MOSCOW - Artificial intelligence will bestow vast influence on a par with nuclear weapons to those countries who are able to lead the technology, giving them superiority in the 21st Century, one of Russia's top AI executive told Reuters.
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's leader John Lee said on Monday his government supported China's diplomatic policy towards Japan and the financial hub would closely monitor the situation and respond appropriately.
Pauline Hanson's display was meet by outrage from her fellow senators.
Authorities have described the attack as a "foiled terrorist plot", noting that the attackers were gunned down at the gate.
SYDNEY - Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism from Muslim senators over the stunt.
India defeated Nepal by seven wickets in the final played in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Sunday.
Japan’s decision to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni — a quiet island just 110 kilometers from Taiwan — marks a strategic shift with implications far beyond its immediate defense posture. This move confirms what regional observers have long feared: Asia’s
Two people showed no vital signs and several others were injured.
Price remains the key driver behind the rise in kimchi imports.
More than 1,000 travellers were reportedly stranded at hotels and the Hat Yai airport.
The scandal has ignited public anger and caused economic growth to slow sharply in the third quarter.
The US is turning a remote Japanese island into a compact but critical forward node in the First Island Chain as tensions with China tighten over Taiwan. This month, Naval News reported that the US Marine Corps has ramped up operations on Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost
The teenager allegedly started the fire by using a lighter in her third-floor bedroom.
Nearly 4,000 Indonesians became Singaporean citizens from 2019 to 2022, according to official data.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Gunmen attacked a paramilitary force headquarters in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, police said.
The north-eastern state of Kelantan, which borders Thailand, has been the worst hit.
It's widely believed that over 90% of the second-hand clothes sold in Indonesia are illegal imports.
Japanese government data showed that in 2023, there were around 9 million abandoned homes.
Some were well aware of what they were carrying while others were simply naive.
KUALA LUMPUR - More than 11,000 people in seven Malaysian states have been affected by flooding caused by torrential rain, the national disaster agency said on Monday.
60 temporary shelters have been opened in the affected states to house those displaced by floods.
Some worry about the gaps in their official documents, others are concerned the move could affect their access to welfare schemes.
Crypto companies have labelled themselves safe and secure, yet billions in illicit money has flowed into their coffers.
Electric vehicles make up only 4 per cent of vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir, with the majority being small rickshaws.
The careers of those creating content featuring children younger than 16 were particularly at risk.
THA TON, Thailand - For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok River, which flows down from neighbouring Myanmar before joining with the Mekong River that cuts through Southeast Asia.
Over 2,400 mines could be releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into rivers.
BEIJING - China's Premier Li Qiang pitched closer collaboration to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in new energy, smart manufacturing, biomedicine and intelligent driving during a meeting on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Xinhua reported.
Skye Gyngell, a former private chef to Nigella Lawson and Madonna, was diagnosed with skin cancer last year.
So far, 10 platforms including Discord, WhatsApp, Lego Play and Pinterest have avoided being included in the landmark legislation.
Palau's strategic location and diplomatic ties with Taiwan have made it a focus of US-China rivalry.
Tiruppur textile hub contributes 68 per cent of India’s knitwear exports, with 40 per cent going to the US.
The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and China.
While other parts of China grow more “involuted”, marked by excessive competition and pressure, observers and locals say Chengdu appears to strike a better balance between growth and well-being.
While the ceasefire may have temporarily put hostilities to an end, recent fissures point to the possible reignition of military adventurism from both sides, says Hannan Hussain of Initiate Futures.
SEOUL - South Korea President Lee Jae Myung met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during last weekend's Group of 20 summit in South Africa, Lee's office said in a statement on Monday.
Negotiations for a broad trade pact in 2023 paused after relations soured when Canada accused the Indian government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist.
GENEVA - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday he had made good progress in talks about a draft U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine as he met with a Ukrainian delegation in Geneva.
BRUSSELS - Below is the text of a European counter-proposal to the United States' draft 28-point Ukraine peace plan, seen by Reuters on Sunday.
China unveiled details of a global mining initiative with friendly nations at the G20 summit in South Africa this weekend.
BRUSSELS - Europeans have submitted a modified version of the United States' peace plan for Ukraine that pushes back on proposed limits to Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Sunday.
The mask is well and truly off. Any who thought President Donald Trump could be flattered and cajoled into supporting Ukraine or defending democracy and the rule of law must now accept that they were guilty of wishful thinking, or perhaps we could call it willful blindness. The
BELEM, Brazil - In the final fractious hours of the U.N. climate summit in Brazil, when a deal to advance the world's fight against global warming was slipping out of reach, COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago reminded them about the cost of failure.
BELEM, Brazil - This year's U.N. climate change summit ended with a tenuous compromise for a deal that skipped over most countries' key demands but for one: committing wealthy countries to triple their spending to help others adapt to global warming.
JOHANNESBURG - Finland's President Alexander Stubb told Reuters in an interview on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg that he thought U.S. President Donald Trump was working very hard to find a solution to the war in Ukraine.