Russian state media outlet RT posted on X about the US Treasury Department’s new “Venezuela General License 48,” which allows US companies to provide “goods, technology, software, or services for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in Venezuela,” with two
All the stolen goods, except for a wooden cat sculpture, were found with only minor damage.
Feb 16 - Myanmar has ordered the head of East Timor's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Monday, in an escalating row over a criminal complaint filed by a rights group against Myanmar's armed forces.
Indonesia has been preparing up to 8,000 troops for possible deployment as part of the Gaza International Stabilisation Force, a UN-authorised multinational peacekeeping force outlined in the Gaza peace plan.
Japan has once again taken a familiar and inherently risky route: underwriting economic and political ambition through large-scale sovereign borrowing. In its latest supplementary budget, Tokyo authorized the issuance of roughly 18 trillion yen (US$117.5 billion) in new
The surge marks a shift in Asian property investment flows, with institutions increasingly attracted to Australia.
Attacks in South-east Asia linked to nihilistic extremism are on the rise, say experts.
New Delhi and Paris are seeking to advance their Horizon 2047 roadmap, a long-term framework to expand collaboration in areas ranging from fighter jet production and nuclear energy to critical minerals and high-tech manufacturing.
Police say they're 'a million percent confident' Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target.
The Indonesian government also plans to lease aircrafts to speed up the repatriation process of its citizens rather than rely on commercial flights.
By the mid-2020s, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence have become so frequent that few releases genuinely surprise. Yet ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 has managed to do just that — not because it wins another benchmark race, but because it reveals something deeper about how a
The Indian government is expecting 250,000 visitors from across the sector.
The vote is being held unusually early, due to an accelerated schedule after the September unrest.
Each vehicle is equipped with five toilets.
The world’s two largest economies are making opposite bets on how to power the future — and both bets carry enormous risks. China is racing to dominate clean-energy industries while still leaning heavily on coal. United States is rhetorically doubling down on fossil fuels even
Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.
The 85-year-old had been taken from his home by three intruders.
SEOUL, Feb 13 - North Korea is expected to convene the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party this month, the country's biggest political gathering that reviews performance, sets new policy goals and can bring leadership change.
A warning notice has been sent to fireworks enterprises nationwide.
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed China's claims, saying they are "factually incorrect and ungrounded".
This comes after the Japanese authorities seized a Chinese boat and arrested its skipper.
Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi denied that Tokyo had any militaristic intentions.
Another US-Iran crisis, another round of carrier deployments and ultimatums, another set of predictions about imminent warfare. Yet here we are again, watching Washington and Tehran engage in their familiar dance of brinkmanship—a choreography that has become depressingly
Dozens of Nepali men, many with money woes, have travelled to Russia before being recruited into the military.
SYDNEY, Feb 16 - A man accused of opening fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach in an attack that killed 15 people appeared in court for the first time on Monday, Australian media reported.
Pyongyang has checked off only part of a sweeping list of capabilities that leader Kim Jong Un targeted at its 2021 Congress.
SEOUL, Feb 16 - North Korea is set to unveil new weapons development goals at its Ninth Party Congress this month, amid assessments that Pyongyang has checked off only part of a sweeping list of capabilities that leader Kim Jong Un targeted at its 2021 Congress.
His charges include terrorism and 15 counts of murder.
The President has threatened to take unpopular steps to protect the nation’s resources.
The current hot spots were mostly in coastal and peatland areas, such as the regencies of Pelalawan.
The Chinese New Year travel rush in 2026 kicked off on Feb 2 and will run for 40 days.
BEIJING, Feb 16 - Hundreds of millions of people criss-cross China during Lunar New Year holidays each year to reunite with families in their hometowns or for sight-seeing in an extended festive period, making it the world's largest annual human migration.
SYDNEY, Feb 16 - Heavy rain and wild winds disrupted flights, trains and ferries, and forced road closures across parts of New Zealand's North Island on Monday, taking out power to tens of thousands of residents.
Several schools were closed as emergency crews responded to widespread damage.
In December, Hindu factory worker Dipu Das was lynched in Bangladesh, igniting global outrage.
Changing work patterns, improved transport links and evolving ideas of family and tradition are signalling a subtle shift in China’s centuries-old homecoming tradition.
SEOUL, Feb 16 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the completion ceremony of a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of troops who died in overseas military operations, state media KCNA said on Monday.
In 2024, some 14,000 soldiers were sent to fight with Russia in Ukraine, where more than 6,000 of them were killed.
The Jan 12 offer by the Sunway conglomerate for IJM Corporation has triggered a frenzy of activity.
Indonesia's unemployment rate was 4.85 per cent in 2025 – the highest in the region.
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told U.S. President Donald Trump last week that any U.S. deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichment process.
Feb 15 - A contract worker died on Saturday following an incident at Rio Tinto's SimFer project in Nzerekore, Guinea, the company said, without giving details of what happened.
The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) said this month Timor-Leste had opened its own case against the junta for both war crimes and crimes against humanity.
A rights group representing the Chin ethnic minority filed a legal complaint in Dili against the junta.
There were about 1,000 protesters, which included student groups, civil society organisations and politicians.
"We will continue to strengthen our national defence and public security efforts, safeguarding national security and maintaining social stability," said Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.
This follows the party's ongoing crisis after it expelled some of its members.