VIENNA, May 16 - The Eurovision Song Contest's final takes place in Vienna on Saturday, with the organisers hoping the annual show of glitz and Europop will be a success despite five countries' withdrawal over Israel taking part.
The incident happened at around mid-morning off Rottnest Island near Perth.
It was always going to be unrealistic to expect a grand bargain.
In April, the General Services Administration announced plans to automate 1 million work hours annually after cutting nearly 40% of its staff since October 2024, with similar reductions being seen across the government workforce. While the Elon Musk-led Department of Government
President Trump has yet to approve US$14 billion worth of arms for Taiwan.
Taxi drivers were seen explaining the new scheme to passengers.
The number of special visa holders is reaching its preset quota.
Jho Low was previously identified as a central figure in the 1MDB scandal.
Reble has emerged as one of hip-hop’s most distinctive new voices, channelling defiance into a sound rooted in India’s northeast.
Not all JB malls offer the same experience. We map out the city’s best-known malls by their standout strengths, so you know exactly what to expect.
Experts say that Matthew Wale will be ‘more moderate’ and ‘less enthusiastic’ about China than his predecessors.
The signs of growing global confidence in Vietnam’s potential to emerge as an alternative chip manufacturing hub to China are apparent, particularly in the United States, says this writer.
May 15 - China's U.N. ambassador on Friday criticized a proposed U.S.-Bahraini resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, saying the content and timing were not right and passing it would not be helpful.
Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. In barely half a year, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pushed Japan’s defense policy into unfamiliar territory. The FY2026 main defense budget has reached 9.04 trillion yen (approximately
WASHINGTON, May 15 - U.S. President Donald Trump's two-day state visit to Beijing featured wide-ranging talks on Taiwan, Iran and trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping but yielded few concrete outcomes on the issues dividing the world's two largest economies.
Satrio Wiratama, born in November 2025, will make his public debut this month.
WASHINGTON, May 15 - Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire U.S. President Donald Trump declared on April 16, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Washington's ratcheting up of tariffs in 2025 has led Chinese factories to find new ways of doing business.
The Japanese Prime Minister later noted that the US President gave a “detailed explanation” of his talks with Xi.
The global energy crisis caused by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran is set to worsen in the coming months, as The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the world is “burning through its oil safety net.” Even though oil prices surged at the start of the war, which
The summit, high on optics and modest on deliverables, sought to stabilise ties in the short term.
The leaders discussed a range of topics, including trade and the Middle East.
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday accused US President Donald Trump of “orchestrating a $1,700,000,000 fraud on the American taxpayer to line the pockets of his MAGA political allies” amid new reporting on the terms Trump is seeking in talks to
The US president says he wants Beijing and Taipei to "cool down" tensions over the self-governing island.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 15 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday suggested a Russian missile strike on a Kyiv apartment building that killed 24 people, including three children, could set back efforts to find a peaceful settlement to Moscow's war in Ukraine.
The pair had been widely expected to discuss extending the one-year tariff truce.
The union has threatened an 18-day walkout beginning May 21 if its demands are not met.
The US leader said Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The 244-page book was put together by Dr Goh's wife, Dr Phua Swee Liang, based on photographs, gifts, travel itineraries and personal records from his stint as an economic adviser to China between 1985 and 1990.
Jimmy Lai was found guilty in December on charges of foreign collusion and seditious publication and sentenced to 20 years in prison, in the harshest sentence doled out so far under a national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing.
Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa is wanted by the ICC for his alleged role in the country’s deadly drug war.
Choreographed diplomacy, cordial optics and symbolic gestures defined the high-stakes Sino-US summit in Beijing, but whether these translate to concrete and lasting outcomes remains uncertain, say analysts.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 15 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he thinks Chinese President Xi Jinping is seriously considering releasing a detained pastor in China but that the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai \"is a tough one.\"
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Mr Trump that Lai’s case would be different.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 15 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he discussed lifting sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Iranian oil during his visit to Beijing and will make a decision soon.
Mr Trump said he will make a decision soon on the matter.
TOKYO, May 15 - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday she and U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed an \"ironclad\" bilateral alliance in a phone call, which Trump joined from aboard Air Force One hours after ending his two-day visit to China.
Nine of those charged are in custody, while the tenth - the alleged car driver - was killed in the blast.
Mr Trump said Mr Xi asked directly whether the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked the island.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 15 - President Donald Trump said on Friday he discussed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping during talks in Beijing and said he would soon make a decision on the matter, highlighting a flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.
Several cities in Thailand, including the capital Bangkok, suffer from seasonal smog.
The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Miyagi prefecture.
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Salesman Trump leaves China with very little in his bagWilliam Pesek reports that Donald Trump’s high-profile Beijing summit yielded symbolism and corporate spectacle