TOKYO, Dec 7 - Chinese fighter jets directed their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters on Saturday near Japan's Okinawan islands in two separate incidents that Japan's defence minister condemned as \"dangerous\".
SYDNEY, Dec 7 - Australia on Sunday activated disaster relief for residents impacted by wildfires that have burnt properties, infrastructure and thousands of hectares of bushland in the country's most populous state.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 - A $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday.
HONG KONG, Dec 7 - Hong Kong voter turnout will be in focus in an election on Sunday, with the population still grieving and traumatised after the worst fire in nearly 80 years that has authorities scrambling to avoid a broader public backlash.
New Delhi’s new labour laws are helping to legitimise the view that an eight-hour day is too lax, says Andy Mukherjee for Bloomberg Opinion.
Polls open at 7.30am across Hong Kong to select 90 legislators.
There has been much speculation about who the next 007 will be since Daniel Craig left the role in 2021.
Police say the man is accused of posting “information with seditious intention” on social media.
HONG KONG, Dec 6 - China's national security office in Hong Kong warned foreign media on Saturday not to spread \"false information\" or \"smear\" government efforts to deal with the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years.
DOHA, Dec 6 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that a credible Palestinian civil administration and a vetted, trained police force should be in place to allow Hamas to disarm, saying the group is prepared to hand over governance of the enclave.
Two bombs were dropped on Tabayin township in Sagaing region on the evening of Dec 5.
The drills come amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the Asian neighbours.
DOHA, Dec 6 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that he believed Turkey and the United States would find a way to remove U.S. CAATSA sanctions \"very soon\", and added the NATO allies had started working on the issue.
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Lack of proper planning, IndiGo has admitted, ultimately led to disruptions this week.
The authorities said some reports “spread false information” and “incited social division and confrontation.”
Postponing it will create a “vacuum period” in the legislature, he said.
India’s biggest airline, IndiGo, began cancelling hundreds of flights from Dec 2.
Green groups blame deforestation linked to mining and logging for amplifying damage from the floods.
DOHA, Dec 6 - Negotiations on consolidating the U.S.-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a \"critical\" moment, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Saturday.
According to a report, no major Indian city recorded safe Air Quality Index levels from 2015 to 2025.
Despite the adverse economic impact, Japanese are largely relieved that there are fewer tourists.
The city’s authorities also suspended exchanges with the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong.
The faux wolf flashes LED lights and emits loud sounds to deter wild animals.
The 44-year-old Thai worker was captured by Hamas at an avocado farm during its Oct 7, 2023, attack.
NONG KHAI, Thailand, Dec 6 - Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas militants, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
A memorial overlooking Cam Ranh Bay reveals Russia’s longstanding presence in Vietnam and why it matters today.
Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October.
Bandung Zoo spokesman Sulhan Syafi’i said the remaining funds for animal feed will only last until Dec 10.
The contractor had been penalised by the city's safety regulator more than a dozen times before it was hired.
The disaster has affected 3.1 million people, and left over 800 people dead and 500 missing.
Heavy downpours have led to congested roads in KL over the past few days.
Despite a history of safety violations, the contractor for Wang Fuk Court renovations was presented to residents as having a clean record.
SYDNEY, Dec 6 - Wildfires in Australia's New South Wales burnt through thousands of hectares of bushland on Saturday, prompting the authorities to urge evacuations at the highest danger rating for thousands of residents in the nation's most-populous state.
The US Central Command, a vital player in Middle East security, is now flying a clone of an Iranian drone. The US drone is a copy of the Shaheed 136, the same drone the Russians used for their home-built Gerans (Geran 1 and Geran 2) that have been heavily used in Ukraine. The
Each side accused the other of launching “unprovoked” attacks at the crossing.
MUMBAI/BENGALURU, Dec 6 - Crowds at Indian airports eased on Saturday but hundreds of passengers were still gathering outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports as 385 IndiGo flights were cancelled, in the fifth day of a crisis that has hit the country's biggest airline.
Worldwide, there are 36 to 40 recognised Rafflesia species, mostly found in South-east Asia.
They are looking to the government to help them start over.
But Myanmar's election commission called off vote-holding in almost 1,600 village areas in the country.
A potential Japanese missile sale may have opened the door to the Philippines’ deepest military integration with the US since the Cold War — and China is watching closely. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Japan and the Philippines have advanced informal talks on
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, also known in official records as Waxi Longre, was reportedly found dead on March 28, 2025, at an apartment located in VinHomes Central Park, one of the most high-profile residential complexes in Vietnam. While the
A livestock owner reported that several of his cattle were killed and missing.