Tel Aviv, March 3 - The Israeli military has prepared for a campaign against Iran that could last several weeks but is unlikely to see the deployment of ground forces, a military spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump has summed up his rationale for attacking Iran fairly simply, saying, “This was our last best chance to strike.” Not known for adhering to any particular lasting strategy, Trump sees each day in the White House as an episode in a reality show in which
TEL AVIV, March 3 - The Israeli military deployed additional forces to southern Lebanon overnight, to take up what a military spokesperson on Tuesday described as defensive positions to protect Israeli civilians and strategic sites from any potential Hezbollah attack.
But as artificial intelligence tools become more sophisticated and widespread, experts warn of potential risks like deepfakes.
The alleged plan involved using the media, publishing legal analyses questioning government measures, influencing parliamentary questions, and using the influence of international bankers to question the prime minister’s motives, the premier told Parliament.
DUBAI, March 3 - The U.S. on Tuesday ordered non-emergency government personnel and their family members to leave Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan and closed several diplomatic missions across the region as tensions with Iran escalated.
Beneath the waves of the Pacific, China is quietly building a layered undersea warfare system designed not just to contest US submarines, but to secure its nuclear deterrent and reshape the region’s strategic balance. In testimony before the US-China Economic and Security
PARIS, March 3 - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot held a call on Monday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss the Iran war and both agreed to work on de-escalation, Barrot's office said in a statement.
The quake rattled residents but caused no serious damage.
He said it is too early to decide on the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into allegations.
People argue back and forth about when artificial superintelligence will arrive. The truth is that it’s already here. Go back a hundred years, and the popular notion of “intelligence” would probably include things like calculating speed and memorization. Then we invented
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's reform bid faces setbacks, including a bid to cap the prime minister's term to 10 years.
Airline websites show that tickets on many popular routes are booked out for days.
The helicopter was carrying five people, including two Malaysians.
WASHINGTON, March 3 - U.S. President Donald Trump hosts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday for talks on sensitive topics ranging from U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran to Trump's new tariff threats and the German leader's recent visit to China.
March 3 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the war against Iran was \"not going to take years\", as the conflict widened with Israel attacking Iran-backed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and Iran hitting Gulf states that host U.S. bases.
The move comes as Beijing escalates a sweeping purge of military officials.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 - Malaysia's prime minister said a suspect in an alleged plot to topple the government had engaged an international public relations firm to launch a coordinated attack aimed at undermining national institutions before the next election.
He said the plot began in August 2024 and was to run till the next general election, due by 2028.
The female stand-up comedian "stirred up gender conflicts and created anxiety over marriage and childbirth … and was banned", read a statement by Chinese social media giant Weibo.
Thai authorities accused Ben Smith and his wife of “cross-border investment fraud” dating back to 2016.
A remarkable 80% of the country's lanterns are still made by hand in one small town in Hebei Province.
The Afghan defence ministry said "the fighting is still ongoing" against Pakistani forces.
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, March 3 - The U.S. military campaign against Iran has put Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the back foot ahead of an expected summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, who for the second time in as many months has turned America's military against one of
Taiwan also condemns Iran’s recent “indiscriminate military attacks".
TAIPEI, March 3 - Taiwan supports the international community's efforts to help Iran's people pursue freedom and democracy and hopes that they can enjoy these things soon, the island's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, offering its backing to the U.S. and Israel.
Healthcare app AQ, or Afu in Chinese, now has more than 1,000 expert digital doubles.
WASHINGTON, March 2 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran may take \"some time\" but it will not take years.
In the lead-up to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US Department of Defense was locked in tense negotiations with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic over exactly how the Pentagon could use the firm’s technology. Anthropic wanted guarantees its
Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring developments but had not yet ordered evacuations.
Indonesia’s recent discovery of Chinese workers without proper work permits in the Galang Batang special economic zone exposes a systemic enforcement failure with serious human costs. Provincial labor inspectors found dozens of Chinese nationals working without the mandatory
Many nations, including neighbouring Australia, have expressed support for the US-Israeli strikes.
Conflict may entrench fossil fuel infrastructure today while simultaneously locking in Asia’s structural advantage in renewables tomorrow. Energy volatility in the Middle East is serving as a new accelerant for energy security and thus strategic autonomy. The confrontation
India is the world’s largest basmati rice exporter, with the Middle East its top market.
It is unclear whether rounds fired by Marines struck anyone during the protests, where 10 died.
SYDNEY, March 3 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Australia on Tuesday, aiming to bolster relations between the two so-called \"middle powers\" amid what he has called a \"rupture\" in world order.
WASHINGTON, March 2 - Planned Israeli action against Iran that would have seen retaliation against American forces prompted the United States to launch its weekend strikes against Tehran, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday.
The Bill was rejected as 146 lawmakers voting in favour fell just two short of the two-thirds majority required to pass the amendment.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed the US-Israeli action.
As US President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of bombings on Monday in what is rapidly spiraling into a regional conflagration, Iran’s security chief said the country is ready for a long war – but questioned whether the US is prepared for the same. “Trump plunged the region
Beijing is now placing energy security at the top of its strategic agenda following the February 28 confirmation of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death. China now faces a halt, enforced by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz –
Chan Soo Khian grew up next to Khoo Kongsi, in a world of aunties, uncles, cousins, and a compound alive with activity. His 15-suite hotel now sits in that same historic orbit, translating personal memory into design details and rare after-hours moments inside the clan grounds.
An unprecedented legal showdown between the Sarawak state government and national oil corporation Petronas over hydrocarbon resource ownership could change long-assumed understandings of federal power in Malaysia, say analysts.
The tone of the country’s biggest annual political meetings will focus on stability and realism instead of major policy shifts, say analysts.
A decline in diplomatic relations masks a surge in Japan’s economic ties to China, says this researcher.
Such risks are expected to increase exponentially as Malaysia becomes an ageing nation, say doctors.
LONG BEACH, Calif., March 2 - Container ships account for roughly 100 of the 750 ships backed up around the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, Jeremy Nixon, CEO of container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE), said on Monday.