Recent protests have inflamed several Iranian cities in recent days, erupting from long-standing dissatisfaction with the nation’s Islamist regime. These protesters do not arrive like flash fires. They are slow burns that have finally come into the open. It is ordinary men and
SEOUL, Jan 12 - South Korean authorities have launched an investigation focused on the possibility civilians may have flown drones that North Korea said violated its airspace, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.
SYDNEY, Jan 12 - A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, as moves to curb antisemitism spur free speech concerns.
As at 4pm on Jan 11, six fatalities have been confirmed.
Saudi Arabia’s reported interest in converting financial support for Pakistan into a potential fighter jet deal highlights how Gulf arms procurement is increasingly shaped by strategic hedging and alliance politics rather than pure military necessity. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Lawyers will address three High Court judges on how to punish Lai, with arguments scheduled to last four days.
It will mark the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge from 6km deep onto a ship.
Trump’s bid to dominate the Western Hemisphere and seize Greenland is not just a Latin American or North Atlantic story. It is an experiment in 19th-century spheres of influence in a 21st-century, deeply interconnected world. For Beijing and the wider Asian region, the question
SEOUL, Jan 12 - A joint investigative team of Cambodian and South Korean police has arrested 26 suspects over alleged online scams and sex crimes targeting South Korean citizens, the Korean presidential office said on Monday.
Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono was reported to the police for incitement and blasphemy.
Residents are suffering the effects of overcrowding and poor manners.
It is still unclear what caused the glitch that knocked out the autogates at both checkpoints.
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.
Scientists have identified dozens of functional strains of bacteria in kimchi.
Special lanes have been opened to facilitate faster and smoother immigration clearance for foreign travellers.
Organisers cited “cultural sensitivities” raised by the Bondi Beach shooting.
Japan currently holds about 10 per cent of the global semiconductor market, down from 50 per cent in 1988.
This comes a day after Indonesia became the first country to deny all access to the AI tool.
Companies face fines of $42.6 million if they fail to take “reasonable steps” to comply.
Modus operandi involves the use of fake profiles or accounts of property agents or home owners.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan 11 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he plans to speak with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran, where authorities blacked out service amid ongoing anti-government protests.
THE HAGUE, Jan 12 - A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya will open at the United Nations' top court on Monday.
The new law, which came into effect in December, is aimed at protecting children from online harm.
Experts say dwindling snowfall during winter will impact the lives and livelihoods of millions.
President Trump is often derided for not having a health reform plan, or even his “concepts of a plan” he’s talked about, or more narrowly, a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act and its enhanced tax credits currently under debate. It’s true he has none of these. But he does
Analysts say that while still at an early adoption stage, stablecoin's market size and popularity is expected to grow in the region. However, strong regulation is needed to manage risk and prevent misuse.
International observers have criticised Myanmar’s polls amid a civil war as a sham, but ASEAN leaders have been deliberately cautious, says RSIS' Tan See Seng.
Lai, who was found guilty of collusion with foreign forces, may be sentenced 10 years to life in prison.
Improvement in rural consumption suggests that growth is trickling down the highly unequal society.
Oh, you’re a hard one But I know you got your reasons These things that are pleasin’ you Can hurt you somehow – The Eagles The ghost of Winston Churchill is watching President Trump exhaust all of America’s possibilities. And it appears getting around to doing the right thing
It could be that 2026 is the year when the transatlantic alliance ends in divorce. As President Emmanuel Macron implied in his speech to the French diplomatic corps on Thursday, European states must face up to the fact that our long-time American partner has become coercive,
The party, backed largely by young and urban voters, unveiled 12 key agendas on Jan 11.
Incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of the conservative Bhumjaithai Party came second.
Eight people were killed after a gas cylinder exploded at a house the morning after the wedding celebration.
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 - Among the many goals of last week's U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send China a message: stay away from the Americas.
Jan 11 - Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
The focus is expected to turn from rescue to recovery on Monday, four days after the collapse in Cebu City.
Former King Gyanendra Shah warned that Nepal “itself might not survive any more”.
Some may be allowed to work from home on Jan 12 and 13, when air quality is expected to be at its worst.
China's scrutiny illustrates limits to third-country domiciling.
The country’s leading noodle makers have also begun to expand overseas.
Apps cannot access microphones or location services in the background when phones are inactive.