ANKARA, July 7 - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that allies buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high altitude surveillance drones, with Norway, Finland, Germany and Denmark signing a letter of intent for the purchase.
BEIJING/TOKYO, July 7 - China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel.
The gambling rings had logged an estimated $172 million in illegal transactions since October 2025.
The Japanese yen’s collapse through mid-2026 has become one of the most consequential disruptions to hit global financial markets in decades. The currency has slid past 162 yen to the US dollar, its weakest level since 1986 — a sharp reversal from its 1995 peak of about 80 yen
BANGKOK – Vietnam is digging up a graveyard so a sprawling Trump International golf resort with plush residences can be built along the Red River, while “the highest Starbucks coffeehouse in Asia” has opened on Vietnam’s tallest mountain peak near Sapa. Trillionaire Elon Musk,
NEW DELHI, July 7 - India will supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and Astra air-to-air missiles to Indonesia, an Indian government official said on Tuesday, as Indian Prime Minister Nahrendra Modi started a two-day visit to Jakarta.
The appearance rate of Nomura’s jellyfish was the highest around the southern island of Jeju.
He added that he does not intend to contact PM Wong regarding elections in Malaysia.
It effectively renders a world-first teen social media ban ineffective.
SYDNEY, July 7 - Australia's online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government's rollout of the curbs found.
In the first of a three-part series on Taiwan beyond semiconductors, CNA explores how the island's whisky industry is helping elevate its global standing.
However, some are fearing for the fundamentals of the faith.
China’s weapons may face mounting questions over quality, reliability and after-sales support, but its arms trade still serves a larger strategic purpose: locking vulnerable states into long-term military, economic and political dependence. That paradox is at the center of a
July 7 - Mehr Khan, an Indian transgender woman, arrived for a routine hormone therapy appointment only to discover the crucial treatment had been suspended after a recent change in the law narrowed the range of those eligible for such services.
BEIJING, July 7 - Sixteen people remain buried in a mountainous county in China's western province of Gansu after a landslide on Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
It cited Japanese plans to develop unmanned submarines capable of anti-ship attacks.
The incident at a dermatology clinic comes as the use of medical narcotics continues to rise in the country.
The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.
Canberra did not want to see actions that could undermine peace and security in the Pacific.
The trip is part of efforts to give the impression that Myanmar is no longer diplomatically isolated.
Myanmar authorities are bidding to revive an industry devastated since the 2021 coup plunged the country into civil war and international isolation.
ANKARA, July 7 - NATO leaders plan to unveil arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Ankara on Tuesday to show they are heeding U.S. calls to spend more to defend Europe before joining President Donald Trump for a summit.
SYDNEY, July 7 - A man scaled the 140-metre-high (460 foot) tower of a cantilever bridge in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday and painted a giant cartoon bird on it, disrupting morning commuter traffic.
The man demanded a peanut butter sandwich be delivered by drone before he would come down.
At least one person was still missing.
The test fire is the latest move in its rapid military modernisation.
At least four have been killed by flooding due to Maysak, while another 62,000 have been evacuated across the southern Guangxi province.
The two countries also agreed on air-to-air missiles and supply chain cooperation in steel.
The firm's shares fell sharply on Tuesday as some investors had expected an even stronger performance.
Founded by two former graphic designers in Jakarta, the contemporary fashion brand built a loyal following with versatile pieces that move seamlessly from beach getaways to special occasions.
Floods hit reservoirs and villages in Guangxi region.
China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.
Carrying about 99 per cent of global data traffic, undersea cables have become a new front in the strategic rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
OSLO, July 6 - Norway wants China to use its ties to the Russian leadership to help bring about a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, also for the sake of better relations with Europe, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Monday.
DAMASCUS, July 6 - French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Syria on Monday, Syria's state news agency reported, in the first visit to Damascus by a European Union head of state since rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad in 2024.
Officials raised the emergency response in Nanning, Guangxi’s capital, to the highest level after torrential rain breached dams.
Research warns that Thailand, Vietnam and other parts of ASEAN could be hit hard by El Nino.
BAKU, July 6 - Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it had summoned Russia's ambassador to protest against what it said was a Russian drone strike on a fuel station belonging to state oil and gas company SOCAR in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region on Sunday.
ISLAMABAD, July 6 - Pakistan has quietly begun mediating between Libya's rival eastern and western power centres, two Pakistani sources said, in a previously unreported Pakistani effort that would further raise its diplomatic profile if it succeeds.
The car in the video is believed to be a Malaysian car.
They will exchange critical information and deepen collaboration in cutting-edge fields.