TOKYO, March 17 - Shigeaki Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing whom former U.S. President Barack Obama embraced during a historic visit to the city in 2016, has died at 88, Jiji Press reported on Tuesday.
KABUL, March 17 - Ahmad, 50, watched flames engulf his friends at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where he was undergoing treatment, unable to save them as they cried for help after a Pakistani air strike, leaving a scene he said resembled \"doomsday\".
This article was first published on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. The United States and Israel launched a “pre-emptive” joint missile attack on Iran on Feb. 28, in what has been described as “the largest regional concentration of
In an interview with Bloomberg, Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto said that Iran had conveyed to him that it is wary of entering into negotiations with the US as it has been “tricked” twice.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was widely celebrated for his speech at Davos on January 20. Without naming names, he stated that the United States, under Donald Trump, initiated a “rupture” in the world order from which there is no return and that requires a global
The new austerity measures will apply to schools and universities, and remain in place indefinitely.
Roughly 10 per cent of gas stations had shut down due to shortages, according to a survey.
A laser is far cheaper as a weapon than a kinetic kill interceptor. Moreover, there are no supply issues to replace interceptors. Iron Beam can work for a thousand hours before any components need to be replaced. Israel is using its Iron Beam laser defense system in the
After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC's Katy Watson explains what happened.
Two French nationals and an Italian were arrested.
Officials have unveiled a series of price hikes across a range of local transport.
Online influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who both face rape and human‑trafficking charges in Romania and the United Kingdom, were reported to have entered Hong Kong over the weekend, sparking heated discussion online.
SYDNEY, March 17 - The family of a man accused of killing 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach last year fear for their safety after a spate of alleged vigilante attacks, a court heard on Tuesday.
The family has received death threats on several occasions in person and via phone and text message.
MANILA, March 16 - The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by China's embassy that a Filipino diplomat had once conceded the disputed Scarborough Shoal was not part of Philippine territory.
ISLAMABAD, March 17 - Pakistan has been the Afghan Taliban's closest friend for decades. It was Islamabad that helped give birth to the Taliban in the early 1990s – as a way to give Pakistan \"strategic depth\" in its rivalry with India. What's gone wrong?
March 17 - U.S. President Donald Trump accused some Western allies of ingratitude after several countries rebuffed his demand to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continued to target oil facilities in the Gulf.
Although firefighters brought the blaze under control, smoke was still rising from the burned peatland.
The panel will aim to prevent leakage of critical technologies and intelligence.
It could cut fuel subsidies or slash spending on the President's signature school meals programme.
This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf.
Chief Executive Lee said he was “very concerned” about the rise in oil prices due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
HONG KONG, March 17 - Hong Kong's leader John Lee said he was \"very concerned\" about the rise in oil prices due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and that the financial hub, along with the rest of Asia, would see shocks and volatility due to the disruption of supply and oil
About 12 per cent of active registered express buses have yet to complete the verification process.
KABUL, March 17 - At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday.
TAIPEI, March 17 - Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Tuesday said he believed the U.S.' internal review process for the sale of a second package of arms to the island is proceeding on schedule.
Financial commitments, such as repayment of credit cards, eat into the bulk of their monthly budget.
Indian IT stocks have plunged as fears grow of AI disrupting back offices. But some say these are overblown.
Some Southeast Asian destinations are feeling the strain from flight cancellations and rising prices, but others such as Malaysia may be better positioned to weather – or even benefit from – the upheaval, say industry players.
The measure is a bid to conserve Sri Lanka's scarce fuel reserves as it prepares for a prolonged war in the Middle East, officials say.
They allegedly shared images and videos of school shootings in other countries with one another.
The escalating war in Iran has overshadowed many of the US' foreign policy objectives
The BBC visited the facility and saw more than 30 bodies being carried out on stretchers.
The United States’ export controls aimed at restricting China’s access to Nvidia’s advanced artificial intelligence chips are unlikely to stop Chinese firms from upgrading their AI models, according to some data‑center experts. When the Trump administration announced last
It will also deliberate on the implementation of a five-year national policy plan.
SEOUL, March 17 - North Korea's newly elected Supreme People's Assembly will convene its first session on March 22 to deliberate on a constitutional revision and on the implementation of a five-year national policy plan, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday.
South Korea said it would carefully consider the US President’s call for countries to send warships.
When it comes to social media bans, governments are willing to absorb criticism on feasibility, privacy and civil liberties, experts tell CNA.
The conflict exposes the city to many risks, but some are seeing opportunities too.
A Pakistani air strike purportedly hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing civilians.
North Korea over the weekend fired a barrage of long-range missiles and rockets into the sea off its east coast. This show of force came as the United States military had its hands full in Iran. The article below analyzes Pyongyang’s strategy. -Eds. When the United States
WASHINGTON, March 16 - Donald Trump's highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping could be postponed as the U.S. president remains focused on the Iran war, the White House said on Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 16 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that it was unclear whether new Iranian leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was still alive, given reports he had been injured in an air strike.
WASHINGTON, March 16 - President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his call to nations to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and appeared to criticize countries he said were not enthusiastic about providing aid.