March 9 - Despite what it called a humanitarian \"disaster\" in Afghanistan, the U.S. said on Monday international assistance to the country should be evaluated, given Taliban \"intransigence\" and its exclusion of the female population from basic rights.
Once a tiny indie label tucked above a button shop in Kuala Lumpur, Joe Chia is now a global name worn by K-pop stars like Seventeen’s S.Coups and Stray Kids’ Felix. Founders Joe Chia and Melissa Deng tell us how they built one of Asia’s most compelling menswear brands.
DORAL, Florida, March 9 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters he had a \"very good call\" with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.
Nvidia has reportedly halted production of its H200 artificial-intelligence (AI) chips intended for China amid rising political tensions between the United States and China and Beijing’s policy of supporting domestic chips. The company has reallocated manufacturing capacity at
SYDNEY, March 10 - Australia will deploy a military surveillance aircraft to the Middle East and send missiles to the United Arab Emirates but will not put troops on the ground in Iran, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday.
India trains nearly 400,000 nurses annually, more than any other country. In the second of a four-part series on the global nursing shortage, CNA looks at why Indian nurses are seeking work elsewhere.
Johor is one of the region’s fastest-growing data centre hubs, but land in the state’s major tech parks is scarce.
Since the joint US-Israel war with Iran resumed on February 28, nine months after the previous attacks, many have asked whether President Donald Trump has a strategy for what he wants to achieve and for when he will declare another ceasefire. Those questions, interesting though
WASHINGTON, March 9 - U.S. President Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran \"is very complete\" and that Washington was \"very far ahead\" of his initial four to five week estimated time frame, according to a CBS News interview with him.
WASHINGTON, March 9 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is considering whether to censure Afghanistan over its detention of American citizens, a move that could lead to a ban on U.S. passport holders traveling to the country, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
North Korea’s list of close partners keeps shrinking. After the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024, Iran became North Korea’s sole ally in the Middle East. Now, after the US-Israel strikes on Iran and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, it appears that
Iran might have little incentive to concede to US demands until after the March 31 summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Then, it could evaluate the outcomes and seek China’s support. It’s a risky gamble, but it might be a better option than the alternative.
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
Even Chinese Premier Li Qiang raised the issue for the first time in his annual work report.
South Korean evacuees were allowed to board charter flights from Oman to Singapore on March 7 and 8.
BrahMos is a company co-owned by the Indian and Russian governments.
This bi-annual maintenance will replace the coaches’ bogie and air-conditioning cooling coil.
The group of 29 included domestic workers, university students and children.
Oil surged to over US$119 a barrel on Monday, levels not seen since 2022, before falling back to around $100 in a whipsaw trading session driven by uncertainties around the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran. The possibility of prolonged shipping disruptions and cut supplies
India says Tehran sought permission to dock three ships on the day the US and Israel began a war on Iran.
The cases against the four families resulted in immediate executions of 16 members.
When Beijing’s foreign ministry issued its now-familiar line that the recent Indonesia‑US trade agreement “should not harm any third party,” some analysts urgently warned of possible economic retaliation. Yet a closer look at the geopolitical economics suggests this framing
Four years ago, Vladimir Putin escalated his war against Ukraine to an all-out assault. The plan was for a quick and lively campaign and a speedy takeover of a country the Russian president thought shouldn’t exist. Victory would reassert Russia’s status and hasten a shift from
The man was reportedly riding pillion on a motorcycle when the accident happened.
The country is bolstering its military capacity amid rising China naval activity.
With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar US ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the edge: the Kurds. Making up between 8% to 17% of the country’s total population, Iran’s Kurdish
Gunmen Paea-I-Middlemore Tupou, 27, and Mevlut Coskun, 23, said they had been hired to collect a debt.
Fighting in the Middle East has disrupted shipping and sent global oil prices soaring.
The potential redeployment may be an indication of a strained weapons stockpile for the US.
Internal migration, foreign currency curbs and lack of trust in banks have fuelled demand for property as a safe asset.
Beijing is a close partner of Tehran and condemned the killing of Iran's former supreme leader.
Cho Jung-tai told reporters in Taipei on March 8 that he was on a private visit to watch the baseball.
The latest search, which began in December and concluded in January, scoured an area of around 15,000 sq km.
Allegations of MACC abusing its wide-ranging powers have sparked calls for its chief Azam Baki to be suspended.
Residents of the Iranian capital of Tehran awoke on Sunday to an apocalyptic scene after the United States and Israel bombed the city’s oil storage facilities. A towering pillar of fire emerged in the aftermath, toxic smoke clouded out the sun and blackened rain fell on this
Naveed Akram is seeking to prevent media publishing details about his mother, sister and brother.
The proposed drop-off points include Senai International Airport, JB Sentral, Medini, Southkey, Mount Austin and Eco Botanic among others.
Singapore may see power prices spike in the second quarter.
India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the western city of Ahmedabad, on Sunday, to defend their T20 World Cup title.
At certain moments in history, the true significance of events lies not in the events themselves but in the rules that emerge afterward. The military attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, accompanied by the assassination of the country’s highest political authority,
Companies are maintaining regular contact with employees on the ground and have restricted business travel to and from the region.
First case in Japan where a religious group has been ordered to dissolve over Civil Code violations.
The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill in the Bekasi region on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Authorities are targeting offences ranging from doxxing and online rumour-mongering to telecom fraud, according to reports released at the Two Sessions meetings on Monday (Mar 9).
In the rugged terrain along the Durand Line, the contested border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a fresh wave of violence has erupted, pitting Pakistani forces against the Taliban government in Kabul. What began as Pakistani airstrikes on February 21 targeting alleged
A magistrate extended an interim suppression order, citing global media interest in the case.
The bloc commands the support of about 290 freshly elected lawmakers.
South Korea plans to cap domestic fuel prices for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Only two Chinese aircraft have been recorded in a single 24-hour period near Taiwan since Feb 28.
