KYIV, Dec 10 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday following a report from the head of Kyiv's foreign intelligence service that Russia and China were taking steps to intensify cooperation.
Ever since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi‘s matter-of-fact comment that, if China attacks Taiwan, Japan might have to get involved, Beijing has been railing nonstop about resurging Japanese militarism. Japanese militarism? As is usually the case when the Chinese
With a surge of hidden electronic warfare upgrades, China is reshaping the South China Sea into an electronic battlespace tilted decisively in its favor. This month, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) reported that China has quietly expanded its electronic warfare
TOKYO – As Japan staggers out of 2025, its financial markets make for quite a tantalizing split screen. On one screen, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average is ending the year at all-time highs on optimism that the government can avoid recession. On the other screen, the “bond
PARIS/LONDON, Dec 10 - The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Washington's latest peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine, in what they said was \"a critical moment\" in the process.
In Europe, we are afraid that Donald Trump’s America may be selling us out to Russia. In Japan, where I have just been, the fear is of Trump selling them out to China. For Europe and Japan the shared danger is of the superpowers, especially the United States and China, getting
Recent Facebook posts by the Bangladesh chief adviser’s press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, attempt to argue that Bangladesh’s 2006 decision to scrap the Phulbari coal-mining project stands as one of the most economically self-sabotaging choices in the country’s history. What was
BEIJING, Dec 10 - China and Brazil have begun building a joint laboratory for space technologies, Chinese state-owned defence electronics firm CETC said, deepening scientific ties as the two countries push ahead with a major telescope project in South America.
The earthquake was at a depth of 31km.
The chief administrative officer of its US parent company will take over as interim chief.
PARIS/LONDON, Dec 10 - There will be another meeting on Thursday of the leaders of the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' group of nations backing Ukraine, said the French presidency.
LONDON, Dec 10 - A spokesperson for Meghan Markle said she had managed to send a letter to her hospitalised father despite the Daily Mail breaching \"clear ethical boundaries\" by reporting from his bedside.
ROME, Dec 10 - Italians hailed UNESCO's recognition of their cuisine on Wednesday as a win for cultural diplomacy but critics warned it could backfire by turning popular dishes into bland tourist fare.
Some say social media enabled harmful behaviour like cyberbullying, but others feel the ban is excessive.
MOSCOW, Dec 10 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday that Moscow was pleased with the developing military ties between the two countries and ready to help Jakarta in the field of nuclear energy.
KYIV, Dec 10 - Russian drones have hit the gas transport system in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday, an area which contains several pipelines carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas to Ukraine from Greece.
NEW DELHI, Dec 10 - U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recognised Italy's national cuisine on Wednesday as an \"intangible cultural heritage\", a formal accolade for a cookery tradition passed down through generations, and one that Italy hopes will boost tourism.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned another quake of similar or greater size was possible for another week.
Dec 10 - Lebanon's foreign minister Youssef Raji said on Wednesday he had declined an invitation to visit Tehran for now, proposing instead talks with Iran in a mutually agreed neutral third country, Lebanese state news agency NNA reported.
The court also ordered the Sulu claimants to pay €200,000 (S$301,591) in costs to Malaysia.
NEW YORK, Dec 10 - South Korean shipping giant Hanwha Group has teamed up with U.S. defense startup Vatn Systems to develop autonomous underwater drones for the U.S. Navy, the companies said, marking the latest bilateral effort to counter China’s expanding naval presence.
Sudthisak Rinthalak was working in southern Israel when he was killed in a Hamas attack.
It follows an incident where two women were stopped from entering a police station due to their attire.
The Japanese government is on the alert because a larger follow-up earthquake may occur in the area.
Around 80 employees of Terra Drone Indonesia were in the building at the time of the incident which coincided with lunch hour. All 22 fatalities were employees of the firm.
GENEVA, Dec 10 - The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday his office was in \"survival mode\" due to major funding cuts from global donors, while rights violations and needs in conflict-affected areas surge.
Lower energy prices and cheaper Chinese goods are helping households in the region pull ahead of rising costs for the first time in years, Mastercard’s Asia Pacific chief economist David Mann told CNA.
Two assailants on a motorcycle fired into a moving car.
This is up from just two people during the same period last year.
Criminal cases will be filed against more than 100 officials allegedly entangled in a bid rigging scam.
A spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office rejected Taipei’s justification that the ban on the Chinese lifestyle app was needed to curb online fraud.
MOSCOW, Dec 10 - Russia on Wednesday said it was still awaiting a formal answer from Washington on President Vladimir Putin's proposal to jointly stick to the last remaining Russian-U.S. arms control treaty, which expires in less than two months.
Seoul says it will "actively respond" to neighbouring countries' activities in its air defence zone.
The firing was part of its military regular winter-time exercises, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing military officials.
SAI THO 10 VILLAGE, Thailand/SAMRAONG, Cambodia, Dec 10 - Thousands of families on both sides of the disputed border separating Thailand and Cambodia have fled to escape a bitter new conflict between the two Southeast Asian nations, but some have been forced to stay behind.
They were being hunted after “shouting and scattering leaflets written in opposition to the elections” in Mandalay city.
A report notes that South Korea continues to offer superior quality relative to price.
The approval marks a major step towards the operator's goal of resuming operations in early 2027.
The animals embarked on their escapade while the homeowner and his fiancee were out for a meal.
Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia are intensifying, driven by political insecurity and economic pressures in both capitals. Analysts warn the fragile ceasefire is close to collapse.
In a matter of days, three big entertainers in South Korea have made headlines in separate scandals.
STOCKHOLM, Dec 10 - Denmark faces more external threats than it has done in many years amid rising geopolitical conflicts and doubts over U.S. commitment to Europe's security, the NATO country's military intelligence agency (FE) said on Wednesday.
Many people observe Diwali as a five-day festival that symbolises the triumph of good over evil.
Donald Trump, who brokered an earlier ceasefire, says he plans to "make a phone call" to stop the fighting.
