomberg
Trump Tariffs? Europe Braces but Has No Clear Strategy - The New York Times
Trump to Europe: Buy more of our oil and gas or face tariffs - CNN
Opinion | Europe Had a Terrible Year, and It’s Probably Going to Get Worse - The New York Times
Von der Leyen’s mission: Stop Europe’s ‘slow agony’ of decline - POLITICO Europe
Want to Visit Europe in 2025? You'll Need to Apply for New Travel Authorization - KQED
These were rated the best companies to work for in Europe in 2024 - Euronews
Middle East News
Middle East crisis: Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza – live updates - The Guardian
Middle East crisis: mediators push on with Gaza ceasefire talks amid fresh strikes – as it happened - The Guardian
Is Israel Really Building an Empire Across the Middle East? - Haaretz
Israel vs. Turkey: The Intensifying Middle-East Power Struggle - The Wall Street Journal
Column | After Assad’s fall, a new Middle East ‘order’ is taking shape - The Washington Post
The Middle East’s shifting balance of power favors Turkey and Israel - Atlantic Council
The fall of Assad is just the beginning: The struggle for Syria has resumed - opinion - The Jerusalem Post
Video | Bridging The Gulf: Modi And The Middle East - NDTV
Africa News
New cities and giant ports: The infrastructure megaprojects set to transform Africa - CNN
Africa's incredible new £100bn suspension bridge connecting continent to Asia - Express
France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's why - ABC News
Esports are booming in Africa – but can its infrastructure keep pace? - The Guardian
Africa's week in pictures: 13-19 December 2024 - BBC.com
Southern Africa’s liberation movements have lost their political mojo - Al Jazeera English
Why Russia Is Not a Great Power in Africa - Foreign Policy
Africa File, December 19, 2024 - Institute for the Study of War
Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom - UN News