BERLIN, May 4 - The German defence ministry said on Monday that there had been no \"definitive cancellation\" by the United States of a plan devised under former president Joe Biden to deploy a battalion with long-range Tomahawk missiles to Germany.
NEW DELHI, May 4 - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was set on Monday to record substantial victories in state elections, an outcome that could accelerate its landmark policies like uniform civil laws and infrastructure building, political leaders and analysts said.
The law allows Beijing to retaliate against entities enforcing sanctions it deems unlawful.
West Bengal’s verdict could reshape not just the state’s politics, but the future trajectory of Modi’s BJP.
OSLO, May 4 - There were no signs of increased vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would begin efforts to free up shipping.
DUBAI, May 4 - Iran's navy said on Monday it had prevented the entry of enemy warships into the Strait of Hormuz by issuing a \"swift and decisive warning\", according to state TV.
JAKARTA, May 4 - Indonesia and Japan signed a defence cooperation agreement on Monday, officials said, which includes cooperation in the defence industry, human development and disaster mitigation measures.
The most consequential threat to Europe in the past decade has not arrived from Moscow, Beijing or Washington. It has been manufactured, word by word, policy reversal by policy reversal, on the 13th floor of the Berlaymont building in Brussels. Ursula von der Leyen has achieved
A woman was stopped by members of the public after she was seen carrying a knife at the Kuala Lumpur festival.
BANGKOK – While Asia suffers from Strait of Hormuz blockades, Bangkok is offering Beijing, Singapore and others a planned multi-billion dollar “land bridge” across Thailand’s thin peninsula, to link shipping between the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand instead of south through
A 14-year-old opened fire at a school in Turkey's Kahramanmaras province on April 15.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is sweeping votes in the state of West Bengal, where senior leaders have been campaigning extensively in for weeks.
The authorities in April began demolishing informal settlements that were home to thousands of people.
Mr Amien Rais alleged that Mr Teddy Indra Wijaya had become “closer” to the President beyond their work relationships.
Out came the cake, while the president applauded. The surroundings were palatial, but what else could you expect from the Four Seasons George V in Paris, whose most expensive rooms run to US$30,000 a night. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was visiting France in April on
Global brands such as Cartier, Omega and Rolex – once considered out of reach for many Indian consumers – are now seeing growing traction in the market.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been pushing to modernise the country’s ageing military.
The return of the crew was coordinated with Washington and Tehran, according to Pakistan's foreign ministry.
Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said defence cooperation with Indonesia would make a "contribution to peace and stability ... for the region as a whole" amid "an increasingly complex and tense international situation".
Symptoms to watch for include fatigue, dizziness and skin rashes.
ISLAMABAD, May 4 - The U.S. has evacuated 22 crew members held aboard an Iranian container vessel to Pakistan and will hand them over to Iranian authorities on Monday, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, calling the move a \"confidence-building measure\".
The earthquake hit near San Julian town in Eastern Samar province at a depth of 56km.
The victim had climbed the mountain with his three male friends, said police.
The move represents Beijing's most aggressive action to date in countering the US' financial statecraft.
In Firozabad, glass factories that rely on imported natural gas are exposed to shortages and high prices.
West Asia is not returning to the old regional order. Too many assumptions have failed, and too many actors have discovered the limits of their power. For years, security in the region was treated as something that could be imposed: by American military presence, Israeli
Both nations have been attempting to shore up energy supply as tensions in the Middle East strangle trade.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke after an agreement with Australia to deepen cooperation on energy and critical minerals.
After talks with Australia's Albanese, she said both countries would act urgently to secure stable energy supplies.
Asia became prosperous in an era of predictable globalization. Open markets, cheap energy, integrated supply chains and export-led manufacturing transformed once-poor economies into the world’s most dynamic growth centers. But the very interdependence that powered Asia’s rise
The bill is tied to the estate left by the firm's late chairman Lee Kun-hee, who died in October 2020.
When the Abraham Accords were signed on the South Lawn of the White House five and a half years ago, the inevitable triumphalism that accompanies American diplomatic ceremonies obscured a more sober reality. The agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates was
In the same week that China’s People’s Liberation Army quietly continued its annual mass immunization drills, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that American service members would no longer be required to receive the flu vaccine — a break from a practice in place
The items will be re-used or recycled into new fibre.
Battery debris remained on the road, with smoke and intermittent flames still being reported on the morning of May 4.
Exit polls at the end of voting last week showed the BJP holding a slight edge over Ms Banerjee’s party.
The results on May 4 will set the landscape before national elections in 2029.
SYDNEY, May 4 - Australia began public hearings on Monday in an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, with Jewish Australians giving evidence of their experience of rising domestic antisemitism.
I’m in love with my car Gotta feel for my automobile Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar Such a thrill when your radials squeal – Queen After attending the Auto China 2024 exhibition in Beijing, this writer declared that “industrial blood-sport had returned – this time in a far
Visitors claim event officials misled them to believe event was cancelled; embassy denies allegations.
Indonesia’s Health Ministry recorded 706,000 malaria cases across the archipelago in 2025.
Members of Sydney’s Jewish community are expected to talk about their experience of anti-Semitism.
The Philippine Coast Guard said it will deploy aircraft and vessels to drive away the Chinese ships.
She was taken to hospital by helicopter 3½ hours after an initial call to emergency services.
The man was found guilty of assault and destruction of property for two separate cases in 2025.
The remains were later discarded by the defendants.