SYDNEY, Dec 3 - Australia's flame-haired populist Senator Pauline Hanson and her anti-immigration party have rocketed up opinion polls, nearing a peak seen three decades ago when she first entered politics and pushed conservative parties to harden border policies.
On Dec 3, 2024, Yoon suspended civilian rule for the first time in more than four decades.
YouTube was originally slated to escape the ban so children could watch educational videos.
A week after the tragedy, Mr Wong's wife is still unaccounted for and is among the 30 people listed missing.
HONG KONG, Dec 3 - It was a clear autumn afternoon with blue skies and a cool breeze as Wong set off to pick up his granddaughter from school.
He faces at least 15 years in prison – effectively a death sentence – on charges of foreign collusion.
Fishing boats deliver relief supplies to flooded suburbs as community kitchens churn out food aid.
MOSCOW, Dec 3 - Russian President Vladimir Putin spent around five hours negotiating with Donald Trump's most trusted envoys until well after midnight in Moscow about the possible outlines of a peace settlement to end the war in Ukraine.
India and Pakistan have both extended an airspace ban on the other country’s airlines earlier in 2025.
The sudden closure of Canon’s long‑standing printer plant in Zhongshan, Guangdong, has cast a fresh spotlight on the fragile diplomatic relations between China and Japan. The facility, which had operated for nearly a quarter‑century and employed about 1,600 workers, announced
SEOUL, Dec 3 - A South Korean court rejected a request to detain former deputy prime minister and finance minister Choo Kyung-ho, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, as prosecutors sought his arrest as part of an investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's briefly
The probe of Yoon's martial law declaration has led to the arrest of several former government and military officials.
As Hong Kong takes stock of the deep-rooted issues exposed by the flames, it was unavoidable that the deadly Tai Po blaze became politicised, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.
This article, originally published by Pacific Forum, is republished with permission. Fears among the Jewish community in the United States are on the rise, and for good reason. In early October a non-profit security organization warned that extremist groups are stepping up the
Recently released political fund reports have put Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi under scrutiny over publicity spending and company donations in the past year. The Mainichi Shimbun reported on 28 November that Takaichi spent more than 80
ISS said its unit had been the property manager for the building complex where at least 156 people died.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 - Danish facility management group ISS said on Tuesday its unit had been the property manager for a Hong Kong building complex hit by the city's deadliest fire in decades, but had no role in renovations blamed for the blaze.
In Bangladesh, there are few figures whose presence can stir the public conscience the way Khaleda Zia’s can. The scene that has unfolded for several days outside the hospital in Dhaka where the former prime minister lies in critical condition tells you of the fervor for this
MOSCOW, Dec 2 - Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Tuesday to sever Ukraine's access to the sea in response to drone attacks on tankers of Russia's \"shadow fleet\" in the Black Sea.
Gold mining could pose a threat to the endangered Komodo dragon, the world's largest living lizard.
LONDON, Dec 2 - Besiktas Shipping, the Turkish owner of an oil tanker that was damaged near Senegal's coast last week after being hit by four external explosions, said on Tuesday that it was ceasing all shipping operations involving Russian interests.
In the past year, Indonesia has repatriated a number of foreigners on death row or sentenced to life imprisonment.
China proposes liberalising two-way investments with Malaysia and increased access to "strategic sectors".
LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 2 - Imran Khan, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, is in good physical health but facing isolation and psychological strain, his sister said on Tuesday, after a rare supervised visit following weeks in which his family said access had been blocked.
The meeting took place under strict supervision and without mobile devices.
ALMATY, Dec 2 - Tajikistan is in talks with Russia and a Moscow-led regional security grouping about the possibility of Russia deploying troops to jointly patrol the volatile border with Afghanistan, three Tajik security sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Cleaning operations for the city are expected to be completed in 14 days.
MOSCOW/KYIV, Dec 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow for talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
Japan plans to introduce AI to different fields, including healthcare and finance.
The Doha Agreement was born of a comforting illusion. It promised that the Taliban—once granted legitimacy and a path to power—would abandon the absolutism that defined their past and move toward political inclusion, counterterrorism cooperation and respect for basic human
JERUSALEM, Dec 2 - Israel said on Tuesday it was preparing to receive more possible hostage remains from Gaza via the Red Cross and would send them for forensic tests.
Environmental experts have said deforestation on Sumatra has led to a disproportionately deadly toll.
BEIJING, Dec 2 - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will visit China from December 8 to 9, two sources familiar with his plans said, after he abruptly cancelled a planned October trip, as Beijing seeks to counter European calls to \"de-risk\" from the Chinese economy.
China has been growing more assertive in East and South-east Asia, and Japan is pushing back against this.
MADRID, Dec 2 - A taskforce of EU vets specialising in epidemics began work in Barcelona on Tuesday as Spain seeks to contain an African swine fever outbreak that has forced it to halt some pork exports.
The filming will take place from Jan 10 to 16 between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 - Danish facilities management group ISS said on Tuesday it supported Hong Kong's decision to establish a judge-led committee to investigate the cause of the city's deadliest fire in decades, and that the company was cooperating in the probe.
The city's leader vowed justice and reform as the government acted pre-emptively against centralised grassroots groups.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 - Danish facilities management group ISS said on Tuesday it supported the decision to establish a judge-led committee which will investigate the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades.
Kadena Air Base, the US’s largest airpower hub in Japan, has intensified preparations against potential Chinese missile strikes by conducting rapid airfield damage repair drills amid rising tensions over Taiwan. Located on Okinawa, roughly 595 kilometers from Taiwan, Kadena is
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is known to have had ties with the religious organisation.
Permits must now be obtained for all atomic energy activities.
The notice stressed that only authorised channels guarantee a secure and free application process.
The tropical storm killed more than 800 people last week.
SOUTH TAPANULI, Indonesia, Dec 2 - Indonesian Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a cataclysmic tsunami