LONDON, July 14 - Britain's approval for China to build a vast embassy in London was challenged in court on Tuesday, as a group of local residents argue that officials failed to consider the impact on protests and potential targeting of dissidents.
The ministry’s notification, dated July 13, will come into force after 30 days.
According to the price list for the next three months, the cost of a one-day ticket will rise by up to 1,500 yen (S$12).
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. July 12 marked the 10th anniversary of the arbitral tribunal ruling in favor of the Philippines on its South China Sea submission — a ruling China ignored, and one that has
But critics say re-engaging with Myanmar's new nominally civilian government could weaken ASEAN's leverage.
At the recent state election, "Onn tak Onn" would tell you who the winner would be.
The man was caught while taking a fire protection facilities engineer certification exam in Gwangju in May.
Global inflation has been climbing back for months. India’s June print — 4.38%, up from 3.93% in May and above every forecast — isn’t a shock out of nowhere. It’s the sharpest data point yet in a trend that started well before this week’s Gulf escalation, and it shows how bad
BEIJING, July 14 - China \"has no geopolitical intentions and does not seek a so-called 'sphere of influence'\" in its dealings with Pacific island nations, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his counterpart from the Solomon Islands in Beijing on Tuesday.
He will meet investors and business leaders as Manila steps up efforts to attract foreign capital.
The ministers claimed the piece, which cited their luxury bungalow deals, had tarnished their reputation.
Four PH members will resign from their positions in the state administration, party officials said.
NEW DELHI, July 14 - The Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had lodged a strong protest with Iran after summoning its deputy ambassador over the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of Hormuz.
It’s called Section 219. Tucked away in the massive congressional spending bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, this provision of the law would effectively require our nation to permanently entangle the American military with the Israeli military.
The US push for a wartime industrial base is accelerating, but its real test is whether new weapons can be produced, delivered and sustained fast enough for a multi-front Indo-Pacific conflict. This month, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a
At least 30 people have died as a result of the fire and 75 are injured, 24 of them critically.
There are claims that the Network School hosted Israelis who had entered Malaysia on second passports from other nations.
Following the dramatic shifts on the battlefields of Myanmar’s civil war in recent years, 2026 was always likely to be a year of decision. By the halfway mark of early July,the broad implications of “decision” have become increasingly clear: Crunch time for the viability of
NEW DELHI, July 14 - A prominent Indian social activist demanding the education minister's resignation over exam paper leaks entered the 17th day of a hunger strike on Tuesday as his condition worsened, prompting opposition leaders to urge him to call off the fast.
Over the past two decades, China’s rise as the world’s largest bilateral creditor has profoundly altered the global development finance landscape. Yet international scholarship on Chinese sovereign lending — especially to Africa — remains trapped in a binary: Western-centric
The authority said HP India dictated bid prices to its resellers and selectively withheld authorisation documents.
BEIJING, July 14 - China's foreign ministry on Tuesday called the European side to be cautious in its words and deeds on the South China Sea and stop endorsing the \"illegal ruling\" to prevent impact on China-EU ties and cooperation.
The Network School brands itself as a physical co-living and co-learning community for tech founders, remote workers, and content creators located “on a Malaysian island off the coast of Singapore”.
In the first of a two-part series on how India is preparing for an AI-powered future, CNA examines the growing business of artificial intelligence upskilling and the questions surrounding the value of these programmes.
Her choice prompted cheers and smiles from watching visitors.
The alleged defamation occurred during Harith’s performance in Melaka on Jan 17.
Before the weekend vote, Anwar is said to be considering calling a general election by October.
CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, , July 14 - A U.S. air base in Jordan was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles on Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said, while calling on Jordanians to dismantle American bases in the kingdom.
BANGKOK, July 14 - The death toll from a devastating fire at a live music pub in Thailand's capital climbed to 30 on Tuesday, officials said, as Bangkok's governor vowed stricter inspections and police investigated possible negligence and safety breaches.
The authorities are investigating a potential electrical fault and whether emergency exits were blocked.
Critics accuse the government of trying to turn schoolchildren into vegetarians.
New rules follow allegations of AI being used to smear candidates in recent elections.
Environmental group Greenpeace said dairy companies needed to be held responsible.
Twenty-seven victims have been identified, with three still unconfirmed.
JAKARTA – The annual Indonesia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat, held at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on July 6, was more than a routine diplomatic exercise. With Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong presiding, the summit marked the full
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire and why it was so deadly, looking at a possible electrical fault and whether emergency exits were blocked
Investigators found that Ma had sought benefits for others in the selection and appointment of officials.
Ma Xingrui, 67, became the third member of the Politburo to come under investigation in the current term that began in 2022, a situation unseen in decades.
Experts pointed to mounting academic pressure and increased screen time as key factors.
The elephant has killed four people of the family, who moved after the first attack in 2012.
For all practical purposes, the US-Iran Memorandum of (Mis)Understanding is over. The dispute over how to manage the Strait of Hormuz in the interim has pushed the two sides back into open war. But to what end? There is little reason to believe another round of fighting can
The Ukrainian military is steadily replacing dangerous frontline tasks with ground robots. In April, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the military to field at least 50,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in 2026, calling them “the next big step” in saving soldiers’ lives.
