BEIJING, Oct 22 - All countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, China and Djibouti said in a joint statement following a meeting of their foreign ministers in Beijing, expressing concern about the deteriorating security
With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.
Taiwan has stepped up efforts to protect undersea communications links.
The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.
Hotel chaos, transport mishaps and diplomatic blunders cast a spotlight on organisers and the firm hired to deliver the games.
Malaysia has repeatedly used public funds and government-backed financing to support troubled corporations. AirAsia's financial woes offer an opportunity for a fresh template, writes CNA’s Leslie Lopez.
Kahf has faced boycott calls in Malaysia after a football meme was perceived as belittling the country and other regional neighbours.
AI firms need to invest more in discovering, tracking and - most importantly - disclosing what their agents are up to, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
She warned Seoul of "the most horrible and distressing situation" if it continues what Pyongyang calls interference.
SEOUL, Oct 22 - North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border within days and has put new countermeasures on alert, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, said on Thursday, warning Seoul of \"the most horrible and
Philippine government launches national security probes into Chinese influence.
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were accused of breaking into an unauthorised protest venue in Delhi.
Locals describe the MP, who had to have both legs amputated, as a genuinely kind person who fought for the community.
In one week this month, the central processing unit became the story again. On October 12, AMD’s Lisa Su told the Open Compute Project summit that she had raised her forecast for the 2030 server CPU market three times in nine months, to more than $200 billion. On October 15,
With polls showing Democrats in good position to retake at least one chamber of the US Congress, several Pentagon insiders are reportedly lining up to offer up damaging information about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in hopes that a new Democratic majority will impeach him.
GENEVA, Oct 21 - The El Nino weather pattern could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in the Pacific as it barrels around the globe like a \"wrecking ball\" causing floods and droughts, UN officials said on Wednesday.
The student allegedly live-streamed the incident using a mobile phone attached to his forehead.
The frontier had been shuttered to trade between Pakistan and Iran for five days.
MUMBAI, Oct 21 - An Indian court on Wednesday ordered the release of two \"cockroach\" movement leaders, local media reported, after they were detained last week for demonstrating at a historic protest venue in violation of a ban.
Oct 21 - Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators scrambling to protect their systems.
BEIJING, Oct 21 - China's coast guard said it monitored the Philippines delivering necessities to a vessel on Second Thomas Shoal on Wednesday, roughly a month after Manila accused Beijing of obstructing its resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea.
BEIJING, Oct 21 - China's coast guard said it monitored the Philippines delivering necessities to a vessel on Second Thomas Shoal on Wednesday, roughly a month after Manila accused Beijing of obstructing its resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea.
In late August, President Donald Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in world history.” Since then, the full text of the accord — which grants the U.S. sweeping access to Venezuela’s oil reserves — has been one of the most sought-after secrets in Washington,
USFK chief warns against rushing wartime operational control transfer amid evolving N. Korean threats, as Seoul pushes to regain control by 2030.
MSCI’s warning triggered a sharp, two-day stock sell-off in Indonesian stocks.
MSCI warned last week it was considering demoting Indonesia's equities to "standalone" market status, triggering a record-breaking market rout.
Yuki Imai from the Hokkaido Shimbun faces accusations of “conducting espionage activities on Russian territory”.
ANKARA, Oct 21 - Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing for military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a lawmaker from the ruling AK Party told Reuters on Wednesday.
Malaysia urges citizens to switch to local navigation apps like TuJu over security fears.
The haze sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and Timor-Leste, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis.
The authorities launched the third attempt to lead her out of the canal on the morning of Oct 21.
SAO PAULO, Oct 21 - For right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, his biggest strength is also his greatest weakness: the Bolsonaro family name.
In late September, China and Laos opened a Beijing-funded training and support center and an aviation academy at Ban Keun airport, about 50 kilometers north of Vientiane. China’s Ministry of National Defense says the facility will train Lao Air Force pilots and is “not directed
Tokyo climbed above 30°C by early afternoon on Wednesday (Oct 21), the threshold the Japan Meteorological Agency classifies as a "midsummer day".
The deployment will cover the departure and arrival halls and baggage sorting areas.
The potentially exposed data include the names of officers at 20 prefectural police forces.
Warm, humid air from the south swept across Japan, sending temperatures unusually high for late October.
The Fair Trade Commission cited competition concerns.
In July 1971, Henry Kissinger developed a convenient stomachache in Pakistan, vanished from public view and turned up in Beijing. The secret trip that led to Nixon’s opening to China rested on a simple piece of geometry: in a world of three great powers, the smart move is to
Photographs released by Pyongyang have left the latest death rumours without a credible foundation.
Early on Thursday morning local time, South Korea's oceans ministry said the shark had been successfully guided out of the canal.
Zofia Canlas, 27, drew criticism over her “lavish” trips abroad and alleged lack of relevant experience.
From January to August, the Malaysia Homestay Experience Programme recorded 7,208 tourist arrivals in Kelantan.
TAIPEI, Oct 21 - Taiwanese prosecutors indicted five people on Wednesday for plotting to run over with a car a comedian whose shows have poked fun at the Chinese government, including President Xi Jinping.
Comedian Huang Yi-hao was hit and injured by a car in September after a Chinese individual paid another man to make sure Huang was seriously injured.
Her alleged attacker, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, faces multiple charges and appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.
The chain has come under stiff competition with cheaper local rivals such as Luckin Coffee.
Tensions between North and South Korea have risen since Pyongyang began fortifying its border in April 2024.
