June 16 - Shipowners will not resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks until they are confident that the U.S.-Iran deal is \"material\", the chief executive of Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told the Financial Times in an interview published on Tuesday.
Beijing held a state welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday morning before Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing began their talks.
While much of the world is holding out hope that the US-Israeli war against Iran may finally be reaching an end amid news of a ceasefire agreement, the billionaire owners of some of the world’s largest energy companies may not be so thrilled. A handful of just 41 energy
The announcement of a new agreement between the United States and Iran has been greeted with relief across global markets. Oil prices have eased, shipping insurers have relaxed and politicians have rushed to hail a diplomatic breakthrough. The memorandum of understanding, which
The tremor hit south-east of Palu, central Sulawesi province, but did not pose a tsunami threat.
A seafood trade dispute between Thailand and Malaysia has created uncertainty for Thai farmers and Malaysian sellers.
Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman described the incident as “unexpected and unfortunate”.
DHAKA, June 16 - Bangladesh has summoned a senior Indian diplomat posted in Dhaka to protest against the treatment of an adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman who was reportedly detained and questioned for several hours at New Delhi airport, in the latest diplomatic row
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16 - European leaders will warn U.S. President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s G7 summit that a superficial interim Iran deal risks entrenching Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, while also pressing him to rethink his Ukraine strategy.
Analysts say youth voting behaviour is increasingly transactional and issue-based, rather than tied to party loyalty.
Experts said the latest report suggested drought conditions remain severe in the country.
Tests have found arsenic concentrations nine times the level considered dangerous for aquatic life.
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s state visit to China is set to give the former junta chief a significant diplomatic boost.
June 16 - Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing's state visit to China is set to give the former junta chief a significant diplomatic boost as he seeks to consolidate his grip on power in the war-torn country following a widely condemned election at the turn of the year.
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan who served as the key negotiator between the US and Iran, announced on June 14, 2026, that the two sides had agreed on a deal to end the war. It will be officially signed on June 19 in Switzerland. US President Donald Trump
Demand for the organic blend has risen in the country in recent weeks.
The last papal visit to South Korea was by Pope Francis in 2014.
The Bank of Japan has been raising rates from near-zero since 2024.
I’ve read that the Indian commentariat and foreign policy establishment are more wary of the United States than at any time this century. Maybe so. But 26 years is not a particularly long time, and it often seems that there’s a “manic” aspect on the Indian side when considering
Many schools watched the June 12 match, in some cases through events officially approved by school administrators.
Authorities in June announced a corruption probe into the former head of the US$15 billion programme.
Oil prices, which finished at a three-month low overnight, reflected the cautious stance, with Brent crude futures sliding 0.3 per cent to US$82.90 a barrel.
Oil prices, which settled at a three-month low overnight, reflected the cautious stance, with Brent crude futures up 0.1 per cent, at US$83.25 a barrel.
Analysts say Nepal’s ties to India gave the country a degree of leverage over China.
BEIJING, June 16 - Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday, his first trip to the neighbouring superpower since his party swept to election victory in March, and days after visiting Beijing's regional rival India.
ORCHID ISLAND, Taiwan, June 16 - A group of indigenous Taiwanese left on Monday to paddle to the Philippines on a hand-built wooden canoe across the Bashi Channel, reviving a maritime route dormant for hundreds of years and re-establishing a lost cultural connection.
From fuel switches to engine failures, here are the biggest mysteries around the Air India crash inquiry.
In the second of a two-part series on AI tokens, CNA explores how lower-cost Chinese models are emerging as an attractive option across businesses in Asia, even as experts warn that price is only one part of the equation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and its allies now control states covering most of India’s shared border with Bangladesh, says Rahul Verma from the Centre for Policy Research.
Negeri Sembilan's spiralling palace crisis could come to a head when Malaysia's Conference of Rulers meet at the end of June.
Rising costs and labour shortages prompt developers to reassess projects.
Beijing officially welcomed the United States-Iran peace deal announced over the weekend, hoping the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will ease a months-long oil supply disruption that has rattled China’s fuel markets and battered its refining sector. However, the unofficial
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday cageside at a multimillion-dollar bloody mixed martial arts event staged on the White House South Lawn, punctuated by fighter jet flyovers, a live military band and fireworks to mark the country’s 250th
In early June, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party accepted recommendations from its Security Research Council for revising Japan’s three main national security documents, including the National Security Strategy. A Japanese colleague knew I’d seen a few of these over the
June 15 - Syria's Interior Ministry said on Monday that one of its security personnel had been killed as its forces thwarted an attack by two Islamic State militants on a command headquarters of the country's internal security forces in the city of Raqqa.
On June 12, artificial intelligence (AI) lab Anthropic suspended access to its latest Claude models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, which had been released three days earlier. The move came in response to an “export control directive” from the US government prohibiting use of the models
June 15 - The United Nations Security Council on Monday voted to extend the mandate of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for one year amid calls to streamline the operation and strong criticism of the country's Taliban rulers.
During the long and bloody war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s the late Henry Kissinger used to half-joke that he wished that both sides could lose. The world now feels pretty much the same about the US-Israel-Iran war that began with 12 days of bombing of Iranian nuclear
A 7.8-magnitude quake in Mindanao on June 8 killed at least 35 people and collapsed buildings
MUMBAI, June 15 - The founder and leader of India's Cockroach Janta Party was slapped repeatedly by unknown men during a crowded protest in the northern city of Jaipur on Monday, which he said was an attempt to scare him and his group.
The hackers sought information related to defence intelligence and military strategy in the Indo-Pacific, among others, from 2023-2025.
June 15 - A Chinese-linked hacking group spent more than a year secretly stealing data from U.S. and Canadian academic, medical and military research institutions, before being detected, Google said on Monday.
Indian IT services and technology company HCLTech led the funding round with a US$150 million investment and will work with Sarvam to develop language models and AI solutions for its global clients.
Markets across the world greeted the US-Iran peace agreement in the predictable way. Oil prices fell sharply, equities rallied and investors are already calculating the inflation dividend that could follow if the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens and energy supplies normalize.
The memorandum of understanding announced by the United States and Iran on June 15 may prove to be one of the most consequential diplomatic developments in the Middle East in recent years. President Donald Trump declared that “the deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now
ROME, June 15 - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she hopes a long delayed project to build a bridge across Italy's Strait of Messina will get off the ground soon and showcase bilateral cooperation, given the involvement of Japanese companies.
The chain was criticised for a "Tank Day" marketing ploy on the anniversary of a military massacre.
