SYDNEY, Aug 14 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that the AUKUS defence pact remained \"full steam ahead\" after an overnight phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, and said he had urged him to fully exempt Australia from all tariffs.
WELLINGTON, Aug 14 - Preliminary results on Friday showed that Prime Minister Mark Brown's Cook Islands Party would likely retain control of parliament, winning 12 of the Pacific nation's 24 seats, although bad weather delayed voting on the remote island of Nassau.
Some traders are reeling from heavy losses after a brutal correction in South Korea's stock market.
AI talent is commanding a huge premium in China - and parents are betting that exposing their children to technology early could give them a headstart.
AI talent is commanding a huge premium in China - and parents are betting that exposing their children to technology early could give them a headstart.
The 11-day exercises due to begin on Aug 17.
SEOUL, Aug 14 - North Korea on Friday denounced major U.S.-South Korean military drills and said they were more provocative than last year's, according to state media.
BISHKEK, Aug 13 - Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov said on Thursday he planned to seek a second term in an election next January in the Central Asian state.
In Manila, the crocodile is shorthand for a greedy official. But in the town of San Mariano, it is a shy, critically endangered animal.
KYIV, Aug 13 - Ukraine has sent Russia an offer suggesting they both halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, a source said, after mounting strikes on vessels and ports there raised fears over global food supplies.
It comes after one of its planes suddenly lost altitude last week, with a number of passengers injured.
BEIJING, Aug 13 - An explosion at a shipyard in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday killed one fire and rescue worker, local authorities said.
Three Taiwanese business travellers and their family members had their passports seized by immigration officials on Aug 12.
The JMA issued its highest-level heavy rain warning for the Chiba region for the first time ever.
After the issue was reported by media, Johor has clamped down on sites used for the illegal disposal of construction waste.
Island tests the public's reaction to a digital blockade but the drill appears ineffective
Donations of materials are leaving many facilities at or near capacity.
Under a government directive, shops, markets and shopping malls must close by 8pm local time.
The tests will screen for substances and medications prohibited under aviation regulations.
In April, police issued an arrest warrant for Deuba over money laundering charges.
ANKARA, Aug 13 - Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will group senior ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under a military pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday.
Freeze on new gun purchases may not address millions of firearms already in Thai homes, experts say.
The local authorities may question visa applicants and require them to present or provide documents.
KABUL, Aug 13 - Human Rights Watch called for the release of two UN staffers and six NGO workers in Afghanistan following a string of Taliban detentions in recent weeks.
It underscores the anxiety among Chinese officials as Xi’s anti-graft purges reach far and wide.
The West’s spree of “shadow fleet” seizures might finally be coming to an end after what Putin just told his Pacific Fleet commanders during his visit to the Russian Far East. As he phrased it, “We can see that the officials of some countries are attempting to restrict the
Malaysia is tightening hiking rules after a rise in search-and-rescue cases, and experts have linked these to people underestimating the risks of mountaineering while pursuing aesthetic content for social media.
DUBAI, Aug 13 - The Strait of Hormuz is \"under Iran's control and management\", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
For a fortnight beginning August 30, Tehran gets to feel wanted – first in Bishkek, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, then in New Delhi at the BRICS summit, Iran’s leadership will sit among presidents and prime ministers who need something from Tehran just as
He reiterated he has the full support of his caucus and said he has confidence in all of his ministers.
A deleted video of Tamil star Vikram cuddling an endangered gibbon has triggered an inquiry into how the animal entered India.
The state's chief minister said Penang would step up measures if readings reached critical levels.
Extreme weather is exacerbating disease risks and threatening healthcare infrastructure, warned WHO officials at the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health.
This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer-prizewinning investigative newsroom. A robot was on fire. Again. It was the summer of 2024, and the cutting-edge robots inside General Dynamics’ sweltering artillery factory near Dallas were catching fire with
NEW DELHI, Aug 13 - Hours after India made public assurances last week that its ethanol-blended petrol was safe, the country's main auto lobby withdrew a complaint about fuel contamination it had sent to the government a week earlier. The group said some figures needed more
A total of 211 people were rescued and brought ashore by vessels that rushed to the scene on Wednesday (Aug 12), including a navy ship and another ferry in the vicinity. A 19-year-old Indonesian woman was found dead.
Modi and his party have realised they need to engage youth, which are a powerful voting bloc.
The airport said diversions caused by the Middle East conflict helped boost its traffic, while Heathrow was ranked second.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a fish-processing plant where he was given caviar.
Zhu Rongji, who served as China's premier from 1998 to 2003, died from illness on Wednesday at the age of 97.
The Singapore Police Force said the 32-year-old man had no valid travel document and is believed to know one of the alleged kidnappers; he and a 33-year-old Singaporean woman were rescued by Malaysian police.
It said China was the only country New Zealand had detected conducting espionage “at scale”.
WELLINGTON, Aug 13 - New Zealand's security agency said it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese state-linked observatory to install satellite-tracking infrastructure in the country, highlighting the case in its annual assessment of an increasingly dangerous espionage environment.
It was the first time the Russian leader had visited the Kuril islands, according to state media.
The K-pop star says he has suffered hearing issues for over two years before revealing it publicly this week.
