JERUSALEM, Dec 25 - The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces killed a member of Iran's Quds Force in Lebanon who had been involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon.
MOSCOW, Dec 25 - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States was reviving piracy and banditry in the Caribbean Sea by blockading Venezuela and said it hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump's pragmatism would help avoid a disaster.
Japan is exploring another summit, concerned that Mr Trump is softening his position on China.
In mid-November, the Chinese government called on its citizens to avoid visiting Japan.
The survival of Catholicism in Vietnam is undoubtedly one of the most significant challenges the Church is facing in Asia today. Introduced in the 16th century by Portuguese, Spanish, and Dominican missionaries, the Catholic Church experienced significant growth in the 17th
Mr Mohd Shukri Ramli said his health did not warrant him to continue in his post.
At night, objects were observed entering Polish airspace from the direction of Belarus.
Thailand said the removal was carried out to assert control in a disputed frontier area with Cambodia.
The US had announced US$11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the biggest-ever US weapons package for the island.
The international tourism industry has undergone a significant recalibration in recent years, with major destinations implementing protective measures to address overtourism and ecological degradation. Japan now limits daily climbers on Mount Fuji’s Yoshida Trail to 4,000,
The budget for the year starting in April is to be finalised on Dec 26 and submitted to Parliament early in 2026.
A former employee had downloaded the personal information of about 3,000 of Coupang’s 33 million customers.
The annual monsoon season often brings heavy rain to Indonesia.
China's foreign ministry spokesperson said it views ties with India from a strategic and long-term perspective.
The general election in Thailand is set for Feb 8, 2026.
Tarique Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, arrives weeks before pivotal elections are held.
DHAKA, Dec 25 - Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned from nearly 17 years in exile on Thursday, a homecoming the party hopes will energise supporters with Rahman poised to be the top contender for prime minister in February.
Europe has a lot on its plate these days. It’s facing a hostile Russia that has no intention of stopping with Ukraine. It’s dealing with tariffs and various other threats from an unpredictable and hostile Trump administration. And it’s struggling with internal unrest over
BEIJING, Dec 25 - The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week.
DUBAI, Dec 25 - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it remains hopeful that Yemen's main southern separatist group will end an escalation that has given it broad control across the south, deepening uncertainties in a country already divided between two administrations since civil war
SYDNEY, Dec 25 - Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 15 people there more than a week ago, as the community continued to grapple with the country's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three
A pact between the two nations includes a mutual defence clause pledging immediate military assistance.
The Australian authorities are stiffening laws and penalties for hate crimes after the Dec 14 mass shooting.
The man told the court that he did not intend to harm anyone.
If US-China tensions were reduced in late October when the American and Chinese presidents finally met face-to-face in Busan, South Korea, more recent developments threaten to once again aggravate relations between Washington and Beijing. November witnessed bitter
During her recent visit to Beijing, International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva connected the dots between China and Japan in ways that Xi Jinping’s inner circle probably didn’t appreciate. While urging President Xi to make the “brave choice” of accelerating
The incident occurred on Dec 15 and was widely circulated on social media.
In October, S. Korean President Lee had given US President Trump an Silla-era gold crown replica.
It will mark the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare earth mud from a depth of around 6,000m on to a vessel.
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 - Palau will take up to 75 migrants from the U.S. as the Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington on transfer of third-country nationals in return for additional U.S. aid.
Organisers said there would be a “full-scale adjustment” of content towards “a new Chinese style” theme.
In Singapore for a brief visit, Yan talks to CNA Lifestyle about a lifetime of championing good food, keeping fit, memorable on-air mishaps and the philosophy that helped him shape how the world sees Asian cuisine.
A KCNA photo showed Mr Kim at a submarine construction site with his daughter Ju Ae.
SEOUL, Dec 25 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing on Wednesday of a long-range surface-to-air missile at a launch site near its east coast, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.
As immigration enforcement hardens in the US, CNA’s Undercover Asia meets Indian migrants who survived jungles and mafia on the “Dunki” route only to face perhaps a harsher reality: detention, debt and deep uncertainty.
More than just a fashion trend, the rising popularity of hanfu shows how younger Chinese generations are reclaiming history and heritage with pride.
The country, left for dead at the onset of 2025, turns out to be the only other economic superpower that matters, says Shuli Ren for Bloomberg Opinion.
