In the Philippines, prepaid load is how millions of people stay connected — small amounts, bought in cash at neighbourhood shops, with no monthly bill or contract. Here is why prepaid fits daily life so well.
Saudi Arabia and Singapore have announced a joint plan to store Saudi crude at Singapore’s Jurong Rock Caverns from the second half of 2027, a move aimed at strengthening Asia’s energy supply security after war-linked disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.
The UN’s political mission in Somalia closes on 31 October after more than three decades, as a new World Food Programme chief takes office warning that conflict is driving people into hunger.
Why is mobile internet so fast in South Korea? Dense cities, early fibre and mobile investment, strong competition and high-rise living all play a part — explained in plain terms.
In Mexico, the corner shop is also the phone shop. Here is why so many people top up their mobile credit there, in cash, instead of paying a monthly bill online.
Russian ballistic missiles struck a Kyiv university campus, a hospital and the Southern Bridge overnight into October 27, killing one person and injuring at least 14, Ukrainian officials said.
Voter turnout in Israel’s October 27, 2026 election reached 44.9% by 2pm, the highest at that stage since the Central Elections Committee began recording such figures in 1973, with polls closing at 10pm and no seat figures allowed until then.
Evening slowdowns on mobile internet in Egypt usually come down to congestion, coverage and your surroundings. Here is what is really going on — and what actually helps.
Around 36,600 people have fled southern Ethiopia into northern Kenya after renewed fighting on the Ethiopian side of the border, the UN migration agency IOM says, with most hosted by border communities and nearly 11,000 sheltering at a church compound.
In Kenya, the phone is the wallet. From market stalls to bus fares, mobile money explains how a country skipped the bank card era and went straight to paying by phone.