South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage
The ballot shortage has prompted the resignation of the head of the National Election Commission.
The ballot shortage has prompted the resignation of the head of the National Election Commission.
Taipei last received red pandas from a zoo in China's Fujian province in 2014.
The "Cockroach Janta Party", led by 30-year-old Boston University graduate Abhijeet Dipke, draws support from young people frustrated by a lack of jobs.
The train came off the tracks at a station in Wellington’s suburbs at around 7.20 pm.
After more than two weeks, rescuers say the risks of continuing the operation outweigh the slim chance of saving the men.
Late former president Ferdinand Marcos was ousted by a mass uprising in 1986.
Northern Java currently faces a serious threat of coastal abrasion, tidal floods and land subsidence.
The satirical movement emerged after a judge referred to some unemployed youths as “cockroaches”.
The Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands have emerged as a new pressure point.
TAIPEI, June 6 - Taiwan said on Saturday that a Chinese coast guard ship and a survey ship had carried out the first coordinated operation to \"provoke\" Taiwan, in waters around strategically located islands in the South China Sea.
A 4.5m shark of an unknown species was spotted on June 6 near the area the man was attacked .
The founder's arrival takes India’s largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time.
All nine of the vessel's crew members were safely rescued by Indonesian authorities.
Led by founder Abhijeet Dipke, the Saturday (Jun 6) demonstration by Cockroach Janta Party took India's largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time.
The won faced mounting pressure partly from foreign investors’ continued selling of Korean equities.
Dawa Sherpa, 57, was found on Thursday (Jun 4) crawling in the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall, just above Everest base camp, a week after he went missing.
Jensen Huang shared food with chairmen of SK Group, LG Group and Naver.
In January 2026, the Chinese studio Jade Flame released a first-person interactive game on Steam called “Blood Money: Lethal Eden.” For US$8.99, you get to walk through the story of a trafficking victim trapped inside a scam compound in Southeast Asia. By May 2026, the game had
The US has traditionally been Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier.
Building a navy capable of delivering a "deadly blow" to enemies is a core goal of North Korea's current five-year defence plan, says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
While Washington’s war with Iran drags on, month after month, without any end in sight, the world is witnessing the very real limits of US global power. As President Donald Trump lurches repeatedly from threats of devastation to promises of peace, it’s becoming increasingly
New Zealand is deploying across East Asia in support of the West amid China’s rapid military rise.
June 6 - The U.S. approved the $1.5 billion sale of five Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand, which has pledged to nearly double its military spending as it seeks to boost defence capabilities.
With the US increasingly distracted by the Iran war and China becoming more assertive, Taiwan is reshaping its defenses for a more uncertain era. This month, Reuters reported that Taiwan is executing a major strategic defense shift by dramatically expanding its anti-ship
He stressed the need to enhance naval capabilities to deter a nuclear war.
SEOUL, June 6 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the naval destroyer Kang Kon to supervise the vessel's navigation test, stressing the need to enhance naval capabilities to deter a nuclear war, the country's Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Saturday.
The song Mas Bahlil Ganteng, or “Handsome Brother Bahlil”, blurs the line between political commentary and humour.
There are titles one should never write. “The End of History” is one. “Permanent Plateau” is another. As such, anything with the word “permanently” in it may belong on the same list, because the arrow of time tends to find such titles and use them for target practice. The
LONDON, June 5 - Financial markets are underestimating the economic risks of biodiversity loss, potentially exposing countries to sovereign debt crises and sharply higher borrowing costs, according to research published on Friday.
SEOUL, June 5 - Over 6,000 people protested on Friday night at a vote-counting centre in Seoul over a shortage of ballot papers, demanding a re-run after voting in local elections was disrupted, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Privacy advocates celebrated Friday after a Republican-led effort to extend warrantless spying powers failed to advance in the US Senate in the early hours of the morning, with seven GOP lawmakers joining every Democrat except Sen. John Fetterman in opposition. The failed vote
June 5 - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that it had imposed sanctions on a network of individuals, entities, and tankers smuggling Iranian-origin liquid petroleum gas disguised as Omani LPG to South and East Asia.
BRUSSELS, June 5 - The European Commission is weighing legislation that could force companies in sensitive sectors to cut reliance on single suppliers - notably in China - and diversify to at least three sources, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday.
They haven’t been paid for months, and cannot leave until a new crew arrives.
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, millions of Americans who live outside the 50 states are excluded from full participation in its democracy. Roughly 3.6 million residents of US territories – including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana
Engagement is the best path towards peace and Myanmar’s eventual reintegration into the regional bloc, said Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow in an interview with CNA’s Saksith Saiyasombut.
The US-China Summit of May 14, 2026 in Beijing was an attempt to mitigate great power competition and promote bilateral ties through “constructive strategic stability.” Chinese President Xi Jinping argued against the inevitability of the “Thucydides trap,” which expects an
Beijing last week said the HNLMS De Ruyter illegally intruded into the Paracel Islands archipelago.
YEREVAN, June 5 - Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that pits the governing Civil Contract party, which is pursuing closer ties with the West, against an array of opposition parties, many of which are pro-Russian.
The move comes as its adversaries wage sophisticated “grey-zone” operations.