DUBAI, June 8 - Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already \"chaotic diplomatic process\" with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran was exchanging messages with
MUZAFFARABAD, June 8 - Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir ahead of a protest called for Tuesday killed 11 people and injured more than 70 as police and paramilitary forces sought to scatter a group of protesters from a banned alliance of civil society groups.
GDANSK, June 8 - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
PORT LOUIS, June 8 - Mauritius said on Monday that it had not received any proposal from the Trump administration on the Chagos Islands, after the Telegraph reported that the White House was considering a plan to buy the islands from Mauritius.
The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had earlier warned the component parties within his Pakatan Harapan coalition against clashing with Barisan Nasional as they are still partners in the federal government.
KABUL, June 8 - The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the arrest and detention of women in a western province for allegedly failing to comply with \"dress requirements\" and urged Taliban authorities to treat all people equally.
LONDON, June 8 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on \"harmful\" online platforms for children under 16 while maintaining access to some safer forms of social media, the Times newspaper reported on Monday.
As regular readers of this blog know, I’m pretty ambivalent about trade barriers as an economic policy. On one hand, I think targeted tariffs and other trade barriers can be used to protect strategic industries from surges in underpriced import competition, especially by
The plan drew criticism over the readiness to expand foreign language education.
Markets were open in Muzaffarabad while law enforcement agencies were patrolling the city on June 8.
This comes against a backdrop of longstanding political tensions over immigration in the border state.
Coup maker Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s allies want the world to believe that Myanmar’s military is “on the upswing” and “mounting a comeback” in a war that foreign media increasingly describe as “forgotten.” Recent US media coverage leans into that storyline, highlighting
Officials are slated to audit tour guides to ensure compliance with regulations.
TAIPEI, June 8 - As AI heavyweights including Nvidia, Intel and SK Group last week championed Taiwan's significance as a crucial hub for the global supply chain, a hostile exchange with China was brewing at sea.
This week, while families gathered outside examination halls across China, some in red qipao for luck, 12.9 million students sat for the gaokao, the world’s largest annual standardized test. On the other side of the Pacific, American higher education is moving in the opposite
Indonesia’s financial markets were jolted Monday (June 8) as the rupiah hit a new record low of over 18,155 to the US dollar and the main stock index fell 4%. Investors are rapidly dumping their rupiah-denominated assets, with foreigners selling US$422 million of local bonds
The extent of the woman's injuries were not disclosed by the authorities.
It is Xi first trip abroad in 2026 after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing.
June 8 - The Strait of Hormuz will be open but under new conditions to be set by Iran and Oman, including a transit fee, Iran's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday.
Tsunami advisory sirens were activated in four affected districts.
Thousands have protested outside a ballot counting station in Seoul, demanding a new election.
SEOUL, June 8 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that ballot paper shortages in last week's local elections dealt a serious blow to the country's reputation as a model democracy, and he welcomed the protests questioning the fairness of the process.\"It was
Her social media has been flooded with requests that she pay for food for demonstrators.
There were signs Cambodia’s scam compounds were splintering into smaller operations, including in residential areas.
He said he wants social cohesion at the core of Australian identity.
This comes after the school rejected his resignation on June 3.
President Lee Jae Myung pledged to move beyond semiconductors for driving the nation’s economy.
Attention has turned to whether a ceremony on June 8 could turn into a broader Cabinet reshuffle.
Taipei said its military will maintain coordination with the coast guard, with continuous intelligence sharing.
TAIPEI, June 8 - Chinese Coast Guard patrols to the east of Taiwan are a \"provocative act\" and the military will closely coordinate with the island's Coast Guard in responding, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Monday.
Authorities ordered evacuations in coastal areas of the Philippines and Indonesia after the quake struck near Mindanao, while Japan and Malaysia also issued tsunami advisories.
The nine crew members on board the vessel MV Golden Star I were rescued safely.
Questions have swirled around how he became stranded.
TOKYO, June 8 - The Japanese city of Utsunomiya has suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates on Monday after its first-ever bear sighting, a municipal official said.
Several countries in the region, including Japan, issued tsunami warnings, most of which have now been lifted.
Tsunami warnings were issued after a strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday (Jun 8).
Videos posted showed a shopping centre with a Jollibee fast food restaurant collapsing into rubble.
Xi is expected to arrive in North Korea on Monday for a two-day visit, his first in seven years, and hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Xi said in a commentary that the two neighbours would strengthen exchanges in all areas.
SEOUL, June 8 - Chinese President Xi Jinping said it was China's unwavering policy to upgrade ties with North Korea, and the two countries would work together to fight hegemony and attempts to revive militarism, according to comments published in North Korea's state newspaper
Beijing is trying to reassert influence over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.
A grandfather, a survivor, a witness: one year after the crash, the people on the ground tell their stories.
The issue of public transport infrastructure and congestion will likely be on the minds of voters ahead of the upcoming Johor state elections, analysts say.
For all the attention on inflation, the bigger surprise this year may be how resilient the region has been, says DBS chief economist Taimur Baig.
YEREVAN, June 8 - Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party is leading in a parliamentary election with 54.44% of the vote, according to early voting results from Armenia's electoral commission that were broadcast on public TV.