SUVA, Fiji, Aug 7 - Pacific Island foreign ministers are expected to debate on Friday whether to issue a joint statement on China's July missile launch, with New Zealand pushing for a response but acknowledging divisions could prevent agreement, New Zealand's foreign minister
“Dig the Well before you are thirsty,” says an old Chinese proverb. The world has debated China’s rise through the lens of ideology. Some believe it is communism that transformed China into the world’s second largest economy, while others think it is capitalism disguised under
China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries. Reversing this will be harder than Washington thinks, says Kevin Chen from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Monks at Haeinsa Temple use football training to build up speed and endurance to fight fires on the steep mountain terrain.
Officials have not said what prompted the new restrictions.
Nearly two years after fleeing Dhaka in disgrace, ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made her first live public address on Wednesday (August 5). Speaking via audio from an event organized by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi, Hasina
The United States is moving to impose a 15% tariff and a series of price floors on polysilicon and its derivative products, a step designed to push solar panel manufacturers toward domestic raw materials. The proposal follows a national security investigation the US launched
Japan’s successful Tomahawk and Upgraded Type-12 tests mark a decisive shift beyond interception-only defense toward a more assertive counterstrike posture. Last month, multiple media outlets reported that Japan’s Defense Ministry significantly expanded its long-range strike
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 - A former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 and allegedly tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs, slipped into a stupor in June and may be close to death, according to two hostage advocacy groups and his sister.
The case against Ismail Sabri is believed to be related to the declaration of assets.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak says “it’s about reality”, noting that Myanmar is an immediate neighbour.
The authorities have closed parts of the park to tourists since Aug 3.
It comes as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin, which is expected to make landfall between Aug 9 and 10.
CJP says it instead plans to preserve its independence and press whichever party is in power for change.
Toyota Motor said it would halt operations at nine factories in the country from Aug 7.
MANILA, Aug 6 - The U.S. has requested the extradition of a Philippine celebrity pastor accused of sex trafficking and sexually abusing his followers, Philippine officials said on Thursday.
Indonesia coach John Herdman said his team are "wounded and hungry" but they are confident of getting a result.
Experts say the Pak Beng dam and the many others like it put the livelihoods of local communities at risk.
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 6 - China's embassy in Argentina accused the United States of using visa revocations to obstruct cooperation between a local company and China's Huawei, calling the move an affront to sovereignty and free-market principles.
HONG KONG, Aug 6 - Heavy rains and floods in China's northwestern province of Shaanxi have caused roads to collapse, and damaged bridges and power and communications infrastructure, forcing the evacuation of more than 25,000 people in the past 24 hours, public broadcaster CCTV
The move is a high-stakes economic gamble that could prove politically costly in the longer term.
India is rolling out laws meant to protect the personal data of children.
ATHENS, Aug 6 - A Greek court ordered that a 26-year-old Afghan boxer accused of killing a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens be held in jail pending trial after he refused to enter a plea on Thursday, legal and police sources said.
Aug 6 - A 25-year-old Afghan man who rammed his car into a union rally in Munich last year, killing two people, has been given a life sentence, a German court said on Thursday.
Aug 6 - Iran has made a concerted diplomatic push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless they convince Donald Trump to end U.S. strikes on Iran and instead seek a negotiated end to the war.
Apollo Quiboloy was arrested in the Philippines in 2024 on human-trafficking charges.
MUMBAI, Aug 6 - A court in India convicted former top magazine editor Tarun Tejpal of raping a colleague 12 years ago and sentenced him to ten years in prison, in a high-profile case that had fuelled debates about the safety of women in Indian workplaces.
NEW DELHI, Aug 6 - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Instagram recently with selfie-style videos shot after hours in a bid to win over young voters following Gen-Z protests that highlighted growing frustration over a lack of job and education opportunities.
BEIJING, Aug 6 - Chinese authorities have marked the deaths of two Coast Guard personnel on a \"frontline\" mission in the South China Sea in August last year, the first apparent acknowledgement of fatalities in the high-profile collision between Chinese vessels.
HuidaGene Therapeutics attributed the 2025 death to acute respiratory distress syndrome as part of a severe immune reaction.
Airport operations have returned to normal, with all flights and passenger services running as scheduled.
Online backlash reflects a growing demand for authentic experiences among travellers rather than destinations designed for virality, experts say.
The government began authorising legal employment for longstanding refugees in 2025.
Temperatures in the eastern province, a key farming belt, have soared as high as 41.2 deg C.
KINSHASA, Aug 6 - Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate in a major escalation of its drive to force domestic processing and retain more value from its vast mineral resources, according to a new government order reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago’s call for calm came on the heels of a study by Monash University Indonesia on a possible disinformation campaign where videos of past demonstrations in the country had been recirculated online.
SEOUL, Aug 6 - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Thursday toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's military said.
Tokyo also said Pyongyang had fired what could be a ballistic missile.
Australia would purchase up to 450 of Lockheed Martin’s AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missiles.
Aug 6 - The head of the Apostolic Church in Armenia, widely regarded as the world's first Christian nation, and six other senior clerics will go on trial on Friday in the latest escalation of a bitter struggle with the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The carrier will overhaul its in-flight meal service later in 2026.
Experts say the El-Nino weather pattern has contributed to weaker-than-normal monsoon rainfall, affecting paddy sowing and raising concerns over production.
Tarun Tejpal was accused of raping a journalist in the lift of a five-star hotel during an event in November 2013.
SEOUL, Aug 6 - North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia's war against Ukraine, marking Pyongyang's most significant involvement in a war since the 1950s.
Mayu Yoshida, 32, said her actions were due to stress building up in her daily life.