BEIJING/MOSCOW, May 20 - China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed progress in their 'comprehensive partnership' and criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome project but did not announce a breakthrough on a major natural gas pipeline.
MANILA, May 20 - The Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Senator Ronald dela Rosa for a temporary restraining order to prevent his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court.
The police has urged other victims to come forward.
MOSCOW, May 20 - Russia and China said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile-defence shield plans threatened strategic stability and that Washington had been irresponsible not to work on a replacement for a landmark nuclear treaty.
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has evaded government agents trying to arrest him and is currently at an unknown location.
Mr Michael Chong said he was “reasserting Canadian sovereignty” by not letting China dictate “where we can go internationally”.
The remarks are aimed at easing concerns over the stability of PM Anwar Ibrahim’s administration.
The assessment comes amid global shortages caused by the war in the Middle East.
Torrential rain killed at least 25 people and shut businesses, schools and transport links.
Hanoi's bamboo diplomacy tested as Israeli arms ties clash with Gaza solidarity.
The move allowed it to expand the frontier trade crossings it claims to control in the grinding civil war.
Both sides will work together to address each other’s concerns on export controls.
The ecological damage is valued at 187.8 billion rupiah (S$13.5 million).
The coffee chain had launched an event that appeared to use the 1980 massacre to sell tumblers.
Such vast journeys by the rorquals – which can grow up to 17m long – are exceedingly rare.
Journalist Helle Lyng faced an online backlash after asking Modi why he does not take questions from the press.
Samsung's labour union leader said a planned 18-day work stoppage would go ahead on May 21.
MALE, May 20 - The last two bodies of Italian divers killed in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives have been recovered, the media office of the Maldives president said on Wednesday, completing recovery efforts after the island nation's deadliest diving tragedy.
China hopes “the US side will honour its commitment” made during the recent round of negotiations.
The move could eventually ease pressure on the endangered fish.
In the 1960s and 70s, South Korea sent 20,000 miners and nurses to West Germany in exchange for loans to rebuild its economy devastated by the Korean War. CNA traces these workers’ journeys across both nations.
The Kremlin signalled ahead of the Beijing meeting that it was seeking further agreements on energy.
Three senior executives at the US subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia allegedly misappropriated over US$20 million from the state telecommunications firm through false statements and forged records on various occasions between July 2020 and February 2026.
Indonesia, a global commodities powerhouse, is the world's largest exporter of thermal coal and palm oil.
Participants had to finish a bowl of rice soaked in soup without getting caught eating by teachers.
MANILA, May 20 - The Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by top Senator Ronald dela Rosa for a temporary restraining order to prevent his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court.
He is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity over his role in a bloody “war on drugs”.
A passenger forgot that she put a 9cm knife inside her carry-on bag.
The president's remarks come amid increased scrutiny of Indonesia's US$1.4 trillion economy, with Moody's and Fitch earlier this year cutting their respective credit rating outlooks for the country.
Indonesia is the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal and palm oil.
For Malaysia's endangered dusky langurs, survival increasingly depends on man-made crossings.
The two sides will also work towards an extension to the tariffs truce they agreed in October, China's Commerce Ministry said.
The trio were charged with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
The quake was off the coast of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture at about 50km underground.
Three people were taken to hospital, with Japanese media later reporting two were Japanese.
Prabowo sets 2027 fiscal deficit target of between 1.8% and 2.4% of gross domestic product.
The walkout could involve more than 50,000 workers.
TAIPEI, May 20 - Taiwan's future cannot be decided by \"external forces\", only by its own people, and the democratically governed island will not give up its freedom, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday as he marked two years in office.
Mr Lai Ching-te said his government was increasing defence spending to “prevent a war”, not to start one.
There are 1,822 CCTVs statewide for surveillance and monitoring purposes, said a local official.
The goal is not to secure seats in advance, but to increase the likelihood of finding empty ones.
High rainfall in the past few days has swept away most forest and land fires and instead caused floods.
Sana Yousaf's murder highlights a pattern of violence against women in Pakistan, activists say.
May 20 - Russia is concerned by U.S. and European Union efforts to secure access to rare earths and critical minerals in Central Asia, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Izvestia newspaper.
Somewhere in the foothills of Nepal, old men still gather around a wooden board carved into a five-by-five grid, moving carved tigers and goats across its intersections with quiet concentration. The game is called Bagh-chal — literally, ‘Tiger Move’ — and it has been played
Laura Bicker and Steven Rosenberg explain the relationship between the leaders as the pair meet in Beijing.
