MOSCOW, July 20 - The Kremlin said on Monday that it would welcome contacts between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila this week where members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are gathering.
The Nongsa-Changi Cable adds high-speed capacity between Batam and Singapore, bolstering the digital corridor.
China’s construction of what may be the world’s largest naval replenishment ship signals its growing expeditionary ambitions — and highlights the vulnerability of the US’s base-dependent model of power projection. This month, multiple media outlets reported that satellite
While the focus of global news remains on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia-Ukraine war, a significant new arena of contestation has opened in the Bay of Bengal. In April this year, India’s National Maritime Security Strategy 2026 (INMSS-2026) identified the eastern
The cable, set to be operational in September, will be the shortest and most direct connection between Changi and Nongsa Digital Park in Batam, an emerging digital hub that hosts a growing cluster of data centres and is seen as a digital bridge between the two countries.
One of the prosecutors questioned her fitness to hold public office.
MANILA, July 20 - The Philippine Senate ordered banks and the Anti-Money Laundering Council on Monday to produce financial records for Vice President Sara Duterte, her husband and several linked entities, a procedural win for prosecutors seeking to prove she amassed unexplained
Direct flights between Sarawak and Singapore will be priced below RM400 (S$126).
July 20 - Hundreds of people led by the chief minister of Indian Kashmir shouted slogans and staged a protest in the capital Delhi on Monday, demanding statehood for the region, seven years after it was turned into a federal territory.
Chinese vessels have frequently clashed with Philippine vessels in the area.
MANILA, July 20 - The Philippines accused Chinese coast guard personnel on Monday of aggressively striking one of its navy staff in the head with a wooden baton during an encounter in the South China Sea, an incident its defence ministry described as part of a \"clear pattern
The campaign has focused largely on bread-and-butter issues, particularly the rising cost of living and the economy.
Volatile fuel and electricity prices are key driver of change for energy-vulnerable economy.
He died at a hospital, surrounded by his family, after a period of declining health.
ODESA, Ukraine July 20 - A Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long flare-up of violence in the Black Sea.
The meeting will focus on key challenges including energy and food security, the ongoing crisis in Myanmar and South China Sea tensions.
The third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on July 9 produced outcomes across defense, energy, critical minerals, technology and education — 18 in all. But by far the most significant deliverable centered on Australian uranium exports to India. After nearly 12 years
BBC's Azadeh Moshiri reports as thousands attempt to march to India's parliament in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's demand for education reforms.
Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul raised the concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting on July 17.
Eight people died in the disaster on July 17 in the county of Pengshui in Chongqing.
GUWAHATI/SRINAGAR, India, July 20 - At least 25 people died in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain across northern and northeastern India over the weekend, officials said on Monday, with more rain predicted over the next few days.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to meet Philippine counterpart Ma. Theresa Lazaro.
Sonam Wangchuk is best known for campaigning on issues affecting his Himalayan region of Ladakh.
NEW DELHI, July 20 - Indian social activist Sonam Wangchuk may be pushing 60, but he has become the face of a Gen Z movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education minister over exam paper leaks, drawing wider support after he was forcibly taken
The song became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views in December 2012.
MOSCOW, July 20 - Russia's President Vladimir Putin met North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui an the Kremlin on Sunday, thanking her for help in what Moscow calls the special military operation, the Kremlin said.
Conviction rate of sexual abuse suspects in Hong Kong stands at 9 per cent.
Shipping restrictions on shiitake mushrooms grown on logs in open fields remain in parts of eastern Japan.
America’s Asia-Pacific defense decentralization policy is rooted in a systemic crisis gripping its military-industrial complex. The breaking point has come to light amid its ongoing conflict with Iran, combined with a protracted maritime campaign against Houthi militants in the
YAWATA, Japan, July 20 - The mayor of a small Japanese city became the first sitting mayor in the country to take maternity leave on Monday, a decision that has drawn some criticism at home and attracted international media attention.
The daily round-trip service will be operated by Air China, connecting Beijing and Ulaanbaatar.
Wang Jibing is among blue-collar Chinese workers gaining wider attention for their literary works.
The debate over whether convicted child sex offender Shabir Ahmed should be deported from the United Kingdom to Pakistan is about far more than one offender. It has evolved into a test of how modern states balance domestic political pressures, immigration policy and
AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied to launch over a million AI data center satellites and ultimately build them on the moon. Jeff Bezos, Google, OpenAI and others have similar plans. The idea is to harness 24/7
Other applicants include Garuda Indonesia, Citilink, Super Air Jet, TransNusa, and Wings Air.
Supporters are demanding accountability for recent failures in India's education system.
The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s population live in autocratizing countries — that is, those becoming more authoritarian. In fact, a “third wave of autocratization” has
Taiwan officials said that Beijing may be rehearsing how to sever Taiwan’s Pacific supply lines from allies.
The months-old movement is seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office.
Five months after Israel and the United States launched strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and ignited a wider war, the Strait of Hormuz has become the conflict’s most stubborn front, a 21-wide chokepoint where military power and diplomatic paralysis meet. The pattern by
The India-EU trade deal signed earlier in 2026 has provided greater mobility for students.
CHENNAI/BENGALURU/AMSTERDAM, July 20 - A. Shrinikheathan is breaking from his family's tradition of studying in the United States, opting instead for a master's degree in Germany.
NEW DELHI, July 20 - Hundreds of supporters of India's youth-led \"cockroach\" movement gathered in the capital New Delhi on Monday to march on parliament, seeking the resignation of the education minister despite police denying permission for the protest.
There's a growing perception that second-hand shopping goes beyond recession-driven consumption, a fashion insider said.