At Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne last week, US Vice President JD Vance announced that Iran had agreed to let United Nations nuclear inspectors back into the country and called it a first step toward permanently ending Tehran’s nuclear program — a claim Iran’s foreign ministry
It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technology.
The Philippines is approaching a critical moment in its nickel policy. As one of Southeast Asia’s largest nickel producers, it has a rare opportunity to transform nickel from a raw mineral export into a foundation for national industrialization. But that opportunity is not
Five participants died just 10 days into the 45-day training from causes including cardiac arrest, heat stroke, tuberculosis and pneumonia, according to the defence ministry.
Arsen Ostrovsky discovered AI-generated images depicting him as a “crisis actor” were proliferating online.
The number of female full-time homemakers still dwarfs that of their male counterparts.
The conditions in 2026 have brought a much cooler June than in 2025.
The regulator is investigating possible non-compliance by five platforms, including TikTok and Instagram.
South Korea's World Cup elimination also earned the team a rebuke from the country's president Lee Jae Myung, who pointed the finger at "incompetent people" and apologised to the nation.
Chinese coast guard vessels routinely operated south of Yonaguni Island in June, media reported.
Tensions have again escalated in the Middle East, with the United States and Iran trading strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. It follows reports of an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship trying to transit through the strait. Both the US and Iran have accused each other of
The incident took place at construction site for a wastewater pumping facility in Barangay Pamplona Dos, Las Pinas City.
The threats involved Batangas City Integrated High School.
BEIJING, June 29 - China supports Belarus in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Monday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
KABUL, June 29 - Pakistan's security forces killed at least 29 militants in ground and air operations along the Afghanistan border, it said on Monday, while the Afghan Taliban said at least 38 civilians were killed in airstrikes.
The Taliban government says civilians were killed, while Pakistan maintains they targeted militants.
The United States is right to worry about losing ground to China in clinical research. But if Washington frames trial reform mainly as a race, it risks missing the larger prize: a faster, safer and more trusted model for developing medicines that the rest of the world can rely.
SYDNEY, June 29 - Australia and Vanuatu on Monday signed a development and security pact that had been delayed for months over Vanuatu's concerns that it could stifle investment from other countries.
The Nakamal Agreement commits Vanuatu to rejecting the militarisation of infrastructure.
South Korea was eliminated after missing out on a spot among the eight best third-placed teams.
Among them are the National Institute for Defense Studies and Mitsubishi Electric Defense and Space Technologies Corporation, said China's commerce ministry.
The list includes firms involved in supplying components and engineering support for Japan’s defence sector.
Equity markets fluctuated, with Hong Kong, Manila, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington up but Jakarta, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo down.
Islamabad said the operations had targeted militants.
She brushed aside a death sentence handed down in absentia and denouncing the ruling as “illegal".
The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law comes into effect on July 1.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake struck at a depth of 6km.
Other platforms, including TikTok and Snapchat, are also increasingly used by traffickers.
The project will comprise four chip fabrication plants in the comparatively underdeveloped southwest, said Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan.
Experts warn the increase would also further weaken middle-class purchasing power.
The body of Tunchanok Donhomla, 17, was found discarded near a railway track on Saturday, police say.
Experts say the DENV-3 strain is now the dominant circulating serotype.
About 800 designated facilities will collect a fixed rate of $2.80 per person per stay.
PENGHU, Taiwan, June 29 - When Yeh Chih-sheng steps aboard Taiwan Coast Guard vessel CG1005 in the choppy waters of the Taiwan Strait, he brings more than his uniform and orders: he also has temple charms blessed by the gods revered by fishermen for protection at sea.
Public opinion polls show strong support for allowing a female emperor, but LDP has been cautious.
Protection measures can prohibit contact through telecommunications, but not letters sent by mail.
Police arrested four men and seized three mobile phones and the getaway car.
Her administration is launching what has been called Japan's equivalent to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.
Support for One Nation fell to 29 per cent, although the Liberal-National coalition saw no benefit from that decline.
In a twist, the ruling coalition is squaring off against its own federal ally, straining PM Anwar’s administration.
As China invests billions in Indonesia, university ties are expanding too.
Often described as orbital data centres or space computing, the emerging field has become a hot topic in the AI and commercial space sectors.
Geo News called it an "editorial error".
The authorities arrested 24 people on June 26 and released most of them without charge.
KARACHI, June 28 - Pakistan's media regulator has suspended the broadcast licence of television channel Geo News for 15 days over content aired during a programme marking Muharram, one of the most sensitive periods in the Islamic calendar.
The suspects recruited numerous Vietnamese citizens and transported them to Cambodia.
Dog meat has steadily fallen out of favour as younger Koreans embrace dogs as pets and public attitudes shift.
The call reflects the opposition coalition’s long-term push for greater Malay political unity.