U.S. and Iran report progress on talks ending war, looking to next few days
NEW DELHI/DUBAI, May 23 - Iran, the United States and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war.
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Suspected and confirmed measles deaths top 500 in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 23 - At least 86 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh this year, and another 426 with symptoms consistent with the disease, health officials said on Saturday, as the country battles one of its worst outbreaks in decades.
Measles outbreak kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh
It marked the country’s deadliest surge in decades of the preventable disease.
Pakistan’s moment in the Sun: Can it really end the Iran war?
In the gilded conference rooms of Islamabad, where Field Marshal Asim Munir has lately played host to American envoys and Iranian diplomats alike, one can almost hear the echoes of an older diplomatic theater — Oslo, Camp David, even the Geneva of 1985. The casting is
Iran's top negotiator says Tehran will not compromise in talks with US
DUBAI, May 23 - Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end their war and Iran would not compromise on its national rights,
Taiwan says China deployed more than 100 vessels in regional waters
The deployment began before Trump’s meeting with his Xi in Beijing.
Some of China's deadliest coal mine accidents
SHANGHAI, May 23 - A gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province late on Friday killed at least 90 people, making it China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years.
US soldier in Okinawa referred to prosecutors for sexual assault
There have been a series of sexual crimes involving US service members in Okinawa since 2024.
Hundreds rally in Taipei for defence spending after parliament cuts funds
The Taipei protest was organised by several human rights and pro-independence groups, who waved flags and shouted slogans in support of defence spending.
Thai police raid luxury condo, arrest six Nigerians over romance scams
Police seized devices that contained alleged scam scripts and AI-generated profile images.
Hundreds rally in Taipei for defence spending after Parliament cuts funds
The protest was organised by several human rights and pro-independence groups.
Japan trade minister holds brief talks with Chinese counterpart amid diplomatic row
A meeting between Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa and a senior Chinese official would have marked the highest-level engagement since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered the row by saying a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a response from Tokyo.
US diplomat dangles energy diversification to APEC group
The region has long depended on the Middle East for oil and gas.
China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard
The Shenzhou-23 mission will carry 3 astronauts to the Tiangong space station.
At least 82 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports
The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.
How a ‘cockroach’ jibe united India’s disgruntled jobless youth
The Cockroach Janta Party has overtaken the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the number of followers on Instagram.
US arms sales to Taiwan unrelated to Iran war, source says
The official said the US has more than enough munitions to serve all of Trump’s strategic goals.
Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda
The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.
US Secretary of State Rubio starts first visit to India on heels of US-China summit
He will also take part in a meeting of foreign ministers of the so-called Quad - Australia, India, Japan and the US - four democracies seen as a counterweight to China's presence in the Indian Ocean.
Malaysia rolls out new rules for digital platforms to better protect minors from Jun 1
Online service providers will need to include safeguards that limit account registration and ownership by those under the age of 16. They will also need to implement stronger content governance on their platforms.
Rubio touts US energy on India trip meant to repair ties
He emphasised that the US will not let Iran hold the global energy market hostage, his office said.
Death toll jumps to 90 in China coal mine blast
May 23 - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media CCTV reported on Saturday.
‘A minute’ to get around it: Australia’s social media ban still has plenty of holes
Many younger Australians say that their social media usage has hardly changed.
China coal mine blast kills at least 90; more missing
A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast.
China launches ‘uncompromising’ investigation into mine blast that killed at least 90
Over 240 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on Friday night.
Xi Jinping’s praise of ‘Make America Great Again’ a major signal
Western mainstream media and podcasters have dismissed the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing. When you listen to Jake Sullivan and Aaron Friedberg, China hawks from diagonally opposite political background – the liberal elite of the Democratic party and the Republican neoconservative
North Korea's powerhouse women footballers are in Seoul to fight for title
They beat the South Korean club to progress to the final of the Asian Women's Champions League.
New Zealand unveils defence boost for fleet and drones
WELLINGTON, May 23 - New Zealand's government has allocated NZ$1.58 billion ($924.62 million) in new defence funding in its 2026 budget, with a strong focus on maritime security, including drone systems and fleet renewal, Defence Minister Chris Penk said on Saturday.
New Zealand to invest in drones, fleet to shield maritime routes
It will hand down its annual budget next week.
Could biofuels be the antidote that Asia needs for oil shocks?
The shift to biofuels raises risks of higher food prices, deforestation and massive water consumption.
China uses for the first time new rules to counter ‘improper’ foreign jurisdiction over its firms
The shift towards enforcement comes as foreign pressures on its companies grow.
ULVAC to make rare earth melting furnaces in Japan
If you’ve been following the slow-motion strategic panic over critical minerals, you know that Japan, Australia, the US, Canada, Europe and others are busy talking about China’s dominance both of rare earth mining and refining and of the production of rare earth magnets. Those
Trump call with Taiwan’s Lai not yet planned, sources say
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI, May 22 - The U.S. and Taiwan have not yet made concrete plans for talks between their presidents, four people familiar with the matter said, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion he might speak soon with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te about the
Bangladesh’s paramilitary problem cannot be rebranded
Bangladesh’s rulers have a habit of renaming institutions when they become politically radioactive. Roads are renamed after coups, and laws after public outrage. The practice is usually useless. Now, the same survival instinct is being applied to the Rapid Action Battalion
Greenlanders boo new US consulate, urge Trump envoy to ‘go home’
Hundreds of Greenlanders demonstrated outside the new US Consulate in Nuuk on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s envoy signaled that Trump still seeks to control the self-governing Danish territory that straddles the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Various Greenlandic politicians
How Xi Jinping is rewriting the rules of global power
There is an old Chinese proverb that says the skilled hunter does not chase the rabbit — he positions himself where the rabbit must eventually run. Xi Jinping, whatever his many critics may argue, has been extraordinarily patient. And now, in the span of a few remarkable weeks,