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Canada province to end drug decriminalization program

Canada province to end drug decriminalization program

A Canadian province announced Wednesday that it would not renew a controversial but pioneering drug decriminalization program, saying the initiative has not produced the desired outcome of more users seeking healthcare.
Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash

Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-leader Yoon

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-leader Yoon

Cambodia suspends sales at properties owned by accused cyberscam front

Cambodia suspends sales at properties owned by accused cyberscam front

Cambodia has frozen sales of luxury properties by a U.S.-sanctioned conglomerate after its founder was extradited to China and charged by Washington for allegedly running multibillion-dollar transnational cyberscams.
January 14, 2026 | 07:49 am GMT+7
US has revoked over 100,000 visas since Trump return

US has revoked over 100,000 visas since Trump return

The U.S. has revoked more than 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office on an anti-migrant platform, a record for a single year, the State Department said on Jan. 12.
January 13, 2026 | 09:28 am GMT+7
Meta shuts 544,000 accounts for kids under Australia's social media ban

Meta shuts 544,000 accounts for kids under Australia's social media ban

Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Jan. 12 to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it has blocked more than 544,000 accounts under the new law.
January 13, 2026 | 09:27 am GMT+7
Golden Globes kick off with 'One Battle' among favorites

Golden Globes kick off with 'One Battle' among favorites

The Golden Globes kicked off Sunday, with "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" expected to dominate the glitzy gala's movie awards.
January 12, 2026 | 09:28 am GMT+7
Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4: army

Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4: army

Assailants detonated bombs at nearly a dozen petrol stations in Thailand's south early Sunday, injuring four people, the army said, the latest attacks in the insurgency-hit region.
January 12, 2026 | 08:57 am GMT+7
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
January 11, 2026 | 10:19 pm GMT+7
New York's Chrysler Building, an art deco jewel, seeks new owner

New York's Chrysler Building, an art deco jewel, seeks new owner

The future of the Chrysler Building, a unique monument to art deco architecture on the Manhattan skyline, remains in limbo as it awaits a possible sale.
January 11, 2026 | 10:18 pm GMT+7
Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines

Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines

Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least four.
January 10, 2026 | 11:59 am GMT+7
Former Catholic priest sentenced to 24 years in prison for underage rape case in Brazil

Former Catholic priest sentenced to 24 years in prison for underage rape case in Brazil

A Brazilian court sentenced former priest Bernardino Batista dos Santos to 24 years and nine months in prison for the rape of an underage person, a document obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday showed.
January 9, 2026 | 03:18 pm GMT+7
UN climate chief says Trump scores 'own goal' with treaty retreat

UN climate chief says Trump scores 'own goal' with treaty retreat

The UN climate chief led a chorus of criticism Thursday over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a bedrock climate treaty, calling it a "colossal own goal" that will only harm his country.
January 9, 2026 | 10:56 am GMT+7
Study shows how fast kilos return after ending weight-loss drugs

Study shows how fast kilos return after ending weight-loss drugs

When people stop taking the new generation of weight-loss drugs they pile back on the kilos four times faster than they would after ending diet and exercise regimes, new research found Thursday.
January 8, 2026 | 01:20 pm GMT+7
Australia heatwave stokes risk of catastrophic bushfires

Australia heatwave stokes risk of catastrophic bushfires

Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heatwave blanketing the country.
January 8, 2026 | 01:20 pm GMT+7
From music to mind reading: AI startups bet on earbuds

From music to mind reading: AI startups bet on earbuds

AI companies are on the hunt to design the ideal device to deliver AI's superpowers, and some new enterprises are convinced that headphones or earbuds are the way.
January 7, 2026 | 01:07 pm GMT+7
New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez insisted Tuesday no foreign power was governing her country, even as U.S. President Donald Trump announced Caracas will be swiftly turning over millions of barrels of oil to the United States.
January 7, 2026 | 11:00 am GMT+7
Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Chugoku region

Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Chugoku region

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Jan. 6, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
January 6, 2026 | 10:40 am GMT+7
Shackled and defiant, Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to US narcotics charges

Shackled and defiant, Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to US narcotics charges

Shackled at the ankles and dressed in prison garb, toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stood before a U.S. judge on Jan. 5 and declared he was still his country’s rightful leader as he faced charges that could put him behind bars for life.
January 6, 2026 | 06:18 am GMT+7
'Free our president', Maduro supporters demand at rally

'Free our president', Maduro supporters demand at rally

Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by U.S. forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.
January 5, 2026 | 11:20 am GMT+7
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