Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Germany’s CDU is entering a leadership crisisDiego Faßnacht reports that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a deepening leadership crisis as the CDU’s firewall
He faces US pressure to contribute to the Iran war and domestic opposition to any troop deployment.
BAKU/PARIS, Sept 18 - A senior Azerbaijani diplomat on Friday rejected allegations that Baku had pressured France to lobby for the removal of Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the European Union's sanctions list, calling the claims \"categorically unfounded\".
Critics tie the case to efforts to unseat Vice-President Sara Duterte.
Those who submit plans and take necessary safety precautions will not have to pay for rescue operations.
Nestle's shares in India fell almost 3 per cent following news of the action.
Th Sikh activist from Dumbarton was arrested in 2017 in India in connection with alleged terror offences.
The next court date was set for Oct 12.
Former PM Najib Razak is likely the first convicted prisoner in Malaysia to have his sentence commuted to house arrest, experts say, adding that the move could pose a challenge for incumbent Anwar Ibrahim, given his anti-corruption pledge.
Xiong’an, a new city 100km south-west of Beijing, is a potential area for collaboration, he said.
In a defensive revamp, Sanae Takaichi keeps core ministers, appoints scandal-tainted lawmakers.
The items were found with materials used in detonations on a ferry that also carried passengers.
Australia is planning to cut the number of visas issued – and detain tourists who overstay.
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 - At least 16 people, including five police personnel, were killed in northwest Pakistan on Friday after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into a police facility as people were praying at a mosque inside, police said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
The 50-year-old was freed of all charges by the Indian top court in November last year.
Asian Games organisers mistakenly played the North Korean national anthem ahead of a men's hockey match between Bangladesh and South Korea.
A four-year-old child is among those killed in the attack, during which gunmen also opened fire on a police facility.
BETRAWATI, Nepal/DEVIGHAT, Nepal, Sept 18 - Anusa Thapa Magar rushed home from her job in the Maldives after hearing about Nepal's devastating floods, hoping that her beloved grandmother was one of those who survived.
Hear why US President Donald Trump need not be afraid for now, says our expert guest.
Nine people have now been confirmed dead, with 108 survivors, but 126 passengers remain unaccounted for.
The debate about AI consciousness is growing, in academic articles, newspaper opinion pieces, and even among AI bots themselves. I doubt this is a passing wave of interest. As AI systems become more capable and human-like, and more involved in our lives, the question will
The exercise covers 183,211 Qin and Tang series vehicles produced between 2014 and 2022, as a defect in a batch of brake pedal stopper pads puts them at risk of cracking or detaching over time.
The gunman is among the dead in what is the third school shooting in the country since June.
TOKYO – Two words sprang to mind when the Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.25% on Friday: Scott Bessent. No, the US Treasury secretary didn’t cause the 25-basis-point increase announced by Governor Kazuo Ueda. The BOJ was responding to a far more
SYDNEY, Sept 18 - A man died on Friday after being mauled by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in the state of Western Australia, police said.
The former Italian carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi which docked in Jakarta, will be renamed KRI Sriwijaya.
It was the second shark attack in Western Australia this week.
This is the Philippines' third deadly campus shooting since June.
Ahead of the Singapore Tennis Open, 21-year-old tennis star Alexandra Eala reflects on navigating newfound stardom, why Singapore feels like one of her many homes, and what it's like for her to inspire young women across Asia.
A spokesperson for China's coast guard said the Philippine vessel disregarded "repeated solemn warnings" and deliberately changed course to "cut across the bow of the Chinese coast guard vessel".
MANILA, Sept 18 - At least one person was killed and four others injured in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Friday, the provincial governor said.
The suspect told his friends to go home before he started his rampage, says town mayor.
Freeing an American from Myanmar’s custody is a diplomatic win. Turning that win into a case for trusting the country’s coup-maker, rights-abusing generals, however, would be a mistake. Adam Castillo, a former US Marine and ex-president of the American Chamber of Commerce in
The central bank raised rates on Friday (Sep 18) to a 31-year high of 1.25 per cent, pressing ahead with policy normalisation as inflation risks remain elevated.
President Lai Ching-te said precision firing exercises are crucial for testing weapon effectiveness.
Vietnam is challenging Thailand for a greater share of China’s durian market, helped by its proximity and improving transport links, even as growing tourism creates new opportunities along the border.
China’s coast guard blamed the actions of the Philippine vessel.
MANILA, Sept 18 - A China Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine boat on a resupply mission in the South China Sea on Friday, damaging its railings and deck structures but causing no injuries, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said, in the latest confrontation between the two
Emergency crews rushed to Sorrento Beach in Perth after witnesses reported a man being dragged under by a shark.
It took just a few days for Houthi forces to seize most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including the shores of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial Red Sea maritime choke point. The offensive started on September 3, 2026, with a push to cut the strategically important road linking
A Pardons Board meeting chaired by the Malaysian king on Friday (Sep 18) reached this decision after an appeal by Najib Razak, who is serving a six-year jail sentence until Aug 23, 2028.
Thousands of homes and more than 22,000ha of crops were also damaged.