A Tuesday night evacuation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from his Canberra official residence, the Lodge, has been linked to the Chinese dance troupe Shen Yun. In a bomb threat emailed to the group, the sender said explosives would be detonated if Australian performances
If confirmed, it would be the first such tiered pricing in Japan that favours local residents.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 - The U.S. tariff rate for some countries will rise to 15% or higher from the newly imposed 10%, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday, without naming any specific trading partners or giving further details.
COLOMBO, Feb 25 - Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department arrested on Wednesday the country's former intelligence chief in connection with the Easter bombings of 2019 that killed 279 people.
DUBAI, Feb 25 - Iran sees the chance of a good outcome from a third round of talks with the United States, its President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday, as a delegation left for Geneva for negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 - A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.
BUDAPEST, Feb 25 - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday accused Ukraine of planning to disrupt the Hungarian energy system and ordered the deployment of soldiers and equipment to safeguard critical infrastructure.
The odds have finally tipped in city’s favour. Can it last?
JERUSALEM, Feb 25 - The Australian government has told dependants of Australian diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to leave the two Middle East countries, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, amid rising fears of military conflict between the United States and Iran.
China’s Commerce Ministry was responding to comments by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Transmission of tuberculosis typically requires prolonged, close exposure to an infectious individual.
DHAKA, Feb 25 - Bangladesh's new government appointed entrepreneur and financial governance specialist Mostaqur Rahman as governor of the central bank, a government notification said on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Feb 25 - Russian investigators said seven people were killed and at least 10 wounded on Wednesday in a Ukrainian drone attack on a chemical plant in western Russia.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 - Pakistan has boosted security and arrested dozens of suspects as it fears rising wave of militant attacks following its air strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan's Junior Interior Minister said on Wednesday.
Some 596 million domestic trips during the nine-day holiday, but Chinese consumers appeared more prudent.
Rifaldo Aquino Pontoh was arrested at I Gusti I Ngurah Rai International Airport in Badung, Bali.
Anniversary protests alleging ongoing corruption underscore how the revolution’s promises of reform remain unfulfilled.
Feb 25 - Google disrupted a Chinese-linked hacking group that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries, the company said Wednesday.
Protestors aimed their anger at a corruption scandal under the Marcos Jr administration.
Inspectors are continuing to look into the cause of the accident.
Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the junta snatched power in a 2021 coup.
In November, just two months into service, a vessel carrying 82 passengers ran aground.
The fire at Jalan Air Hitam, Senai, was reported at 4.37pm on Feb 24, with firefighters still on site on Feb 25.
Hundreds of villages, homes, vehicles and other properties are feared damaged.
Its founder touted the company's Chinese identity, as it strives to secure Beijing’s go-ahead for an IPO..
China is rapidly expanding its reach across the Indo-Pacific, deploying a shadow fleet of nominally civilian fishing vessels as a covert extension of the world’s largest naval force. By weaponizing hundreds of thousands of fishing boats alongside the Chinese Navy (PLAN) and
Women account for 37 per cent of executives at family-controlled conglomerates.
It is made by injecting air into iced espresso, creating a creamy texture and lighter mouthfeel.
396 constituency seats in the 500-member Lower House have been reportedly been certified.
The former head of intelligence allegedly allowed the attacks to happen with the intention of influencing the 2019 presidential election.
The number of inbound foreign visitors was over 18 million in 2025, up 15.7 per cent from 2024.
The call for a royal inquiry must not be based on hearsay, says Kamil Munim, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's political secretary in the Finance Ministry.
Public reactions from the two nations were strikingly different after the US-born Chinese skier won an Olympic gold.
Buddharoid can offer a sense of presence at religious sanctuaries in addition to voice communications.
Min Hee-jin has said she "can no longer bear to watch" the group get "torn apart".
He has since removed the posts, but they have already been widely circulated.
Indonesia’s bid to acquire the retired Italian carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi is being pitched as a step toward greater maritime resilience. But it may instead expose a widening gap between ambition and the hard realities of doctrine, budgets and fleet readiness. This month,
The buoyant economy will help the city return to a budget surplus after several years of deficits.
India and Israel's relations have expanded since Modi came to power more than a decade ago.
China has ramped up its retaliation against Japan’s accelerating military build-up under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. On Tuesday, February 24, China’s Ministry of Commerce banned the export of dual-use items — goods with both civilian and military applications — to 20
The agency has been accused of misconduct and breaching public service laws, among other allegations.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 - A key party in Malaysia's ruling coalition called on Wednesday for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to be formed to investigate misconduct allegations against the country's anti-graft agency.
Feb 25 - A retired general from an army-backed party that swept Myanmar's election is set to take the powerful role of speaker of parliament, party sources said, which could help the military cement control of government after a return to democratic rule.
Khin Yi is tipped to take the pivotal post of Lower House Speaker, sources say.
SEOUL, Feb 25 - South Korea and the United States will conduct major joint military drills known as Freedom Shield from March 9 to 19, military officials from the countries said on Wednesday.
More than 300 lawmakers were given the option to choose an item from a gift catalogue "as an expression of appreciation for their success at this very tough election", said Sanae Takaichi on X, adding that no taxpayer money was used.
BEIJING, Feb 25 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz won a pledge by China to import more high-quality goods from Germany on Wednesday, as he visited Beijing aiming to reset relations that have been clouded by a yawning trade deficit with the world's second-largest economy.
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has not received requests to remove the mobile application versions of Grindr and Blued from app stores, noting challenges due to such apps being foreign-owned.
