UBS has reportedly agreed to acquire Credit Suisse for over $2 billion, as authorities aim to prevent further turmoil in the markets. Credit Suisse, one of the world's largest wealth managers and a systemically important bank, has faced significant challenges recently, including the second- and third-largest bank failures in US history.

Real Madrid faced a crucial match against archrivals Barcelona at Camp Nou, with a victory giving them a chance to reduce the nine-point gap in La Liga. However, despite scoring an early own goal, Madrid could not hold onto their lead and eventually lost to a late goal from Barcelona, leaving them with a seemingly insurmountable 12-point deficit in the league table.

The world is currently undergoing significant changes that have not been seen in a century, including heightened geopolitical turbulence, increasing confrontation between unilateralism and multi-polarity, an unprecedented pandemic, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.

On Saturday, former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that he anticipates being arrested on Tuesday by New York prosecutors who are contemplating charges over a payment made to a porn star. He alleged that he received the information from a "corrupt & highly political Manhattan district attorney's office" but did not discuss the potential charges on his Truth Social account. Despite not being notified of any arrest, Trump urged his supporters to protest and "take our nation back" in his post.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will be called to testify in the investigation into allegations that he and his wife attempted to illegally import $3.2 million worth of jewelry gifted to them by the Saudi Arabian government into Brazil.

Microsoft has unveiled plans to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into its Microsoft 365 product suite, with a new AI "Copilot" that will speed up content creation for Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and Outlook emails.

A crucial summit between the leaders of South Korea and Japan saw the two countries take steps toward reconciliation after a decade of dispute.

The UK has banned TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries who have barred the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns.

Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt has announced that most working parents in the UK will be offered 30 hours of free childcare per week for children under five, to ease the financial burden of the cost-of-living crisis.

OpenAI announced the release of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-4, which can generate content based on text and images, representing a significant improvement on its previous model, GPT-3.5.

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed hope for increased trade and investment with China to help Nepal achieve its development goals, during the Nepal-China investment and business forum held in Nepal’s capital.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that The European Union (EU) aims to produce 40 percent of its own clean technologies by 2030.

FIFA's approval of an expanded 48-team, 104-match World Cup has received backlash worldwide. The 2026 World Cup, that will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, will last nearly six weeks and will have 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two and eight best third-placed sides advancing to the knockout stages.

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at expanding background checks for gun purchases, which is intended to reduce mass shootings in the country.

China's visa authorities abroad will resume issuance of all categories of visas to foreigners starting on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday unveiled a flurry of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its email, collaboration and cloud software, taking aim at Microsoft Corp just days before its rival is expected to make a similar announcement.

The US, UK, and Australia have announced a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines by the early 2030s.

The newly elected President of Nepal, Ram Chandra Poudel, was sworn in on Monday to start his five-year term.

Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian to win the Best Actress Award at the 95th Academy Awards for her performance in “Everything Everywhere all at once”. She gave an inspiring speech, saying that it was a beacon of hope and possibilities for all the little boys and girls who look like her.

The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power are facing an angry backlash from the public for their radioactive wastewater discharge plan, as people in Tokyo held a large-scale protest on Saturday. According to the plan that was announced in January, it would release radioactive wastewater from the wrecked nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean in spring or summer this year.

China launched a new remote sensing satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Center on Monday. The satellite, named Horus-2, was launched atop a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 12:02 p.m. Beijing Time and has entered its set orbit. Horus-1 satellite was launched on 24th February. Monday’s launch marks the 466th flight mission of China’s Long March rocket series.

The French Senate, parliament's upper chamber, voted 195-112 on Saturday night to approve President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension reform plan, despite a seventh day of demonstrations.

Mikaela Shiffrin, the Colorado native and ski racer, has become the greatest Alpine skier of all time after winning her 87th World Cup race on Saturday, breaking the all-time record set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark. Shiffrin clinched two Olympic gold and seven world championship titles with astounding consistency, attaining skiing immortality. Shiffrin's record-breaking triumph caps off a stunning turnaround after she failed to pick up any medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, bouncing back by amassing 13 wins across all disciplines so far this season and securing the overall, slalom and giant slalom World Cup Crystal Globes. Shiffrin, who will turn 28 on Monday, is expected to compete in three more races this season and has already set her sights on smashing more records.

The French Senate, parliament's upper chamber, voted 195-112 on Saturday night to approve President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension reform plan, despite a seventh day of demonstrations.

The announcement to restore diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, made on Friday in a joint statement with China, has been widely welcomed around the globe as a victory for peace and dialogue.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged with abuse of power and money laundry at a Kuala Lumpur court on Friday.

Colombia’s wild hippos, once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar, have raised concerns among conservationists and government officials as their numbers continue to grow.

Petr Pavel was sworn in on Thursday for a five-year term as Czech president.

With the aim to promote the upcoming 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, The Fun Run was held in Yangon, Myanmar. Thousands of students from different universities in Yangon, including the Institute of Sports and Physical Education, participated in the Fun Run. Sports enthusiasts also joined the event and cheered on the runners.

A press conference was held to talk about the Fun Run of 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games at National Indoor Stadium (1) jointly organized by Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar and Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.

According to the China’s space agency, the China National Space Administration plans to launch a new interplanetary mission called Tianwen-2. The mission will target a small near-Earth asteroid called 2016 HO3, sample it, return to Earth, and then head out again to a main-belt comet 311P. this is the second mission in China’s Tianwen series of Planetary endeavors, following the successful arrival of Tianwen-1 on Mars in 2021.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has captured images of sun rays shining through clouds at sunset on February 2, marking the first-time crepuscular rays have been viewed so clearly on Mars.

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday agreed with the state's Republican attorney general that the policy of President Joe Biden's administration to release many people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexican border rather than detaining them violates U.S. immigration law.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Greece on Wednesday and workers went on strike in the biggest show of public anger yet over the country's deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people last week.

South Korea's health authorities on Wednesday said, South Korea will not require pre-departure COVID test for travelers from China starting Saturday, in its latest step to ease border controls on passengers from the neighboring country.

A Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, Egyptian urban consumer inflation will rise in February to its highest level in well over five years, following a series of devaluations in the Egyptian pound in January.

The head of the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality said on Tuesday that the status of women is "under siege," more than 20 years after the UN Security Council passed a milestone resolution on women, peace, and security.

Police and medics said, at least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured after an explosion struck an office building in the Bangladeshi capital's commercial district on Tuesday.

France's trade unions headed for a crucial face-off against President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform that would push back the retirement age for millions.

Condemning the government’s plan to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labor, protesters gathered outside the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on March 6.

According to the report of the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), Kenya has lost 2.61 million livestock to drought in recent months, which is about 5 percent of all animals in arid and semi-arid areas.

The creator of a new science fiction manga that is about to be released in Japan has revealed that they do not possess any drawing skills. They decided to use artificial intelligence to help them create the futuristic and chaotic storyline.

More protests are expected in Greece four days on from the worst train crash in the country's history, which claimed the lives of 57 people.

The popularity of electric cars is surging around the world. But along with the demand, there are questions. What happens to all the old EV batteries as the first generation of electric car batteries reach the end of their lives and are no longer enough to power a car?

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to Bola Tinubu on his election as Nigerian president. Xi pointed out in his message, Nigeria is China's important strategic partner in Africa.

Britain's Unite trade union has announced the suspension of planned strikes by ambulance workers on Monday and Wednesday, to engage in discussions with the government regarding their pay.

Fiji's Acting Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica said on Friday that the country has been on very high alert after Japan planned to discharge the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.

The head of China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC) on Wednesday said, China is gearing up to construct the country's first constellation of very-low-Earth-orbit (VLEO) satellites, with the maiden launch scheduled for this September.

Recently, an article published by the New York Times said that a record number of immigrant children were entering the United States unaccompanied by their parents. Many of them would engage in jobs that violate the laws of child labor. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of children employed illegally by companies across the U.S. has increased by 69 percent since 2018.

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that weekly cholera cases in the affected African countries decline, heavy flooding due to seasonal rains and tropical cyclones in southern Africa are raising the risk of the disease spreading and threatening to undermine outbreak control efforts.

a spokesperson for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Wednesday said, the couple have been asked to vacate Frogmore Cottage, the house within the grounds of King Charles's Windsor Castle estate they use when in Britain.

Maslenitsa, or pancake week, is a cheerful religious holiday during which people in Belarus bid farewell to winter and celebrate the beginning of spring.

On Tuesday, some judges on the U.S. Supreme Court who lean towards conservative beliefs expressed uncertainty about whether President Joe Biden's proposal to forgive $430 billion in student loans for around 40 million people is legal. The outcome of his promise made during his campaign is uncertain.

China intends to enlarge its space station in the near-Earth orbit by deploying a new module that will connect with the current configuration, resulting in a cross-shaped combination

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles originally stated that she was resistant to “race-based policy that disempowers Aboriginal Territorians.” She later changed her mind when she saw the crime statistics in the region.

With the aim to push forward China’s digital development, the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council released a new plan on 26th February.

According to a recent Guardian analysis of data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency and non-profit groups, accidental chemical releases remain a consistent issue across the United Stated through train derailments, truck crashes, pipeline ruptures, or industrial plant leaks and spills.

According to a recent paper published in the Journal Science on February 24, samples brought back from the Ryugu asteroid by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft have been found to contain a range of organic molecules, including 20 types of amino acids.

European Commission Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen has called for progress on a stalled reform of EU asylum rules after the deaths of more than 50 migrants off Italy.

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its second plenary session in Beijing on 26th February 2023.

A team of Chinese researchers has recently developed a new type of self-powered flexible and transparent electronic skin (e-skin) that can monitor subtle human activities, shedding light on the future of wearable technology.

The death toll has risen to six, and 47 people remain missing, nearly two days after a coal mine collapsed in Alxa League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Another six people were successfully pulled out by 10:30 p.m. on Thursday as rescuers continued searching for the missing personnel.

The National Disaster Risk Management Office (BNGRC) on Thursday said, the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to seven in Madagascar and more than 13,000 people have been displaced.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and together with China, Hungary should further strengthen the high-quality cooperation on BRI, Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said when meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday said, the international community has the right to demand a thorough investigation into the attacks on Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month, allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter.

Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil's southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds of others, according to a statement released by Sao Paulo state authorities on Sunday.

Syria on Sunday urged the United Nations to take necessary measures to deter Israel's attacks and hold it accountable after a deadly Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital Damascus.

Australian professor, 3 colleagues taken hostage in Papua New Guinea