South Korea’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit showcased a tightening defense partnership with the United States. The US push for allies to shoulder greater security burdens converged with South Korean efforts to deepen autonomy and prepare for long-term uncertainty
Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.
Sanae Takaichi drew fire after suggesting Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked Taiwan.
Roya Karimi is getting ready to compete in the world bodybuilding championships, 15 years after fleeing Afghanistan.
Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse.
Home Minister Amit Shah, who chaired security talks following the blast, said he had instructed officials "to hunt down each and every culprit behind this incident".
This year the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) inaugurated a naval task force fleet command at the Jeju Naval Base. With growing emphasis on intelligence gathering and missile defense capabilities, the strategically vital island of Jeju is a prime location for the ROKN’s task
Prosecutors said the spy chief failed to report Yoon's martial law declaration to Parliament.
SEOUL - A South Korea court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former spy agency chief Cho Tae-yong who is under a probe into ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in 2024, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Facing growing calls in Bersatu to step down as president, Muhyiddin Yassin risks isolation and permanent damage to his party, analysts say.
Russia imposed entry bars on Tuesday on 30 Japanese individuals, including a foreign ministry official, in response to sanctions introduced by Tokyo as part of moves to denounce Moscow's actions in its more than three-year-old war in Ukraine.
China must hardwire long-term scientific endurance into its national strategy if it intends to shape the future of space discovery, a Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist has suggested. Reinhard Genzel, a German astrophysicist, was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for the
PARIS - France will help the Palestinian Authority draft a constitution for a future state, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris.
Anti-terror police are now investigating the cause of the explosion on Monday.
BELEM, Brazil - California Governor Gavin Newsom has arrived in the Amazon city of Belem with a message for the COP30 summit: his state will continue to be a \"reliable partner\" on climate policy and green technology despite Washington's abandonment of the effort.
LONDON - As Chinese police closed in on the architect of a massive Ponzi scheme that cost thousands their life savings, a woman in her mid-40s was taken by an accomplice to the Myanmar border on a moped to begin nearly seven years on the run.
VILNIUS/MOSCOW - Lithuania's foreign minister said he would refuse talks with Belarus on reopening their border, after its President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday ordered his foreign minister to open the negotiations.
It marks the highest annual total since comparable data became available in 2020.
LONDON - The mastermind of a vast Ponzi scheme in China was on Tuesday jailed in Britain for over 11 years for laundering the proceeds of the fraud into cryptocurrency now worth billions of dollars.
The images prove the military raids are just a “PR stunt”, experts say.
Other than dogs, at least 220 people have been attacked by bears since April.
ANKARA - A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, prompting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to offer condolences for \"our martyrs\" as search and rescue crews headed for the scene.
ISTANBUL - A Turkish prosecutor has demanded a prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu for allegedly leading a vast corruption network that cost the state billions of lira, according to an indictment seen by Reuters.
He was one of Malaysia’s wealthiest individuals and a major figure in its Chinese-language media scene.
As negotiators assemble in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the global climate conversation stands at an inflection point. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the pledges that once inspired optimism now face a sobering reality: Emissions continue to climb, the 1.5 °C target is
Chinese shoppers are spending less, as signs point to a sluggish economy.
KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the frontline city of Kherson on Tuesday, which is only a few kilometres from Russian positions across the Dnipro river, and faces constant bombardment and attacks by drones.
The EU said it remained committed to its “one China” policy, but had an interest in close relations with Taiwan.
Indian police have not attributed the Red Fort blast in Delhi to any group so far.
Early evacuations saved lives this time, but corruption, poor land use and climate change continue to be weaknesses.
Drugs were allegedly sold to foreign tourists, youth groups, and nightlife visitors.
The suspect is a “lone wolf” and not part of any terror network.
JAKARTA - Indonesian police found as many as seven homemade explosive devices at the site of a mosque bombing in Jakarta last week, four of which went off, police said on Tuesday, adding that the suspect was a \"lone wolf\" and not part of any \"terror network\".
Activists say spaces for LGBTQ expressions have all but vanished in China in recent years.
Mohsin Naqvi says the bomber tried to gain entry to a court complex but was unable to get inside.
“I do not need to reveal the full extent but it is a ‘special relationship’,” Kuala Lumpur police chief Fadil Marsus told local reporters on Tuesday (Nov 11).
ANKARA - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Egypt will discuss the Gaza ceasefire and international efforts to rebuild the enclave once the war is over during talks in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Tuesday.
Several others were wounded and some in a critical condition, a source said.
Several others were wounded and some were in a critical condition, a source said.
An increasing number of Pakistanis are losing their homes as rising seas wipe out coastal villages and intrude into freshwater deltas.
The South Korean actor allegedly hugged a woman and kissed her on the cheek against her will.
Even India’s Defence Minister tweeted about the news, only to delete the post later.
ISLAMABAD - An explosion injured at least eight people outside a court building in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.
Countries are failing to prevent extreme warming linked to extreme weather disasters across the planet.
Bluetooth tags are usually attached to valuables for users to locate them easily.
PokePark Kanto will consist of Pokemon Forest and Sedge Town.
The aim is to “minimise unnecessary interference, so that teachers can concentrate on teaching”, says an education ministry official.
