Pakistani YouTube star charged with blasphemy over perfume

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A Pakistani YouTube star has been charged with blasphemy after launching a perfume named after the very law he has fallen foul of, police said on Tuesday (March 25, 2025). Rajab Butt has one of the largest online followings in Pakistan and has been … Read more

What is the Unification Church and why did a Japanese court order it dissolved?

The logo of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, is seen at its building’s entrance in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court ordered a revokation of its legal status after the government accused it of manipulative fundraising … Read more

International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in U.S. under Trump

Students stage a walk-out protest at Columbia University’s Low Library steps to condemn the presence of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on campus and call for the release of Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, U.S., on March 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Since plunging during the COVID-19 pandemic, international student enrolment in … Read more

South Korea struggles to contain deadly wildfires

Houses burn in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fueled by strong winds in Uiseong, South Korea on March 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday (March 25, 2025), as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country’s worst-ever fire outbreaks. … Read more

India, China may seek to meddle in election: Canada

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters China and India are likely to try to interfere in the Canadian general election on April 28, while Russia and Pakistan have the potential to do so, the country’s spy service said on Monday (March 24, 2025). The Canadian Security Intelligence Service made its comments at a time … Read more

Tokyo court orders dissolution of Unification Church in Japan

The entrance of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, is seen on November 7, 2023, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP A court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. … Read more