TOKYO, Jan 7 - Japan's top government spokesperson said on Wednesday that China's ban on exports of dual-use items to the country was \"absolutely unacceptable and deeply regrettable\", as a diplomatic dispute between Asia's top two economies ramped up.
Daiso is emerging as an unlikely but increasingly influential beauty destination.
“Belligerent” was how one Democratic lawmaker described a diatribe given by top White House adviser Stephen Miller on CNN Monday evening regarding the Trump administration’s right to take over Venezuela – or any other country – if doing so is in the interest of the US. To
The Johor Bahru City Council was the first local authority to implement such a rule, authorities said.
BEIJING, Jan 7 - China will take punitive actions against three Taiwanese for their involvement in separatist activities related to \"Taiwan independence\", its Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday.
Shares of China’s chip-making equipment providers have surged in recent days after media reports said Beijing has instructed semiconductor manufacturers to raise the use of locally made equipment to 50%. Since a Reuters report on December 31 outlined Beijing’s push to lift the
On December 15, inside a government-linked think tank in Beijing, a conversation took place with implications far beyond diplomacy. When Eddy Soeparno, deputy speaker of the Indonesia’s Consultative Assembly, met with leaders of the China Institute for Innovation and Strategic
Jan 6 - Nicolás Maduro’s first appearance in a U.S. courtroom offered a glimpse of the legal battle ahead over rarely tested questions — chief among them whether he can claim immunity from prosecution.
The challenge of politics in the age of AI is not just about distinguishing fact from fiction, says Taberez Ahmed Neyazi from the National University of Singapore.
Reports of Islamophobia in Australia have increased following the Dec 14 attack, and some Indonesian Muslims say they feel anxious about stepping out of their homes.
PARIS, Jan 6 - The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again.
When Bangladesh’s interim government under economist Muhammad Yunus took office after the collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s long-entrenched regime, it inherited a banking sector on the verge of systemic failure. By mid-2024, officially reported non-performing loans had exceeded 1.7
On December 24 in Tehran, an unknown assailant killed General Ikramuddin Saree, a former senior police commander of Afghanistan’s republican government and a prominent figure in the National Resistance Front (Jabha-ye Moqawemat-e Milli). Saree, who had sought refuge in Iran
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Jan 6 - Israel and Syria agreed during U.S.-mediated talks in Paris to set up a communication mechanism to coordinate on security, intelligence and commercial issues, the three countries said in a joint statement released on Tuesday by the State Department.
ROME, Jan 6 - The so-called Coalition of the Willing made fresh progress on a framework for NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine during a meeting of Kyiv's allies in Paris, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.
On winter mornings in Harbin, where the air outside could freeze your eyelashes, I would wake up on a bed of warm earth. Harbin, where I grew up, is in northeast China. Winter temperatures regularly dip to -30°C and in January even the warmest days rarely go above -10°C. With
As the US races to “island-hop” its airpower back across the Pacific, the real contest is whether US dispersal can stay ahead of China’s surveillance-and-missile kill chain long enough to matter in a Taiwan war. This month, Newsweek reported that the US is reviving dozens of
NAIROBI, Jan 6 - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met the president of Somaliland on Tuesday, 10 days after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa as an independent and sovereign state.
LONDON, Jan 6 - Britain on Tuesday urged Elon Musk's X platform to urgently address a proliferation of intimate 'deepfake' images created on demand via its built-in AI chatbot Grok, joining a European outcry over a surge in non-consensual imagery on the platform.
Jan 6 - At least three people were killed and several others wounded in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, state news agency SANA said on Tuesday, citing Aleppo's health director, after deadly attacks for which Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
The supreme council member said he received the notice on the evening of Jan 6.
TOKYO/BRUSSELS, Jan 6 - Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations will meet in Washington on January 12 to discuss rare earths supplies, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
BEIJING, Jan 6 - China wants to deepen cooperation with Ireland and broaden trade in sectors including aircraft leasing and healthcare, according to a Chinese state media readout on Tuesday following Premier Li Qiang's meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who is in
Many students were absent and some schools were unable to conduct teaching and learning activities.
The body was taken to hospital for identification.
It underscores a wider strategic calculus by Beijing, which is shaped by tensions with Japan and the US.
PARIS, Jan 6 - Ukraine's allies will agree that security guarantees must include binding commitments to support Kyiv in the case of a future armed attack by Russia, according to a draft statement prepared ahead of a summit in Paris.
One of President Donald Trump’s top billionaire donors, who has spent the past several months backing a push for regime change in Venezuela, is about to cash in after the president’s weekend kidnapping of the nation’s president, Nicolas Maduro. While he declined to tell members
NAIROBI/JERUSALEM, Jan 6 - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia, on Tuesday, two sources told Reuters, 10 days after Israel formally recognised the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.
This comes as China tightens their screening requirements.
The changes will not affect patients who rely on cannabis for medical purposes.
As China condemns the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, analysts say the implications for Beijing run far deeper across Latin America.
Founded 20 years ago, Tomorrowland has grown into one of the most iconic celebrations of electronic music.
Experts warned the trend was likely a “widespread phenomenon”.
BEIJING, Jan 6 - Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin was to hold in-depth trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen strategic ties with the world's second-largest economy amid strained China-EU relations.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 - Malaysian 100-year-old former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital after suffering a hip fracture following a fall at his residence early on Tuesday, his office said.
This comes a day after United States President Donald Trump issued fresh warning to India to cut its imports of Russian oil or face further hike in tariffs.
The US move has drawn pointed rebukes in nations that rely on international law to push back against stronger powers.
The floods also destroyed hundreds of houses and government buildings, said the North Sulawesi governor.
The restrictions apply to all goods that could enhance Japan’s military capabilities.
Organisations or individuals from any country or region that violate the ban would be held legally liable.
Those aged 65 or older accounted for 55.9 per cent of the total.
The South-east Asian nation received 21.2 million international visitors in 2025.
The 26-year-old was taken to hospital with serious head and facial injuries and several fractures.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Tuesday (Jan 6) also dismissed cooperation with opposition Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), which he said needs to be carefully considered.
Malaysia is stepping up enforcement of minor littering offences.
After 26 days of no contact with her family, she was found on a roadside and appeared to be homeless.
