Along with refusing to help the United States escort oil tankers and other shipping through the Straits of Hormuz, the Europeans have also turned down President Trump’s request for minesweepers. “We defend all these countries, and then I ask them: ‘Do you have any
Trump cited the Iran war for the delay, a reason analysts said Beijing can accept publicly, even if scepticism remains.
WASHINGTON, March 17 - The Trump administration is seeking other sources of fertilizer amid the ongoing Iran war's shipping constraints, including from Venezuela and possibly Morocco, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI, March 17 - India on Tuesday denied holding talks with Iran about releasing three tankers seized in February in exchange for ensuring safe passage for Indian ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
March 17 - Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan flared this week after the Afghan Taliban government accused its neighbour of attacking a drug rehabilitation centre and killing more than 400 people - a charge denied by Islamabad.
The scam involves suspects posing as customers placing bulk orders for Hari Raya treats.
As the US–Israeli war with Iran enters its third week, reports are emerging that Israel is potentially running out of air defense interceptors due to Iran’s retaliatory attacks. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Israeli foreign minister have denied the reports. The government
The incident has drawn significant national, and international, attention.
NAIROBI, March 17 - A court in Kenya on Tuesday charged two men with transporting wildlife illegally after one of them, a Chinese national, was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with more than 2,000 live ants last week.
In the two weeks since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, Donald Trump’s war aims have fluctuated between crippling Iranian military capabilities and toppling the regime that has ruled there since 1979. But despite the success of the initial strikes, which killed the
Authorities said the girl was taken to a hospital and she has since returned home.
An Israeli journalist said he’s received death threats from gamblers demanding he change an accurate report about an Iranian missile strike in order to help them win a bet on the prediction app Polymarket. On Monday, Emanuel Fabian, a military correspondent for The Times of
March 17 - More than 400 people were killed and 265 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a charge Islamabad denied and said it had targeted a military camp and \"terrorist
Bangladesh’s new parliament began its first session under the weight of a dispute that goes to the core of the country’s post-uprising political transition — whether lawmakers should simultaneously serve as members of a Constitutional Reform Council tasked with rewriting parts
GENEVA, March 17 - A U.N. inquiry has started investigating a fatal strike on a primary school on the first day of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, one of its members told reporters on Tuesday.
March 17 - An air strike by Pakistan on Monday that the Afghan government says killed hundreds of civilians has led to an escalation in the conflict between the South Asian neighbours.
An air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul killed at least 400 people.
Beijing is a close partner of Iran and has urged the US and Israel to cease their attacks.
Beijing said both China and the US are maintaining communications on Trump’s visit.
A recent case involved a Chinese student who lost RM20,580 (S$6,710).
Recent contributions frame a central challenge: international law has overreached, and the backlash is no longer theoretical. Professor Julian Ku recently made a sharp observation in the Washington Times: after the US strikes on Iran, the chorus of international lawyers
The accused, who is also a single mother, pleaded for a lighter sentence.
The AFC overturned two of Malaysia’s wins, leaving them six points off the top of their Asian Cup qualifying group and out of contention for the tournament.
The first barrier will cover 1.31km in Chanthaburi province and take 45 days to build.
Sarawak, on Borneo island, is home to more than 60 per cent of Malaysia's gas reserves and has long sought greater control over its natural resources.
More than 15 cremation urns were allegedly stolen from niches at a memorial park columbarium.
Some parents believe the dangers remain unavoidable for a generation growing up online.
This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China’s military has tested a new shipborne uncrewed helicopter that analysts say could expand the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) operational reach in contested waters such as the South China Sea and the
BEIJING, March 17 - U.S. President Donald Trump's request to delay the planned summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping casts a shadow over mutual ties that have been stable since their last meeting in October, but is unlikely to cause a major setback, analysts said.
It is intended to prevent terrorism and accidents during the concert, which is expected to draw up to 260,000 spectators.
Trump warned in an interview with the Financial Times that “If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response (to his proposed Hormuz naval coalition), I think it will be very bad for the future of Nato…We have a thing called Nato. We’ve been very sweet. We didn’t have to
The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?
TOKYO, March 17 - Shigeaki Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing whom former U.S. President Barack Obama embraced during a historic visit to the city in 2016, has died at 88, Jiji Press reported on Tuesday.
KABUL, March 17 - Ahmad, 50, watched flames engulf his friends at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where he was undergoing treatment, unable to save them as they cried for help after a Pakistani air strike, leaving a scene he said resembled \"doomsday\".
This article was first published on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. The United States and Israel launched a “pre-emptive” joint missile attack on Iran on Feb. 28, in what has been described as “the largest regional concentration of
In an interview with Bloomberg, Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto said that Iran had conveyed to him that it is wary of entering into negotiations with the US as it has been “tricked” twice.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was widely celebrated for his speech at Davos on January 20. Without naming names, he stated that the United States, under Donald Trump, initiated a “rupture” in the world order from which there is no return and that requires a global
The new austerity measures will apply to schools and universities, and remain in place indefinitely.
Roughly 10 per cent of gas stations had shut down due to shortages, according to a survey.
A laser is far cheaper as a weapon than a kinetic kill interceptor. Moreover, there are no supply issues to replace interceptors. Iron Beam can work for a thousand hours before any components need to be replaced. Israel is using its Iron Beam laser defense system in the
After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC's Katy Watson explains what happened.
Two French nationals and an Italian were arrested.
Online influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who both face rape and human‑trafficking charges in Romania and the United Kingdom, were reported to have entered Hong Kong over the weekend, sparking heated discussion online.
SYDNEY, March 17 - The family of a man accused of killing 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach last year fear for their safety after a spate of alleged vigilante attacks, a court heard on Tuesday.