MANILA, April 24 - The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a recent amnesty was a positive step towards inclusive national dialogue.
BANGKOK, April 24 - Thailand's Supreme Court said on Friday that 44 current and former opposition lawmakers will go on trial over an attempt to amend a law that protects the monarchy from criticism, in another blow to the country's progressive movement.
Marcos' state visit would be the first by an incumbent Filipino leader since 2015.
The official announcement cites the need to “end armed terrorism” for the 90-day emergency period.
Several writers have cut ties with the University of Queensland Press for cancelling the book.
Indonesia's walk back has exposed mixed signals and policy confusion, some say.
Products which use large amounts of fertiliser are expected to be worst affected, including wheat and oats.
DeepSeek shot to global attention with the release of its R1 deep-reasoning large language model.
The clash took place on April 21 in Khyber district near the border with Afghanistan.
The syndicate, which appears to have been operating for about a month, used women posing as Indonesians to lure victims emotionally, said Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat on Thursday (Apr 23).
A surge in fossil fuel prices threatens to raise costs for fast-fashion retailers like Zara and H&M.
The offence is punishable by the death penalty, or between 30 and 40 years’ jail with up to 12 strokes of the cane.
NEW DELHI, April 24 - India has dismissed as \"uninformed\" comments shared by U.S. President Donald Trump that described the country as a “hellhole”, saying they were inappropriate and inconsistent with the strong relationship between the two countries.
SEOUL, April 24 - South Korea's national security adviser said on Thursday the U.S. alliance was not in crisis despite recent friction, though he acknowledged that current strains with Washington required careful management, according to media reports.
The Auto China exhibition will span 380,000 sq m, according to organisers - sprawling more than 50 football pitches.
In “Alice in Wonderland”, the King of Hearts says gravely, “Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.” If US President Donald Trump had followed this advice, he would not have paused the hostilities against Iran when he did. His penchant for making
Special prosecutors said they were seeking the new sentence on charges of aiding the enemy, adding that Yoon's effort to "fabricate wartime conditions" had undermined state security.
An earlier iteration of Natthaphong Reungpanyawut's People's Party, the Move Forward Party, had put forward draft legislation to amend the strict lese-majeste law.
SEOUL — Few top economies are as surrounded by paradoxes in 2026 as South Korea. As fallout from the Middle East sends shockwaves around the globe, Korea’s stock market is skyrocketing. This week, the Kospi index soared to new all-time highs as semiconductor giants Samsung and
The 44 individuals are set to go on trial from June 30.
Ms Christine Li was horrified to find her digital twin shown slapping women and mistreating animals.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 24 - Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire for three weeks at a meeting at the White House brokered by President Donald Trump, who said he was prepared to wait for \"the best deal\" to end his conflict with Iran.
The wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has become a destination for “dark tourism”.
With the United States and Iran escalating confrontations along the Strait of Hormuz — including the seizure of ships — the waterway has become “pivotal to negotiations” between the two countries. Washington escalated to direct interdiction of Iranian-linked shipping near the
They say the drone operation over the North was to help create a pretext for his martial law bid.
SEOUL, April 24 - South Korean prosecutors sought a 30-year jail term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, in a case alleging he ordered a drone operation over Pyongyang to help create a pretext for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, Yonhap news agency said.
The Masbate rodeo has become synonymous with the island known as Philippine cattle country.
The mixed showing underscored the tense market mood as investors this week seesawed between hope for an imminent end to the war and fear that it might not come soon.
Japan’s decision to supply advanced frigates to Australia marks a major step in defense cooperation between the two countries as questions over US commitment in the Pacific coincide with China’s expanding naval reach. Multiple media outlets reported that Australia and Japan
The surge in international travel in the past few years has resulted in people bringing the virus into Japan.
China has become the first country in the world to surpass 5 million valid invention patents.
The victims were on their way to Cameron Highlands to pay their respects to a deceased family member.
April 24 - U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines will lead a five-member bipartisan delegation to China next week, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday, citing sources.
Companies like Mixue, Haidilao and BYD are reshaping how Indonesians see China.
A court has convicted 20 people for the 2018 mob lynching of two men falsely accused of kidnapping children.
Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even force political
On March 8 a single high altitude drone crossed the perimeter of Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana late at night, then disappeared. Some thought it was just another civilian operating a drone, but that theory became suspect when the drone carried out maneuvers over weapon
From unveiling a peace proposal to calling for the Strait of Hormuz to stay open, Chinese President Xi Jinping's direct remarks on the Middle East conflict signal Beijing’s recalculation as the crisis drags on, analysts say.
Amid the Iran war, Asian governments will have to stretch their budgets further to prevent young people from falling behind - or confront a renewed wave of unrest, says Karishma Vaswani for Bloomberg Opinion.
Its annual festival is widely regarded as the only organised rodeo culture of its kind in Asia.
Germany has announced a massive rearmament plan that includes development of new and sophisticated offensive weaponry and an increase in military manpower to levels not seen in Western Europe since the Cold War. The plan is built on a dual goal of countering perceived threats
ROME, April 23 - Jurors at the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition said on Thursday they would not consider artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges at the International Criminal Court, an apparent reference to Russia and Israel.
The US has accused Senator Kok An and his affiliates of “defrauding Americans”.
LONDON, April 23 - Iran's use of a swarm of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz could undermine suggestions U.S. forces have disabled its naval threat and reveals the challenges facing reopening one of the world's most important oil export
LONDON, April 23 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was \"increasingly concerned\" about a growing use of proxies by foreign states to carry out attacks in Britain, pledging to bring forward new legislation following recent attacks.
Sherpas cannot prepare the route to the world's highest peak because a huge block of ice is in the way.
Officials are not clear how the money, set to form part of a bilateral debt repayment to Australia, was stolen.
