NATO, EU and E3 leaders are taking Europe down a path to be ready for war by 2030. In the light of European bellicosity, Russia could decide to start this sooner. If so, the US would be unwilling to fight Russia on Europe’s behalf. Unable to defend itself against Russia’s
The Briton is the first non-Thai to be elevated to the rank of royal monastic leader.
Experts warn that steady prices may be creating a false sense of security.
India’s parliament amended the country’s transgender law, taking away Kali's access to medicines.
The drill tests responses to disasters spanning volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and cyber threats.
SEOUL, Sept 23 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump welcomed \"significant progress\" in discussions on strategic investment projects during a 30-minute meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Seoul's presidential office said on
The US embassy in Canberra raised “serious concerns” over the draft laws.
Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms.
RONG CHAM, Cambodia, Sept 23 - More than 3,000 houses stand in neat rows across Rong Cham, a 400-hectare (990-acre) resettlement site dubbed by residents \"the Waiting Village\", where families who fled fighting along the Cambodia-Thailand border still wait to return home nine
Those "red lines" on Taiwan, human rights and other issues cannot be crossed, he said.
PHNOM PENH, Sept 23 - Cambodia will open a global conference on countering cyberfraud on Wednesday, as the government seeks to show it is serious about cracking down on the multibillion-dollar scam industry.
MEXICO CITY, Sept 22 - An alleged Mexican drug trafficker accused of coordinating and financing an organization dedicated to transporting chemical precursors used for the production of fentanyl from China to Mexico and the United States was arrested in Mexico City on Tuesday,
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 - The wife of a US expert on North Korean nuclear tests who has been imprisoned in China since late 2024 said on Tuesday the White House has assured her that President Donald Trump will ask Chinese leader Xi Jinping to free her husband when the pair meet
Authorities are cracking down on "disruptive behaviours" including eating onboard and putting feet on seats.
They agreed to closely coordinate on China-related economic and security issues.
Trump is preparing to host Xi in Washington, with talks set for Sept 24 and a lavish state dinner.
Analysts said the launch of new exit regulations reflects intensifying AI rivalry with Washington.
Thailand and Malaysia have been a safe haven for hundreds of thousands of Myanmar nationals fleeing conflict, but recent developments have stoked worries among the refugees.
The fast-food powerhouse from the Philippines has effectively become two businesses, says Juliana Liu for Bloomberg Opinion.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first state visit to the United States in over a decade.
NEW YORK, Sept 22 - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla plans to join a lineup of corporate titans on Thursday at US President Donald Trump's state dinner at the White House for Chinese President Xi Jinping, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The Easter Sunday attacks killed 279 people.
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 - Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron had agreed to start talks with his country about joining a French nuclear deterrence initiative and that France has committed to boosting its presence in Latvia.
The reshuffle announced on Sept 22 saw three new party secretaries appointed.
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 - EU envoys agreed to drop two billionaires from its Russian sanctions list and to roll over the remaining 3,000 individuals and entities for three years after Latvia dropped its veto, EU diplomats said on Tuesday.
Philippine government says the effect on the mountain-dwelling indigenous Aeta people will be minimal.
Three churches and three luxury hotels were targeted in the 2019 attacks which killed 270.
The law “answers the roots of agrarian inequality that has not been resolved completely”, says one MP.
The shark was first spotted on Sept 18 in an artificial waterway at North Port Waterfront Park.
Existing rules require prescriptions for purchases and limit sales to licensed medical facilities.
More than 40,000 of the recorded respiratory cases affected toddlers.
TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Sept 22 - A Taiwanese minister returned from a rare trip by a senior official to China on Tuesday, saying he was well-treated and not \"belittled\" while attending a regional APEC meeting though still happy to be home.
The weak 4.4-magnitude quake struck about 27km south-west of Batu Pahat.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on September 22, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Trade, investment, counterterrorism and regional diplomacy are likely to feature, alongside Pakistan’s efforts
Proposed digital tracking standards aim to eliminate irregularities as China raises sustainable jet fuel production.
China is the primary origin of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly potent opioid.
The 15-member Security Council is set to meet on Sept 23 to discuss AI and international security.
Countries around the world are aiming to regulate the explosion of AI while courting investment.
TOKYO – If US President Donald Trump plans to make a big issue of the yuan on Thursday, Xi Jinping’s team just complicated things for the White House. The yuan started the week at its strongest level since July 2022. The People’s Bank of China is guiding the currency of the
Beijing is a top economic partner and diplomatic backer of Iran.
Barisan Nasional controls the Melaka state government and will be looking to build on its recent victories in Negeri Sembilan and Johor. Who it partners or whether it goes solo will be closely watched, say analysts.
This week, Cambodia welcomes foreign diplomats, law-enforcement officials and financial regulators to Phnom Penh for the “International Conference on Combating Online Scams.” Prime Minister Hun Manet’s administration is presenting the gathering as proof that it is ready to
Phnom Penh began a high-profile crackdown in 2025 under pressure from its key ally China.
Bangladesh has spent years trying to find the perfect name for a law governing what people say on the internet. It has had the Information and Communication Technology Act, the Digital Security Act, the Cyber Security Act, the Cyber Protection Ordinance and now the Cyber
Lockheed Martin was responsible for managing the F-35 global supply chain.
Kim was found guilty by a lower court in June of accepting luxury items in exchange for political favours.
He warned that rhetorical gestures may bring heavy economic costs for the small, trade-dependent country.