Pro-democracy campaigners urged governments around the world, including in the US, to formally recognize Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva victory in Sunday’s runoff election as his far-right challenger, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, refused to accept the results,
BEIJING, Oct 26 - China opposes US \"smearing and stigmatisation\" of Confucius Institutes, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after the US Defense Department designated the Chinese-funded cultural centres on university campuses as a threat to US national security on Friday.
Pakistan has attempted to mediate a peace deal in the Middle East war with Iran.
On the eve of a party plenum that has purged 45 of 376 members, China faces its most pressing question: is the model it has adopted right for its historical phase? Beijing is uncertain. Domestically, it faces many problems, and foreign examples offer little reassurance. If the
KATHMANDU, Oct 26 - A German climber died after a fall while descending from the summit of a Himalayan peak in northeast Nepal, a hiking company official said on Monday.
Millions in Japan value the written word for digital detox and connection.
The cuts fall within the minimum contractual limits of around 91 to 92 per cent of exports, says Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia.
The solar panel subsidy is expected to be approved at a Cabinet meeting on Oct 27.
New White paper outlines plans to lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes.
Oct 26 - Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have nearly emptied the skies over Riyadh this month, aviation data showed on Monday, with cancellations grounding almost nine out of every 10 scheduled flights at the Saudi capital's airport.
Malaysia has been forced to reassess its energy strategy due to the Middle East war.
Ageing parents inspired a restaurant owner to develop easy-to-swallow ramen.
East Malaysia’s assertiveness and fiscal demands are growing. This is reshaping its federal relationship with Putrajaya.
Washington considers the centres propaganda tools of the Chinese Communist Party.
It depicts a fictional second Korean War triggered by a full-scale North Korean invasion of South Korea.
TOKYO, Oct 26 - Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on charges of robbery and murder of a Japanese woman in the country's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Japanese media reported.
Growing curbs have hemmed in Halloween festivities in mainland China since 2023.
The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said Indonesia would not be lectured on honouring contracts.
The acquittal comes amid Gandhi's united opposition campaign against India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Hotel operators are enticing guests with flashy interiors, unusual accommodations and walking tours.
Cyclone Arnab is expected to make landfall with gusts of as much as 140kph.
Oct 26 - Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's main opposition Congress party, was acquitted in a defamation case by a local court on Monday, TV channels said.
Three weeks ago, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s political obituaries had all been written. The far-right presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, had come out of the first round of the presidential election
MANILA, Oct 26 - The Philippine presidential palace defended on Monday a 50 million peso ($786,646) bounty for information leading to the arrest of Senator Ronald \"Bato\" dela Rosa, saying it was part of a legitimate operation by the Interior Department and the Philippine
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They are used to predict buying decisions, fine-tune prices and identify potential flaws in shopping experiences.
Japan’s debate over nuclear-powered submarines is gaining momentum, but political deliberation should not be mistaken for a done deal. As Tokyo prepares to revise its three principal national security documents by the end of 2026, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has opened the
Analysts say this could be the last major party gathering before its 2027 leadership reshuffle.
BEIJING, Oct 26 - China's Communist Party began a four-day meeting of its highest-ranking members on Monday targeting concrete measures for \"full and rigorous party self-governance\", as President Xi Jinping seeks to reinforce his authority and enforce ideological uniformity.
SEOUL, Oct 26 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that the country would not be able to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) during his term.
He became prime minister in 2007 and resigned in 2008.
The fifth plenum comes ahead of a major party congress next year, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is almost certain to secure a historic fourth term and oversee a leadership reshuffle.
The US in 2023 imposed targeted sanctions on Myanmar’s jet-fuel industry.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto told his Cabinet last week that MSCI was trying to "intimidate" Indonesia, but said the country would not be afraid.
Social media posts had alleged that former Indonesian deputy foreign minister Dino Patti Djalal and political science professor Saiful Mujani met Singapore ambassador Kwok Fook Seng at his residence on Oct 18.
There appears to be little prospect of lasting peace between Iran and the United States while Donald Trump remains in the White House. This is a view that an increasing number of serious actors across the region now seem to share. Eight months into the Iran war, Washington has
It had been raining in the states since about 10pm on the night of Oct 25.
Preliminary findings indicate that a leaking water pipe at a hillside construction project may have triggered the landslide, local authorities said.
The sailors received medical treatment before being flown back to Iran, Sri Lankan authorities said.
The nation's beauty appeal extends beyond cosmetics stores to pharmacy shelves.
Oct 26 - Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
On October 22, the US Treasury proposed adding biotechnology to the list of Chinese sectors that American capital may no longer finance. A week earlier, China’s Ministry of Commerce had proposed barring the foreign sale of five biomedical technologies, including cell and gene
One company said all customers would receive 5,000 yen (S$41) as “an initial gesture of good faith”.
Social media posts in Indonesia alleged two men had visited the residence of Singapore’s ambassador.
Analysts say PH has better odds in Melaka than Sarawak, though power remains out of reach in both.
Japan's GMO Internet Group is compensating customers for losses stemming from unauthorised access following a cyberattack on its foreign exchange trading service.
Western Sydney International Airport offers the first alternative to the city’s main airport.
The 20-year-old suspect allegedly strangled a 39-year-old woman from Naha in a hotel with a telephone cord.
