BEIJING, Feb 13 - Chinese officials on Thursday handed over a satellite ground station to Namibia outside the southern African nation's capital Windhoek, Chinese state media reported, marking another step forward in China's expanding space programme overseas.
LONDON, Feb 13 - Two men were jailed on Friday for plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired attack on the Jewish community in England, a plan prosecutors said could have been deadlier than December's mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
KYIV, Feb 13 - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday that he had invited his Chinese counterpart to visit Ukraine, adding that Beijing could help to end the four-year war with Russia.
Feb 13 - U.S. military forces have completed their mission in Syria to transfer Islamic State detainees to Iraq, U.S. Central Command said on Friday.
GENEVA, Feb 13 - Over five million people have returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring states since expulsion policies began in late 2023, prompting the United Nations to warn on Friday that relief efforts are becoming overwhelmed by thousands of daily arrivals.
Caretaker PM Anutin of Bhumjaithai Party is a shoo-in to become Thailand’s 33rd prime minister.
The drug used in the crime can cause paralysis or difficulty breathing.
Voters largely stayed away from The National Citizen Party which emerged from the 2024 protests.
LONDON, Feb 13 - Britain's ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was ruled unlawful by London's High Court on Friday, though the ban will temporarily remain in place and the government said it would appeal against the decision.
One farmer fears being unable to repay loans for farm upgrades, which could lead to bankruptcy.
Analysts see the move as a way to expand the government talent pool but say suitable candidates may not be easy to find.
MOSCOW, Feb 13 - Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States on ending the war in Ukraine will move to Geneva next week and Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky will head the Russian delegation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Friday.
Washington and Beijing have sought to ease tensions over issues including trade and the future of Taiwan.
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia, Feb 13 - Six weeks after a ceasefire ended fighting at the Thai-Cambodian border, thousands of displaced Cambodians still hope to return home, despite an election victory in Thailand by nationalists who want to wall off the disputed frontier.
As voters in Bangladesh back reforms in a referendum, the return of a familiar political force raises questions about whether real change is coming, say analysts.
The World Health Organisation had said risk of the virus’ spread was low.
The prime minister is expected to launch her second Cabinet after the vote.
Many Nepalis have voiced frustration with republican government.
Analysts tell CNA the latest move shows Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin still runs the show and could be eyeing a return as chairman of the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional.
Afghanistan is no longer simply a humanitarian tragedy. It is becoming a strategic fault line — where religious repression at home and militant projection abroad converge in ways that threaten South Asia and, eventually, regions far beyond. Two recent developments crystallize
Competition is intensifying among big tech companies for user traffic expected to flow through AI apps
The local authorities confirmed there were no casualties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is under intense pressure from the US to take his country to the polls as early as this spring. Donald Trump is demanding elections as a condition for American security guarantees for Ukraine against any future Russian invasion. Zelensky
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party, which won Sunday's general election by a wide margin, will be joined by the third-place Pheu Thai party to form a coalition government, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.
Reform advocates call for Parliament oversight of anti-corruption appointments and asset checks.
More Chinese tourists are expected to travel overseas during this year's nine-day Spring Festival holiday starting on Feb 15, one day longer than usual, as they usher in the Year of the Horse.
Officials in South-east Asia’s largest economy have stepped up enforcement against illegal imports.
India’s new trade pacts with the EU and US, and the big question: Will Delhi revisit its decision to abandon RCEP?
In the days since its landslide victory, Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party finds itself grappling with the ultimate political quandary: what to do when you’re the proverbial dog that caught the car? The yen’s powerful rally since Sunday’s election triumph suggests
This marriage registration is reportedly the third for Mr Anutin.
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party, which won Sunday's general election by a wide margin, will be joined by the third-place Pheu Thai party to form a coalition government, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.
The program has drawn criticism over unnecessary state spending and unresolved food safety risks.
Retailers are facing a double blow, with locals priced out and cross-border shoppers deterred by a stronger ringgit.
COPENHAGEN, Feb 13 - Denmark will provide four F-35 fighter jets to NATO's Arctic Sentry mission, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Friday.
A Chinese app has cancelled a service that let users hire proxies to bow to their elderly relatives.
There's currently a huge online battle between Southeast Asian users and South Korean netizens, with racial comments coming from both camps. And it all started from a K-pop concert in Malaysia.
BEIJING, Feb 13 - A Chinese odd jobs mobile app has cancelled a service that let users hire proxies to bow to their elderly relatives during Lunar New Year family visits, sparking scrutiny of China's \"hire-anyone-for-anything\" service sector.
The leadership tenure of Mr Ogawa will run until the end of March 2027.
Just months after skipping the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia in 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a brief yet important visit to the Southeast Asian nation from February 7-8. Describing the India-Malaysia relationship as
The rift between Bersatu deputy president Hamzah and party president Muhyiddin has deepened in recent months.
No casualties have been reported so far and official investigations are ongoing.
The support of Pheu Thai - which came in third in the election - will give Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a clear parliamentary majority.
A Bloomberg report claimed that Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission chief Azam Baki held 17.7 million shares in a financial services company worth about RM800,000 (US$205,000), above the RM100,000 limit allowed for public servants. Azam had reportedly called the report
Tarique Rahman's rise marks a remarkable turnaround for a man who only returned to Bangladesh in December 2025 after 17 years in exile in Britain.
