TAIPEI — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan shortly after midnight Monday, damaging buildings and injuring at least 27 people, according to the island's authorities.

Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback.

Indonesia’s plan to set a minimum age for social media users has been largely welcomed by parents and advocacy groups, although some have raised a few concerns over the plan, including the possible leakage of personal data.

Struggling Chiang Rai United extended BG Pathum United's wait for their first win of the Thai League 1 second leg by inflicting a 1-0 defeat on the Rabbits on Saturday night.

Pornpawee Chochuwong went down to An Se-Young in the final of the US$950,000 BWF India Open 2025 as the Korean world No.1 claimed her second title of the year in New Delhi on Sunday.

MELBOURNE - Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek are eyeing a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday while golden couple Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina hope to extend their family odyssey.

DAVOS, Switzerland - A leading NGO warned on Monday of an emerging "aristocratic oligarchy" with massive political clout and primed to profit from Donald Trump's presidency, as global elites descend on Davos for their annual confab.

PRAYAGRAJ (INDIA) - Keen to improve India's abysmal crowd management record at large-scale religious events, organisers of the world's largest human gathering are using artificial intelligence to try to prevent stampedes.

NEW YORK: On Saturday night, for the first time in five years, millions of American TikTok users who logged on for a late-night scroll were met with an unwelcome notice that their beloved app had been banned and shut down.

NEW YORK – After a brief weekend outage, TikTok was up and running again on Sunday in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order Monday to keep the popular video platform active.