As the Middle East war enters its third week, there is no sign from either Iran or the United States and Israel that they will stop the fighting any time soon. It is getting more violent and nasty by the day. The Iranian Islamic regime is fighting for its survival, while the US
Malaysia has been identified as a hub for illegal ship-to-ship transfers of crude oil in recent years.
Escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan are quickly turning the Durand Line dispute into a wider regional security crisis. What began as cross-border strikes and retaliatory operations has devolved into sustained fighting along the frontier, drawing the attention of
GURBULAK, Turkey, March 18 - The Iranian women's soccer team crossed the Turkish border into Iran on Wednesday to complete a fraught return journey from Australia, after five members withdrew asylum claims they had lodged there.
Both countries will enhance cooperation in trade, digitalisation and technology, defence, green transition and energy, as well as other people exchanges.
US officials said the warship was deployed to the region, without disclosing its destination or mission.
Japan’s quiet deployment of upgraded Type-12 missiles marks a decisive shift from defensive posturing to operational counterstrike capability, with implications for the balance of power in the East China Sea and around Taiwan. This month, multiple media outlets reported that
Marcos said he had ordered the transportation department “to launch free rides all over the Philippines”.
Mr Andrie Yunus was injured in the face, his eye, hands and torso.
JAKARTA, March 18 - Indonesian military authorities said on Wednesday that they have arrested four officers allegedly involved in an acid attack on an activist known for his opposition to the expanded role of the military in civilian life.
Activist Andrie Yunus suffered injuries to his face, an eye, hands and torso after the acid attack last week.
The new insurance scheme for Malaysians commuting to work in Singapore is likely to be ready by Q2 of 2026.
The man reportedly became angry, got a knife and slashed him on the left arm.
The 28-year-old has been found dead.
As China races to adopt AI in everyday life and to boost its economy, it is grappling with how best to regulate it.
Cambodia has no oil refinery, and has less than a month's supply of diesel, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas and petrol under normal conditions, its energy minister said.
NEW DELHI, March 18 - Ukraine has asked New Delhi to release six of its citizens arrested in India last week for allegedly entering a restricted border state without permits, and crossing into neighbouring Myanmar to train anti-junta ethnic groups in drone warfare.
STOCKHOLM, March 18 - Russia, China and Iran are the biggest threats to Sweden, the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) said on Wednesday in its annual report on threats facing the country.
The US-Israel war on Iran has been described as “the first AI war.” But recent deployments of artificial intelligence are, in fact, the latest in a long history of technological developments that prize a need for speed in the military “kill chain.” “Sixty seconds – that’s all
Taiwan says it has secured alternative supplies for the months ahead, including from the United States.
This is despite a drop-off in Chinese tourists amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
Over half of ADHD drug prescriptions issued between 2020 and 2024 were to children and teenagers.
A state minister said supply levels are expected to normalise soon and urged the public not to resort to panic buying.
More than 400 people were killed and 265 wounded, said the Afghan Taliban government.
Taiwan has said it has secured alternative supplies for the months ahead, including from the US.
The woman had noticed the robot behind her while she was using her phone.
Many global leaders are looking for the best ways to thrive in a rapidly evolving economy, but find themselves at a crossroads. Some are choosing to rely on a familiar – and perhaps, more comfortable – model of rigidity: regulation that’s heavy on process, cautious by default
The money received will be used to improve the ageing monkey enclosure and other zoo facilities.
The President said electric cars were adding an extra 300 megawatts of demand at night, straining the grid.
Some of the offenders had already begun serving community service sentences.
Authorities hope more free time will set the stage for births to reverse a worrisome trajectory of decline.
DUBAI, March 18 - Iran's stance against the development of nuclear weapons won't significantly change, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media on Wednesday, cautioning that the new supreme leader is yet to publicly express his view on
Trump’s move to delay his China visit just two weeks before it was due may reinforce Beijing’s view of Washington’s unpredictability, analysts say, even as China looks to turn the disruption to its advantage.
EU Commission chief Ursula Von der Leyen will arrive in Australia on March 23 to meet PM Anthony Albanese.
Complaints alleged that barcodes and QR codes on the ballots could potentially be used to identify which candidate and party a voter had chosen, undermining the secrecy of the ballot, according to the Office of the Ombudsman.
Science in the modern era is increasingly reliant on enormous datasets and automated analysis. In astronomy, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) – a ten-year survey covering the entire southern sky almost a thousand times over the next decade
It said cameras have been installed at several strategic locations to automatically detect traffic offences.
TOKYO — With the Iran war sending oil prices into a vertical climb, the resulting shockwaves across global markets have investors balancing their portfolios like a high‑stakes game of Jenga on a trembling table. The problem isn’t so much oil prices at over US$100 per barrel.
Zhang Kequn was found with the large consignment of ants in his luggage at a Nairobi airport.
Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu have all embraced the OpenClaw trend - rolling out products as they look for new revenue streams.
Mobile World Congress 2026 (MWC26) came and went without an outburst of anti-Huawei rhetoric from Washington, DC, as the US government was busy repivoting from its obsession with China to its old standby: war in the Middle East. But Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson, mobile telecom
TOKYO, March 18 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the White House on Thursday for meetings that offer U.S. President Donald Trump a chance to lean on a key security partner for support in his Iran war, threatening to strain a decades-old alliance.
Both countries, as well as many others, are seeking to curb dependence on China for the valuable minerals.
