Japan’s Sanae Takaichi seeking talks with Iran’s President, Trump

Japan has communicated with the governments involved as it seeks a diplomatic off-ramp to the situation.

Australia's most-decorated soldier arrested over alleged war crimes - local media

Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.

Tokyo confirms Japanese national held by Iran freed

The person was believed to be the Tehran bureau chief of broadcaster NHK.

Japanese national detained in Iran in January released on bail

TOKYO, April 7 - A Japanese national detained in Iran has been released on bail, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Armed men stage dramatic raid on KTV in KL suburb

The incident came to light following a minute-long video that went viral.

Trump's Hormuz deadline looms but Asian nations have already struck deals with Iran

Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.

Iranians threaten to close another strait over Trump war

As President Donald Trump continues threatening to commit war crimes in Iran by bombing power plants, Iran is signaling that it could put a further squeeze on global oil prices by shutting down yet another strait used for transporting petroleum outside the Middle East. Ali

Trump renews criticism of Japan, South Korea for not helping US in Iran war

He noted that US troops are in the 2 countries to protect them from North Korea.

Risks as Sino-Russian ‘Make America Weak Again’ dream coming true

If China and Russia were to have a joint slogan for their “strategic partnership,” it could be “MAWA – Make America Weak Again.” And if they had a dream, it would have been that Donald Trump would have been elected president in 2016 – and then re-elected in 2024 – and would act

Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings

The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.

Energy crisis caused by Iran war reveals a tale of two Indonesias

The government's response reveals a widening gap between lived reality and official messaging.

When North Korea can strike America: a dangerous policy gap

Originally published by Pacific Forum, the article is republished with permission. What happens when North Korea demonstrably acquires an operational, reliable capability to strike the US mainland with a nuclear weapon? For two decades, this question has lingered at the margins

Trump threatens jail for reporter who revealed Iran airman rescue

WASHINGTON, April 6 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail them if they refused.

US ban on Chinese fixed spy cameras led to a rising drone threat

Chinese spy cameras remain in widespread use in the United States, in Canada and Mexico and worldwide. They are sold as security and traffic cameras, but that is a cover story for their real use. Such cameras are used for social and political control turning countries into

Trump says Iran could be 'taken out' on Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to come

WASHINGTON, April 6 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, \"and that night might be tomorrow night\", warning Tehran it had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face the consequences.

Trump says Tuesday deadline to make a deal with Iran is final

WASHINGTON, April 6 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final, calling Iran's peace proposal significant but not good enough.

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack is found and towed to shore, TASS says

MOSCOW, April 6 - A Russian ship carrying wheat that was believed to have sunk in the Sea of Azov after a Ukrainian drone attack has been found and towed to shore, while the death toll from the attack has risen to three, state news agency TASS said on Monday.

North Korea leader's sister says Seoul's regret sending drones 'wise behaviour'

China’s Xi urges faster development of new energy system as Middle East war continues

Chinese President Xi Jinping did not directly mention the war in his remarks cited by CCTV.

North Korea says South Korea’s Lee is ‘wise’ for expressing regret about drones

At least two incidents of drone incursions across the border have occurred.

North Korea says South Korea's Lee is 'wise' for expressing regret about drones

SEOUL, April 6 - North Korea said on Monday it was \"very fortunate and wise\" for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to convey regret to Pyongyang for drone incursions in a rare conciliatory gesture toward its rival it had antagonized in recent years.

China using Iran as proxy lab for future AI warfare with US

China’s AI-driven intelligence support to Iran is turning the war into a deniable, data-driven proxy conflict in which battlefield advantage increasingly depends on information rather than force. The Washington Post reported over the weekend that Chinese private technology

Iran: Trump a ‘supreme war criminal’ if he executes strike threat

Iranian officials on Monday warned US President Donald Trump that his name will be “etched in history as a supreme war criminal” if he follows through with his threat to wage total war on Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including bridges and power plants. Kazem Gharibabadi,

Israel strikes Iran's petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh, defence minister says

April 6 - Israel struck Iran's largest petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh on Monday, defence minister Israel Katz said, in what he described as a severe economic blow to Tehran.

Ex-South Korea president Yoon faces 10-year jail term as prosecutors press appeal

Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty on four of five charges.

WFH, fuel caps and subsidies: Southeast Asia scrambles to manage energy crisis

As the Iran war drags on into its sixth week, CNA takes a look at how some Southeast Asian states are responding to the energy crisis and skyrocketing costs.

Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

HOUSTON, Texas April 6 - The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in

Iran war giving US Pacific allies a missile defense wake-up call

The Iran war has resulted in the highest level of regional conflict seen since America’s 1991 Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, with more than a dozen countries targeted by Iranian drone or missile barrages. Intense missile defense operations by the US, Israel and the Gulf

Japanese bereaved family sues over ‘hostage justice’

Mr Shizuo Aishima was denied bail repeatedly despite being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh

More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.

South Korea to send ships to Saudi Red Sea port to avoid Hormuz

Iran has formulated its response to ceasefire proposals, foreign ministry spokesperson says

DUBAI, April 6 - Iran has formulated its positions and demands in response to recent ceasefire proposals conveyed via intermediaries, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that negotiations were \"incompatible with ultimatums and threats to commit war crimes.\"

Indonesia raises jet fuel surcharge, flight ticket prices as oil soars

The measures would be re-evaluated after two months.

Vietnam parliament convenes to confirm new state leaders

Top leader To Lam, who was reaffirmed as the party's general secretary in January, is also widely expected to become president.

Pakistan shouldn’t put all of its guns in China’s basket

As great powers like the United States pursue frameworks that impose growing security, political, and economic burdens on smaller states, middle and small powers face mounting pressure to reassess their interests. Countries like Pakistan must draw on historical experience to

China military aircraft flying near Taiwan falls by half in March

No aircraft from the mainland were spotted for 11 days in March, following five such days in February.

Sabah bans export and import of some local freshwater fish, including koi, after virus outbreak

Mr Jamawi said such actions violated biosecurity principles and caused infections among native species.

Snap polls for Malaysia in 2026 unlikely as PM Anwar bets on riding out ‘corporate mafia’ storm

The scandal involves members of Anwar Ibrahim's inner circle and top government officials.

S. Korea eyes Moon landing in 2030

It hopes to complete a civilian-led rover project by 2030.

Iran struck US forces relocated on Kuwait's Bubiyan island, military spokesperson says

DUBAI, April 6 - U.S. forces located on Kuwait's Bubiyan island were targeted by Iran, the spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a video statement shared by state media on Monday.

Bad blood: everything that sparked the US-Iran war

With US bombs raining down on Iran and Tehran’s leaders responding by hitting targets across the Persian Gulf and restricting transit through the Strait of Hormuz, it is fair to suggest that the present moment represents a low in relations between the two countries. But the bad

Five Batam immigration officials reassigned amid probe into extortion cases

The five officials were released from their duties during the investigation process.

Bangkok’s heat index hits dangerous levels, as authorities warn temperatures could exceed 52 deg C

High humidity is pushing the “feels like” temperature significantly higher.

Speedboat fire at Phuket pier leaves five injured, one missing

There were no reports of flames spreading to neighbouring vessels.

Despairing the world? Ancient Greeks and Romans knew the feeling

If you’re feeling fed up with the way things are in the world, then, no matter your politics, you are experiencing an emotion people have felt for millennia. Perhaps you feel helpless. Maybe you feel like the character in the Roman dramatist Terence’s play The Brothers (160

Myanmar’s new president Min Aung Hlaing faces genocide complaint filed in Indonesia

The complaint was filed by a Rohingya woman who fled Myanmar, and several Indonesian figures.

Silicon and steel contest for the Bay of Bengal

Classical maritime strategy has long shaped our perception of the Bay of Bengal. For decades, naval analysts measured regional influence by counting ships, tracking submarine capabilities and debating the logic of the “String of Pearls.” But a more consequential transformation

AirAsia X to raise fares, cut capacity over Middle East war

But it stressed that the demand for flights remained high.

Sri Lanka raises cooking gas prices by 23%

This increase in cooking gas prices is on top of an eight per cent hike in March.

South Korea says 'credible intelligence' indicates North Korean leader's daughter is successor

SEOUL, April 6 - South Korea's spy agency now believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter has been positioned as his successor, lawmakers said on Monday, citing a recent public display of her driving a tank that was likely intended to dispel any doubts.