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Trump hit out at a “nasty” US$140 million fine by the European Union against tech tycoon Elon Musk’s X social network—while admitting he didn’t know much about it—before widening his attack. — Reuters pic

Trump warns of Europe’s ‘very bad’ trajectory following new security strategy

Trump's announcement marked a significant shift in US export policy for advanced AI chips, which Joe Biden’s administration had heavily restricted over national security concerns about Chinese military applications. — AFP pic

Trump allows Nvidia to export advanced H200 AI chips to China in policy shift

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable event in the Cabinet Room of the White House. — AFP pic

Trump threatens new 5pc tariff on Mexico over alleged water treaty breach

Smoke rises from the site, after Thailand launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, according to Thai army, in Choeteal Kong, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia, in this screengrab obtained from social media video released on December 8, 2025. — Social media pic via Reuters

Cambodia–Thailand military comparison: Budgets, personnel and firepower

Travellers look at updates on flights, as they stand next to a screen displaying details of cancelled IndiGo airlines flights, at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru December 6, 2025. — Reuters pic

What are India’s pilot safety rules that hit IndiGo operations and air travel

Facebook and Instagram alerts are displayed on a mobile phone as Meta prepares for a new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 6, 2025. — Reuters pic

‘Not black or white’: Teens worldwide split on Australia’s under-16 social media ban

A soldier from the Syrian Ministry of Defense stands next a mural during a tour in an abandoned military base, once considered to be the largest Iranian military base in Syria, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, in the Jabal Azzan area on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic

‘It’s all over’: How Iran left Assad to his fate just days before Damascus fell

Indonesian Air Force personnel prepare to airdrop aid from a military transport aircraft in the flood-affected and isolated Gayo Lues area in Aceh on December 7, 2025. Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, the country’s disaster management agency said on December 6, with fears that starvation could send the toll even higher. — AFP pic

‘Everything is lacking’: Indonesia battles shortages, Sri Lanka mobilises troops after storms

In a statement on Monday, Thailand’s air force said it had deployed its aircraft to hit military targets after Cambodia mobilised heavy weaponry and repositioned its combat units. — Screengrab from social media

China-made rocket among triggers for Thai airstrikes into Cambodia

Myanmar nationals living in Thailand queue up outside the Myanmar Embassy for early voting ahead of the Myanmar general election, in Bangkok on December 6, 2025. — AFP pic

Thailand urges Myanmar military to allow peaceful transition after upcoming elections

US Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) questions Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the DHS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington April 10, 2024. — Reuters pic

‘Lack of loyalty’: Trump rebukes Texas lawmaker Cuellar for not switching parties after pardon

People are seen outside the court that began hearing compensation cases filed by the relatives of passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, in Beijing on November 27, 2023. A Beijing court ordered Malaysia Airlines on December 8, 2025 to pay compensation to the families of eight passengers from flight MH370, more than a decade after the plane disappeared. — AFP pic

Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay RM1.6m per family in MH370 cases after decade‑long wait

People flee amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 8, 2025. —  Agence Kampuchea Press handout pic via Reuters

Why fighting has erupted once more on the Thailand-Cambodia border

Indonesia has some of the world’s toughest drug laws, but has moved to free several high-profile foreign detainees since last year. ― AFP file pic

Dutch death row inmate released from Indonesia for repatriation on humanitarian grounds

Indonesia's Mobile Brigade Corps is deploying Sumatran elephants to help clear tree debris following flash floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district, Aceh. — AFP pic

Death toll rises to 950 in Indonesia floods as shortages escalate across Sumatra

Fires are common in India due to poor building practices, overcrowding and a lack of adherence to safety regulations. —  Screengrab of video via social media

Four Nepalis among 25 dead in deadly Goa nightclub blaze, authorities arrest four over incident