Ex-Philippine leader Duterte's drug war enforcer escapes ICC arrest

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, has sought refuge in the senate.

Indonesian prisons, inmates assigned to cook free meals for schoolchildren

Prisons will also contribute some raw materials for the kitchens through agricultural activities.

Africa: Macron Champions African Investment, Backs Restitution of Colonial Artefacts

[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron urged investment in Africa at the start of an economic summit in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at renewing France's engagement with the continent. He also put forward France's new legislation easing the return of objects looted during the colonial

Africa: Ad1181 - Demand for Civic Space Holds Strong Across Africa As Supply of Freedoms Wanes

[Afrobarometer] Fewer citizens see their media as free, feel free to say what they think.

Africa: Strait of Hormuz De-Escalation Is Urgent, Says UN Chief

[UN News] As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose again early Monday, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for a peaceful resolution and warn of the crisis's widening impact across Africa

Africa: Want to Feed the World? Invest in Food Systems

[IPS] Bulawayo -- As the global target to eliminate hunger by 2030 fast slips out of reach, investing in how the world feeds itself is the only way to avert a crisis.

Trump-Xi summit to show that everything now is leverage

Trump’s world is not rules-based globalization or full Cold War fragmentation — it’s perpetual leverage economics. This week’s summit in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will showcase that reality more clearly than any major diplomatic encounter since Trump returned

Israel passes law to allow death penalty and public trials for those linked to 7 October

Israel passes a law that permits the death penalty and public trials for those involved in the unprecedented Hamas-led attacks.

New Israeli law sets military tribunal for Hamas October 7 militants

By Dedi Hayun JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian militants who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, a step lawmakers said would help heal national trauma.

New tectonic plate boundary could be forming in Zambia, scientists say

Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say. Unexpectedly high helium isotope ratios indicate that a weakness in Earth's crust has broken through to reach the mantle beneath. This rift could

14 missing, 23 rescued after migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

The boat was carrying 37 undocumented migrants believed to be from Indonesia.

Oil climbs but markets shrug off US-Iran deadlock

Trump-Xi meet as petroyuan rises on Iran war’s tide

The US-Israel war on Iran has acted not as a mere diversion but as a brutal accelerator of history, fundamentally rupturing the Middle East’s security architecture and accelerating the very realignment it sought to prevent. In the war’s destructive wake – marked by the

‘Lesson written in blood’: How Hong Kong’s deadly Wang Fuk Court fire exposed systemic failures

The disaster killed 168 people and displaced thousands, laying bare lapses in construction safety while leaving survivors and families struggling to rebuild their lives and seek answers.

New model finds the lower size limit for habitable exoplanets

The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there's a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable telescope time on only the best candidates is critical. One variable of a planet that will have a huge impact on its habitability is

Trump vows to discuss case of imprisoned HK activist Jimmy Lai with Xi

Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his supposed anti-China advocacies.

Peace deal hopes fade after Trump rejects 'garbage' Iran proposal

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 12 - Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was \"on life support\" as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as \"garbage\".

US top diplomat discusses Iran, Strait of Hormuz with UK and Australia

WASHINGTON, May 11 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts on Monday to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.

Indonesia on alert for hantavirus amid European cruise outbreak

The disease has been detected in Indonesia in the past two years, with dozens of people infected.

Vitamins over vaccines: misinformation entrenched amid Indonesia measles surge

Over 8,000 suspected cases of measles and 10 deaths were recorded in Indonesia in the first three months of 2026.

Key events in ties between the United States, China and Taiwan

May 12 - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week for talks in Beijing certain to feature the issue of democratically-governed Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, although Taipei rejects those claims.

Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble—a study analyzes data from 16 years of road counts

Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird species, raptor populations are declining faster. This is because they need large areas to live in, have low population

Trump tells SC Republicans to be ‘bold and courageous’ ahead of vote on redistricting

President Trump on Monday encouraged South Carolina Republicans to be “bold” and "courageous" ahead of a vote on redistricting after Tennessee Republicans approved a new map that threatens to unseat the state’s lone House Democrat. “South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND

South Korea floats ‘citizen dividend’ using AI profits

Samsung's labour union has threatened an 18-day strike starting on May 21.

Japan bear sightings double in year to March

Bear attacks killed 13 people in Japan in 2025, more than twice the previous high.

Five things to watch in Asia as Trump prepares to meet China's Xi this week

The U.S. and Chinese presidents are scheduled to gather in Beijing on Thursday and Friday amid a packed week of diplomatic meetings.

Nationwide screenings uncover early signs of hypertension in children in Indonesia

Around 22.1 per cent of the children examined had blood pressure above normal levels for their age.

Analysis-Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

By Mei Mei Chu, Antoni Slodkowski and Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that towering trade tariffs would bring America's main economic rival to heel. He heads to China this week with that ambition blunted by court

Los Angeles-area mayor to plead guilty to acting as Chinese propaganda agent

LOS ANGELES, May 11 - The mayor of Arcadia, California, a heavily Chinese-American suburb of Los Angeles, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of acting as a foreign agent of China, spreading propaganda on behalf of Beijing, U.S. officials said on Monday.

Algal bloom crisis shows climate risks need evaluative governance

Identifying and analyzing climate risks is a necessary function of governments, but researchers at Adelaide University's Environment Institute argue such processes will not lead to effective action without taking additional steps to understand which risks are considered

One killed, 11 rescued in shophouse fire in KL

A total of 45 firefighters were deployed to the scene.

Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

President Trump needs China more than China needs him, say political analysts.

Brazilian flotilla activist returns home, alleges torture during Israel detention

By Lais Morais SAO PAULO, May 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian activist Thiago Avila returned to Sao Paulo on Monday following his detention and deportation from Israel, where he alleged he was tortured and witnessed abuses of Palestinian prisoners during 10 days in custody.

Malaysia searches for 14 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Pangkor island

The boat is believed to be carrying undocumented Indonesian migrants.

Generative AI may significantly reduce the number of animal experiments

In early phases of drug development, new active substances are tested in animals—alongside numerous other experimental methods. Researchers face a dilemma: on the one hand, for ethical reasons, they aim to keep the number of animals used in an experiment as low as possible. On

SAG-AFTRA Contract Includes Controversial Merger of Pension Funds

The SAG-AFTRA board on Monday approved its four-year contract with the major studios, which includes a plan to merge the union’s two pension funds on Jan. 1, 2028. The board voted 89% in favor of recommending the deal, which now goes to the membership for a ratification vote.

Netflix is spying on children and selling user data, Texas AG Ken Paxton alleges in lawsuit

"When you watch Netflix, Netflix watched you," Texas AG Ken Paxton alleges in the lawsuit.

Scurvy's skeletal fingerprint found in California's Late Holocene archaeological sites

A recent study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology documented skeletal changes linked to scurvy in Late Holocene archaeological sites in California (500 BCE–1834 CE). The change observed shows the cascading impacts of dietary practices on skeletal

Trump says Vance, Rubio could be 2028 ‘dream team’ ticket

President Trump on Monday floated Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a “dream team" ahead of the 2028 presidential election, polling attendees of a White House event on who they liked better and stopping short of offering an endorsement. “Who likes J.D.

New Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie's inspiration revealed by Obsession director

Curry Barker really loves The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and wants to revive the spirit in his reboot/sequel.

Jeff Ross on the ‘Real Tension’ Behind the ‘Roast of Kevin Hart,’ His Favorite Cut Joke and Who He Wants to Skewer Next (EXCLUSIVE)

It wouldn’t be a roast without the Roastmaster General. Jeff Ross came out guns blazing at Netflix’s live skewering of Kevin Hart, the second installment in a series of “GOAT” roasts that was hosted by Shane Gillis. Former roastee Tom Brady, Dwayne Johnson, Katt Williams and

Trump officials cancel rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands

Move comes as administration seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land The interior department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and

Comey says he's not going to stop criticizing Trump ahead of criminal trial

Former FBI Director James Comey said Monday that he won't stop criticizing President Trump ahead of a criminal trial against him over charges of threatening the president. “I’m not going to be quiet. I’m going to continue to speak about what I believe,” Comey told MS NOW's

Chip-scale photonic approach achieves ultralow-noise microwave and millimeter-wave signal generation

Researchers led by Dr. Changmin Ahn and Prof. Jungwon Kim at KAIST, in collaboration with Prof. Hansuek Lee, have demonstrated a chip-scale photonic approach for generating ultralow-noise and highly stable microwave and millimeter-wave signals based on optical frequency combs

Why prescribed fire often fails: Scorched invasive shrubs can resprout instead of die

Invasive woody plants present a major ecological challenge in eastern U.S. forests by outcompeting native species and spreading quickly, forming dense thickets that crowd out native plants and disrupt ecosystems. Land managers have tried, with some success, to use prescribed

Pet loss is difficult for people—what about for other pets?

I recently lost one of my cocker spaniels, Bobbi. She was fit, healthy and active, but had a catastrophic diagnosis of oral melanoma two months before I had to make the decision that anyone with deeply loved pets dreads.

How China’s leader Xi lost faith in his generals

Mr Xi Jinping saw in any sign of disobedience the seed of a political threat to his rule.