Microplastics have permeated the region’s food chain, hitting countries like Indonesia and the Philippines the hardest. The programme Insight looks at the health risks and what is being done to boot plastic from our plates.
CAIRO/ TEL AVIV - A Hamas government media office rejected accusations by the U.S. State Department that the group was involved in a Saturday attack that injured two Americans at an aid distribution site in Gaza, it said on Sunday.
RIO DE JANEIRO - China is studying ways to soon lift its ban on imports of chicken meat from Brazil, in place since the South American nation reported a case of bird flu on a commercial farm in May, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Sunday, citing
BRICS described the mercurial US leader's stop-start tariffs as illegal and arbitrary, threatening to "further reduce global trade, disrupt global supply chains, and introduce uncertainty into international economic and trade activities."
The BRICS leaders voiced "serious concerns about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures," warning they are illegal and arbitrary, according to a final summit statement.
Succession will be determined by Tibetan nonprofit and not China; India & U.S. support Tibetan tradition.
NEW DELHI - The Reuters News account on X has been inaccessible to users in India since Saturday, when the social media platform suspended it in response to what it described as a \"legal demand\".
The X account of Reuters News had been blocked in India since July 5.
At least 28 people have been treated for minor injuries, according to the National Fire Agency.
Four pandas had been returned to China from Japan in June.
The island is going through unprecedented political upheaval ahead of a July 26 vote to oust 24 KMT lawmakers.
The suspect carried two knives with 20cm blades.
Yoon was formally stripped of office in April, after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his Dec 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule.
South Korea is a key US ally and major manufacturing hub for cars, semiconductors and batteries.
The woman was watching keepers work at the carnivore precinct when the attack happened.
Malaysia recently confirmed the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in a security operation targeting alleged involvement in the Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB).
Malaysia recently confirmed the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in a security operation targeting alleged involvement in the Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB).
The detention request is related to insurrection from when Yoon declared martial law in 2024.
This comes amid a crackdown on undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, seen as a demographic and security threat to India.
He said the benefits of the JS-SEZ will not only be concentrated in Johor Bahru.
The Pejaten shelter is currently home to around 600 dogs, including breeds such as pit bulls and huskies.
Earlier this week, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader confirmed plans for a successor.
The 30-year-old was part of a unit specialising in amphibious assaults and maritime infiltration.
The report, released in late June, analyses a decade of data from 2015 to 2024.
Residents reported hearing cracking sounds shortly before the apartment block crumbled around 10am on Friday (Jul 4) in Karachi's impoverished Lyari neighbourhood.
Tokyo and Manila say they face challenges from Beijing’s increasingly assertive moves in nearby seas.
US President Donald Trump has particularly pressed Japan to accept more US vehicles and rice.
The typhoon is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the southern parts of the country.
As Tokyo seeks to avert the US' threat to impose tariffs of up to 35 per cent on Japanese goods, Prime Minister Ishiba stressed that Japan, as the biggest investor nation in the US economy, should be treated differently from other countries.
While the rest of the world rushes headlong into crypto experimentation, Hong Kong has taken a different route – less Silicon Valley, more central bank. Its licensing regime for stablecoin issuers, which took effect in 2024, isn’t designed to foster hype or speed. Instead, it’s
Thanks to government subsidies and tax breaks, thousands of tech start-ups have sprouted in Hangzhou.
As Hanoi seeks to streamline bureaucracy and boost the economy, 100,000 jobs are set to be scrapped.
At the 17th BRICS Leaders' Summit in Rio De Janeiro, Anwar expressed confidence that the grouping, which today accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the global economy, holds vast potential to boost trade.
HONG KONG - China's civil aviation authority said on Sunday it has opened a third extension of the M503 flight route, which has for years been the subject of complaints from Taipei due to its position just west of an unofficial dividing line in the Taiwan Strait.
City-dwelling thrill-seekers are exploring dilapidated buildings and areas, often skirting the law.
The 34-year-old man's death came just hours after two other suspects were killed in a similar shootout in Jitra.
Thousands of followers from around the world, including celebrities and officials from the United States and India, will attend the birthday celebrations in Dharamshala.
A number of prominent international leaders and former leaders, including from the US and India, wished the Dalai Lama well through statements which were read out at the birthday celebrations in Dharamshala.
The July 4 attack is the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation's Jewish community.
Thousands of followers from around the world attended his birthday celebrations.