SYDNEY, March 9 - Virtual private networks (VPNs) were among Australia's most downloaded smartphone applications, usage data showed, while one of the world's largest pornography distributors said it was blocking users as the country rolled out sweeping online age-restrictions
Every few years, Washington’s foreign policy establishment rediscovers its favorite bogeyman: a grand, coordinated coalition of adversaries hell-bent on dismantling the American-led world order. Today, the specter haunting the think tanks and op-ed pages is the so-called
SEOUL, March 9 - A South Korean parliamentary committee is expected to finalise the wording of a special bill on Monday, paving the way for a plenary vote this week to enable $350 billion of U.S. investments under a bilateral trade deal between the countries.
One analyst said Indonesia's repeated offer to mediate the conflict can be a misreading of the situation.
Resource-poor Japan was once one of the world’s biggest proponents of nuclear power.
STOCKHOLM, March 9 - Europe became the world's biggest arms importer over the last five years as governments reacted to Russia's threat and waning confidence in U.S. security commitments, data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed on Monday.
Filipino nurses are highly trained and recruited overseas, but this exodus is straining hospitals at home. In the first of a four-part series, CNA looks at the global nursing shortage and how countries are holding on to their healthcare staff.
The two US allies in East Asia face a choice: cooperate on defence or make peace with China, says political science professor Robert Kelly.
DUBAI, March 9 - Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, a move regional officials say is a direct rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump, who had declared the son \"unacceptable\".
Amid wars and intensifying US rivalry, Beijing appears keen to preserve room for manoeuvre.
Flight cancellations across the Middle East have left airlines and governments scrambling to help stranded passengers.
The activist was shot by masked assailants in 2025 and later died from his injuries at a Singapore hospital.
In what was described as a “major escalation” of an attack already denounced as an illegal war of choice, the US-Israeli military coalition bombed major oil depots and other fossil fuel infrastructure in and around Tehran on Saturday, unleashing huge fireballs, turning streets
The disruption lasted a little over an hour.
LONDON, March 8 - Tax the rich. Trash the tariffs. End monopolies.
The vote was the first since deadly September 2025 youth anti-corruption protests toppled the government.
As the restrictions took effect on March 8, lines of vehicles formed outside petrol stations in Dhaka.
HAZMIEH, Lebanon, March 8 - Just days ago, Hussain Khrais was proudly showing off his newly restored home in south Lebanon, fixed up after being badly damaged in 2024 clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. But a new war has since erupted and his home is in the line of fire again.
Companies are finding it difficult to secure long-term financing.
The tugboat was struck by two missiles while attempting to provide assistance to a Malta-flagged container ship.
The authorities advised visitors to refrain from engaging in any water activities until further notice.
Police said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter.
The attack on Dena was the first military strike far outside the Middle East.
Tensions between the East Asian neighbours have simmered since Japanese PM Takaichi's comments on Taiwan in November 2025.
He was in Tokyo to watch a baseball game between Taiwan and the Czech Republic on March 7.
They say government measures do little to alleviate financial stress.
"Positive interactions" between the leaders have stabilised bilateral ties, he says.
“(China does not) subscribe to the logic of major power co-governance,” said Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a Sunday (Mar 8) press conference during the Two Sessions.
Balendra Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party also defeated veteran four-time prime minister KP Sharma Oli in his own seat.
The just-published Anthropic paper by Massenkoff and McCrory is a genuinely careful, well-intentioned and much-needed piece of work. The authors build a thoughtful exposure measure, draw on real usage data, apply a clean difference-in-differences framework and find limited
On ties with America, he says China's attitude always been “positive and open”.
At a press conference on Sunday (Mar 8), Wang Yi also renewed China’s call for an immediate ceasefire and said Beijing is ready to work with Middle Eastern countries to restore order in the region.
Multiple searches in the southern Indian Ocean have all proved fruitless.
Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.
A strong fist does not mean strong reason, Mr Wang Yi said.