Recent moves by the Malaysian authorities point to a more restrictive climate for LGBTQ people in the country, analysts say, and this could be due to political competition as well as the visibility of some events.
Brain stunting is one of malnutrition’s most consequential and irreversible effects.
Many of America's allies and partners are likely to draw a different conclusion.
The most common worry expressed around the world concerning the summit meeting in Beijing on May 14-15 was the fear that the future of Taiwan and its 23 million residents might be traded off in a deal between the men leading the world’s two true superpowers, Xi Jinping and
Defence exchanges between both sides stalled after a 2018 dispute in Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
He said the country has "no choice but really to be resilient and to stand up against Chinese aggression".
Pallegama Hemarathana allegedly sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in 2022.
NEW DELHI, May 30 - India has signed a deal with Vietnam under which it will supply BrahMos missiles which it has jointly developed with Russia, and is in \"final stages\" for a similar deal with Indonesia, India's Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Saturday.
President José Ramos-Horta also called on the Southeast Asian grouping to have the “audacity to declare the South China Sea a zone of peace” in a special address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.
Japan lists 17 Japanese nationals as having been abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.
Two of the seven villagers who entered the narrow tunnels in search for gold on 20 May are still missing.
A total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.
BANGKOK, May 30 - Rescuers pulled four people from a flooded cave in Laos on Saturday, Thai volunteer rescuers said, hours after another man was brought out late on Friday.
A total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.
A total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.
MOSCOW, May 30 - Russia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations in protest at its rapprochement with the European Union as a June 7 election nears.
The Chinese embassy in Seoul said that the comments had “truly crossed the line”.
The debris quickly fuelled flames that firefighters have been struggling to contain.
Some say Beijing's move is aimed at reducing dependence on a Western-dominated global payments system.
Mr Wang Yi’s short visit to Canada was the first by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade.
Google allowed rivals of Hindware to use “Hindware” as a keyword to target their own advertising.
Experts warned against treating such actions as safe or advisable outside of emergency situations.
Conservatives say that foreigners are exploiting Japan’s visa rules to stay indefinitely.
Prices could rise further as weather risks and war-driven surges in energy and fertiliser costs threaten production.
The US defense secretary is questioned about US commitment, including further arms deals, at an Asian security summit in Singapore.
It will be a short-term measure taken while waiting for negotiations to be finalised.
The hemisphere’s longest-running standoff may finally be reaching its breaking point — but not necessarily in the way anyone expects. Cuba, in the spring of 2026, feels exactly like that. After 67 years of communist rule, sustained by a rotating cast of foreign patrons — Soviet
Huang's visit comes as a global artificial intelligence boom drives strong demand for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix memory chips, helping support South Korea's economic growth and stock market rally.
A quiet diplomatic battle is taking shape between the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan over the United Nations Security Council’s sole Asia-Pacific non-permanent seat for the 2027-2028 term. The General Assembly will elect new members on June 3. Long seen as the clear favorite, the
Foreign-owned homes accounted for 0.55 per cent of the country’s 19.65 million housing units.
For a quarter-century, the price of computer software and accessories fell by roughly 5% annually. It was the modern economy’s most reliable disinflationary anchor. In late 2025, that anchor snapped. Last week, a technical note by three US Federal Reserve economists, including
A safety inspection was under way when part of the concrete slab gave way, killing three people.
Washington’s relationship with Russia appears likely to continue its decades-long decline, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying on May 22 that formal diplomatic talks over the Ukraine war are effectively frozen. US President Donald Trump’s last meeting with Russian
Energy Minister Chris Bowen said he reached a judgment that it is best to provide ongoing flexibility.
The Pentagon chief, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, said stronger, more self-reliant allies are key to deterrence.
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing will hold talks with India's Narendra Modi during the five-day trip.
Bangkok's creative energy is in overdrive. The new Voco Bangkok Surawong puts you right in the middle of it.
His address comes as global tensions remain elevated, with ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe.
His address comes as global tensions remain elevated, with ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe.
Dabbawalas, who deliver home-cooked meals, are leaving the trade as remote work and rising costs threaten their future.
