TAIPEI, May 24 - The Taiwanese and Chinese coast guards were engaged in a tense standoff for the second day near the strategically located Pratas islands at the top of the South China Sea, Taiwan's Coast Guard said on Sunday.
Army servicemen were among the victims in the attack.
An explosive-laden car hit one of the train carriages that resulted in a big blast, an official said.
This marks Australia's second fatal shark attack in May.
CANBERRA, May 24 - A 39-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark at the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday, police said, the second fatal shark attack in Australia this month.
Temperatures in several cities have hovered well above 45 deg C..
According to a study, Dhaka records an average speed of just 4.8kmh.
Also known as the Southern Tigers, JDT beat Kuching City FC 2-0 in the final to win their fourth consecutive Malaysia Cup title.
Initial state media reports said at least 90 people were killed.
The hacked elephant head and its tusks are likely buried far from the actual murder site.
The situation has emerged due to the CRA having the most seats among non-governing parties.
The phishing attacks were disguised as emails from big firms such as Amazon, Microsoft and PayPay.
Mr Trump reportedly said Ms Takaichi is not the kind of leader who deserves criticism.
TOKYO, May 24 - U.S. President Donald Trump defended Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi when Chinese President Xi Jinping criticised her in the Sino-U.S. summit this month, Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun daily said on Sunday, citing unidentified government sources.
Hundreds of thousands could be displaced to make way for construction, authorities say.
Officials said the building's walls and scaffolding had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.
Initial reports suggest 24 people were rescued from the rubble.
Officials said the building's walls and scaffolding had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.
Preliminary findings showed the company operating the mine had committed "serious" violations.
An amendment to Japan's Civil Code looks set to allow shared parenting for the first time.
JIUQUAN, China, May 24 - China will send an astronaut to its space station on Sunday for a year, a record length for the country, enabling the study of long-duration human physiology in space as Beijing works towards its ambition of a crewed moon landing by 2030.
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is not an isolated episode but the latest in a series of blows to the global trade and economic order that was established after the Soviet Union’s fall in the early 1990s. Hormuz should probably be unblocked one way or another – and (update
Group livestreaming, or tuanbo, is one of the fastest-growing online entertainment industries in China. But behind the scenes, young performers are navigating a cutthroat world of rankings and algorithms to stay visible and relevant.
Despite Malaysia having 13 million registered motorcycles, efforts to improve safety for riders remain inadequate.
Here are developments in Japanese national politics as of the weekend: The Takaichi government is moving forward with a supplemental budget but faces some choices. The LDP’s new study group aimed at supporting Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae attracted most of the party’s
Iran, the United States and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday (May 23) that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war, with President Donald Trump saying they are "getting a lot closer" to an agreement.
Iran dismissed Trump's announcement of reopening the strait as part of a "largely negotiated" deal as "incomplete and inconsistent with reality".
YouTuber Kim Se-eui allegedly used manipulated screenshots and AI-generated audio files to make false claims about actor Kim Soo-hyun, according to media reports.
Mariupol became one of the defining symbols of Russia’s invasion and Ukraine’s resistance. Russia reduced the southern port city to ruins during its siege in 2022. Tens of thousands are believed to have died. Satellite imagery later revealed sprawling mass graves outside the
WASHINGTON, May 23 - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that negotiators for the United States and Iran were \"getting a lot closer\" to finalizing an agreement to end the war, according to an interview with CBS News.
The satirical group has gained millions of followers as "the voice of the lazy and unemployed".
NEW DELHI/DUBAI, May 23 - Iran, the United States and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war.
DHAKA, May 23 - At least 86 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh this year, and another 426 with symptoms consistent with the disease, health officials said on Saturday, as the country battles one of its worst outbreaks in decades.
It marked the country’s deadliest surge in decades of the preventable disease.
In the gilded conference rooms of Islamabad, where Field Marshal Asim Munir has lately played host to American envoys and Iranian diplomats alike, one can almost hear the echoes of an older diplomatic theater — Oslo, Camp David, even the Geneva of 1985. The casting is
DUBAI, May 23 - Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end their war and Iran would not compromise on its national rights,
North Korean team Naegohyang, who made history by crossing the border into South Korea, win the Asian Women's Champions League final.
The deployment began before Trump’s meeting with his Xi in Beijing.
SHANGHAI, May 23 - A gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province late on Friday killed at least 90 people, making it China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years.
There have been a series of sexual crimes involving US service members in Okinawa since 2024.
The Taipei protest was organised by several human rights and pro-independence groups, who waved flags and shouted slogans in support of defence spending.
Police seized devices that contained alleged scam scripts and AI-generated profile images.
The protest was organised by several human rights and pro-independence groups.