KUALA LUMPUR - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a flurry of deals on trade and critical minerals with three Southeast Asian partners on Sunday, as Washington looked to address trade imbalances and diversify supply chains amid tighter export curbs on rare earths by China.
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said on Sunday it was withdrawing from Turkey as part of a disarmament process it is coordinating with the government, and pressed Ankara for concrete measures to move the process along.
BASRA,Iraq - At least two workers were killed in an oil pipeline fire in Iraq's Zubair oilfield on Sunday, oilfield officials said.
President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia had tested its Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile. Here are some key facts about the weapon.
Mr Trump’s aides have accused India of fuelling Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying Moscow’s oil.
An unprecedented crowd crush claimed 159 lives as people gathered to celebrate Halloween in 2022.
MOSCOW - Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon Moscow says can evade any defence system, and will move towards deploying the weapon, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
His visit marked the 35th anniversary of bilateral ties, with both sides agreeing to deepen cooperation.
Trump calls it historic, Thailand only calls is "a pathway to peace", but all sides hope the agreement will stick.
Cold northerly winds are expected to flow into the country from Oct 27.
MOSCOW - Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered cruise missile named the Burevestnik, Russia's top general told President Vladimir Putin in remarks released on Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR - The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an enhanced ceasefire deal on Sunday in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose intervention in their fierce border conflict earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
India's largest commercial carrier, IndiGo, is set to operate the first daily flight to mainland China, departing Kolkata at 10pm on Sunday (Oct 26) for Guangzhou.
The agreement was billed as the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord and hailed as a peace deal by US President Donald Trump, but the document signed on Sunday (Oct 26) by Thai and Cambodia premiers is officially titled a “joint declaration”.
Among other things, 18 Cambodian prisoners of war would be released by Thailand under the agreement.
KUALA LUMPUR - The second day of trade talks between the U.S. and China was paving the way for a \"productive meeting\" between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, Washington's top trade envoy said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, raising hopes of a deal between the
The former queen's body is due late on Sunday afternoon to make the short trip from Chulalongkorn Hospital to the seat of the Thai royalty, where she will lie in state for one year before cremation.
KUALA LUMPUR - U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit on Sunday, where he is set to witness an expanded ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia and oversee pivotal trade talks.
About 60,000 Cambodians currently live in Korea.
Thai citizens have been asked to wear dark tones and curtail celebratory public events.
ASEAN is deepening economic linkages, widening trade and enhancing competitiveness, the Malaysia Prime Minister and ASEAN chair said at the opening of the twice-yearly leaders’ summit where he welcomed Timor-Leste’s admission to the “family”.
US President Donald Trump is expected to witness the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Malaysia.
Analysts say regulations have failed to keep up with the expansion of the childcare sector.
Mr Trump began their phone call by congratulating Ms Takaichi on her appointment on Oct 21 as PM.
Cambodia and Thailand are expected to sign a declaration to sustain the peace along their shared border witnessed by Mr Trump.
KUALA LUMPUR - Asia's youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a half-century ago while under Portuguese rule.
KUALA LUMPUR - China's top trade negotiator Li Chenggang and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived on Sunday at a venue in Kuala Lumpur for a second day of trade talks between the United States and China.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese is a supporter of Mr Kevin Rudd, a former Labor prime minister.
Asean was formed in 1967 to promote regional stability and economic development.
The grouping expands for the first time in 26 years. The last new member was Cambodia.
Enthusiasts have also taken to Facebook to post questions on the arrival of Air Force One.
Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia erupted in July into the deadliest military clashes in decades.
The fate of the POWs has become a pressure point for Cambodian authorities.
The two sides agreed to a ceasefire after five days of fighting.
Here's what you should know as the US president arrives for a whirlwind week of diplomacy.
The most notable development from this week’s Party Plenum is the large-scale purge of the People’s Liberation Army. Here’s a brief overview of the key facts: — The new PLA vice chairman, Zhang Weisheng, is the investigator behind the purge. He comes from the Second Artillery
The race for quantum technology could have an even more profound impact on the geopolitical balance of power than the contest for AI supremacy, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
US President Donald Trump is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming week.
The US President is due to visit Japan from Oct 27 as part of a regional tour.
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, warned in her first policy address that “the military movements of China, North Korea, and Russia are becoming a serious threat,” and vowed to “strengthen cooperation with countries that share fundamental values.” She also pledged to
The bus was carrying 234 smartphones that likely ruptured, exacerbating the fire, officials told local media.
BERLIN - A senior lawmaker from Germany's Social Democrats, a junior partner in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition government, called on Saturday for a change of China policy after Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul postponed a trip to Beijing.
Talks in Istanbul began on Oct 25 and are expected to continue into Oct 26.
Struggling to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, Trump hopes Xi Jinping could influence Vladimir Putin.
Speaking in what was at times a loud and raucous Diet chamber on Friday, 24 October, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered the first policy speech of her tenure. Rhetorically, it was presented in her matter-of-fact style, with few if any of the flourishes that, for example,
ASEAN members were “meeting at a time when global order is undergoing profound changes”, said Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan at a rare joint meeting on Saturday (Oct 25).
"They have been very constructive, and we expect them to resume in the morning," a US Treasury spokesperson said of the talks held in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Oct 25).
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he hoped for a "very good meeting" with Xi.
