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Australia considers tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens
SYDNEY, June 26 - Australia's prime minister said on Friday he was keen to make sure the country's social media ban for children was as strong as possible, as a new study found that the measure — the first of its kind and now six months old — had little impact on teen use.
Japan cancels 100 flights as twin storms approach
Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala, downgraded from a typhoon, was packing gusts of up to 144kmh and could potentially converge with Tropical Storm Higos.
In South Korean classrooms, K-pop dance becomes a lesson in connection
Doodoomchit School, a K-pop dance education collective, launched in 2025 with teachers from Gyeonggi Province.
South Korea to train 500,000 ‘drone warriors’ to counter North Korea, says defence ministry
South Korea's defence minister said it would rely on 100 per cent domestically produced components.
South Korea says to train 500,000 'drone warriors' to counter North Korea
SEOUL, June 26 - South Korea will rapidly expand its drone and counter-drone capabilities to counter North Korea, including by training 500,000 \"drone warriors\" and distributing tens of thousands of unmanned systems across frontline units, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
China’s top universities expand enrolment in AI, strategic fields
Emerging majors include intelligent manufacturing engineering and materials intelligence, which is a first in China.
New Zealand internal report warns of Chinese military forays in Pacific
New Zealand did not identify the type of one of the naval vessels deployed by China to the South Pacific.
‘Too good to be true’: A Chinese study on timing cancer therapy is retracted
The study had enrolled 210 patients with advanced lung cancer at Hunan Cancer Hospital.
Japan through to World Cup last 32 after 1-1 draw with Sweden
Japan will face five-time champions Brazil in the round of 32.
Row over alleged theft of donations from India's landmark Ram temple
Questions are being raised over the handling of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
Trump-backed golf resort advances as Vietnam seizes farmland
The area contains ancestral graves and orchards that have provided for generations of the same families.
Torrential rain from passing typhoon shuts down southern Taiwan, rail line cut
TAIPEI, June 26 - Torrential rains from a passing typhoon shut down a swathe of southern Taiwan on Friday, leaving more than five million people off work or school and flooding severing a section of a main rail line.
Not your regular batik: This Indonesian fashion brand is making hand-drawn batik for a new generation
Batik Wolter works with artisans across Indonesia to create hand-drawn batik pieces that blend traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. Founder Abel Hesed Tandadjaja hopes the approach will keep the centuries-old craft relevant for younger generations.
Quantum firms shun entanglement as Trump vows to outrun China
As the United States and China escalate their rivalry over quantum technology, companies across the sector are already repositioning to navigate the geopolitical storm, from building domestic manufacturing bases to carving out independent units for non-Western markets. In the
A Chinese box office hit sparks a debate about identity in Singapore
A nostalgic tale about family, hope and hardship has opened an unexpected conversation.
North Korea’s Kim hails tests of weapons that threaten Seoul
He supervised the tests of “major weapons” including a multiple rocket launcher and a warhead for a ballistic missile.
North Korean leader Kim oversees weapons tests, KCNA reports
SEOUL, June 26 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of key weapons on Thursday as part of the country's goal for the modernisation of its missile program, state media KCNA reported on Friday.
Thailand’s Anutin at 100 days: Stability first, reform later?
Analysts see little sign that Anutin's government is tackling underlying economic problems.
Indians adore their deities. This one rides a motorcycle, loves whisky and grants wishes
Devotees believe Om Banna's spirit is embodied in the motorcycle that he was riding when he crashed and died.
Taiwan’s robodogs signal military shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China
Taipei and Beijing are integrating autonomous tech to monitor remote outposts in the South China Sea.
UN agency says it pauses Hormuz ship evacuation initiative after vessel attacked
LONDON, June 25 - The United Nations shipping agency on Thursday paused an evacuation effort, which aimed to get hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers out through the Strait of Hormuz, after a vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Oman.
Senior US diplomat says Taiwan arms sale does not hinge on China
WASHINGTON, June 25 - The U.S. State Department's top diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday that a pending arms sale notification to Congress for Taiwan does not hinge on discussions with China, despite that suggestion from President Donald Trump.
China seeks Austria’s help in easing China-EU tensions
Austrian Foreign Affairs Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger is on a five-day visit to China.
Over 10 taken to hospital after school bus, vehicles collide in Osaka
The accident happened at an intersection in Kawachinagano at around 6.20pm local time.
Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, etc.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent Congress a request Wednesday for $87.6 billion in emergency funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran and other expenses. The proposals didn’t appear to have broad consensus among Democrats, who would likely be needed for any
Two Republicans flip votes, blocking Iran war powers resolution
Two Senate Republicans who supported a previous resolution calling for an end to the US war on Iran changed their votes late Wednesday after President Donald Trump publicly and privately berated GOP lawmakers, calling them “losers” who provided “aid and comfort to the enemy.”
Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officials
KABUL, June 25 - Afghanistan's Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants' smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings from rights activists that the move could further restrict access to information.
India to resume Bangladeshi tourist visas
The resumption of visas comes nearly two years after New Delhi ally Sheikh Hasina was overthrown.
Why Indonesia court verdict on failed startup investment is worrying its venture capitalists
Experts and industry insiders say Indonesia’s venture capital firms will be more risk-averse after former executives of two government-backed investment firms were sentenced to jail for their decision to invest in an agritech pioneer that collapsed.
How fossil fuel firm BP shaped a landmark Princeton climate study
This article was originally published by ProPublica in cooperation with Drilled. It is rare that a single scientific paper shapes how people think about a challenge as daunting as climate change. But one, known as “Wedges,” published 22 years ago by researchers at Princeton
Man mistakenly nabbed in Tokyo by police officers who were unaware of new ID card
The man possessed a type of residence card issued since June 14.
Wealthy nations reap huge benefits from immigration, study finds
FRANKFURT, June 25 - Wealthy nations with the highest rate of immigration over the past 35 years reaped a large economic benefit and many could still absorb more workers, according to research to be presented at a top European Central Bank conference next week.
Taiwan simulates countering a Chinese maritime blockade in tabletop drill
TAIPEI, June 25 - Taiwanese officials on Thursday simulated countering a Chinese maritime blockade with a tabletop exercise, using a scenario in which China demands any shipping to the island first gets Beijing's approval and also boards or even seizes ships.
Race to record China’s vanishing Dong minority heritage
The Dong people in China are an Indigenous ethnic group who are known to have lived in the mountainous regions of southwestern China for about 600 years. They don’t have a written language – instead, their cultural knowledge is shared by word of mouth. This means that the
Singapore sends condolences to Timor-Leste after former president Guterres’ death
Mr Francisco Guterres, who served as Timor-Leste’s sixth president, died on Sunday in a Malaysian hospital at the age of 71.
Indonesia weighs $2.59 billion cut to Prabowo’s signature free meals programme
Recipients will be cut by tightening the social and economic criteria.
AI frenzy makes Asia ripe for a ‘chip wreck’
TOKYO – No one complains about holding a winning lottery ticket. By that logic, South Korea has nothing to apologize for — it’s landed, almost by accident, at the center of the AI windfall now being minted in real time. Six months ago, SK Hynix, Samsung and the rest of Korea
Beaten and starved: Shock in India as police rescue men from bonded labour
Bonded labour was outlawed in India in 1975, but it still continues in villages and small towns.
China uses US warship replica as target for missile tests, images show
Previous targets at the site include an aircraft carrier and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Iraq warns it might leave OPEC if oil quota not raised, sources say
BAGHDAD, June 25 - Iraq has considered leaving OPEC if the oil producer group does not allow Baghdad to significantly increase oil production, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
East Asia’s biotech autonomy push is already stunting innovation
The US-China technology rivalry is expanding into biotechnology, with export controls and investment restrictions opening a new front in strategic competition. East Asia’s push for biotech autonomy is gaining momentum — but it risks slowing innovation. A turning point came in
Cambodian reporters lose appeal against treason sentences
They were convicted of “supplying a foreign state with information prejudicial to national defence".
Cambodia Supreme Court upholds jail sentences for two journalists accused of revealing military secrets
June 25 - Cambodia's Supreme Court has upheld the sentences of two journalists jailed last year on charges of revealing military secrets during the country's border clashes with Thailand, their lawyer's office said on Thursday.
H5N1 bird flu has reached every continent. How worried should you be?
Symptoms range from conjunctivitis and mild respiratory illness to severe pneumonia and respiratory failure.
Breaking the algorithm: why AI will never master diplomacy
Today, foreign ministries across the world are drowning in information — news reports, intelligence assessments, social media posts, satellite imagery, economic data, speeches and diplomatic cables. AI can summarize thousands of documents in minutes, track political sentiment
Canadian defence minister says he discussed GCAP fighter with Japanese counterpart
TOKYO, June 25 - Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty said on Thursday he had discussed the advanced fighter jet programme being pursued by Japan, Britain and Italy with his Japanese counterpart to learn more about what he described as a \"promising initiative\".