‘I don’t know why they’re coming’: Australians on Harry and Meghan's visit

The BBC spoke to people in Sydney to hear their thoughts on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s trip to Australia.

Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filming

Footage shows staff in Pakistan injecting without gloves and reusing syringes, but the hospital boss refuses to acknowledge it is genuine.

US Hormuz blockade, tariffs jolt China

China has urged the United States and Iran to return to the negotiating table after Washington launched an operation to close the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and threatened to impose 50% tariffs on countries providing weapons to Tehran. US President Donald Trump, on April 12,

Indonesia’s Board of Peace dilemma: Prabowo caught between domestic backlash and US ties

Indonesia is facing mounting pressure to reconsider its membership in the US-led Board of Peace (BoP), but leaving comes with risks, analysts say.

North Korea tests cruise and anti-ship missiles from naval destroyer

SEOUL, April 14 - North Korea conducted another test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its destroyer Choe Hyon, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

US, Iran leave door open to dialogue after tense Islamabad talks

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI/WASHINGTON April 13 - After a sleepless and at times tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and U.S. officials ended their highest-level talks in decades https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ without a breakthrough, but 11 sources familiar with the negotiations said

Trump needs A-10s to go after Iranian speedboats and patrol ships

The Trump administration is putting in place a military blockade of all of Iran’s ports and coastal areas. The blockade came into effect at 10 am US Eastern time on Monday. As it is currently defined, the blockade will allow ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz if traveling

Philippines accuses Chinese fishermen of dumping cyanide in South China Sea

Beijing rejects the allegation as a "farce", while Manila claims the poison was used to kill fish and deprive troops stationed in the area of food.

NATO allies bash Trump’s Hormuz blockade as oil passes $100 a bbl

Contrary to President Donald Trump’s claim that “other countries will be involved” in imposing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks ended over the weekend without a deal with Iran, North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries on Monday made clear they

Trump: with God on his side?

Well, it was quite a Sunday, what with Péter Magyar beating Viktor Orbán by a landslide in Hungary’s election, Rory McIlroy seeing off Scottie Scheffler to win his second US Masters and Donald Trump announcing that the US Navy will blockade Iran’s own blockade of the Strait of

Top Iran diplomat: Deal ‘inches away,’ Trump team sabotaged talks

Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that the Trump administration’s representatives derailed marathon talks in Pakistan’s capital with maximalist demands, just as the two sides were “inches away” from a preliminary agreement to end the six-week conflict. “In intensive talks at

Prabowo meets Putin as US blockade turns his Russia trip into energy mission

Despite its vast reserves of coal, gas, nickel and palm oil, Indonesia imports large volumes of crude, petrol, diesel and LPG.

India forecasts sub-par monsoon after two years of above-average rains

The forecast stoked concerns over farm output and growth in Asia’s third-largest economy.

South Korea launches renewed search at 2024 Jeju Air crash site

The government aims to ensure no remains or personal belongings are left unrecovered.

‘On again, off again’: Taipei wary of Beijing’s incentives to boost cross-strait exchanges

The Chinese measures are intended to intensify political divisions within Taiwan, say analysts.

Indonesia can outlast Middle East war fallout to year end: Minister

Indonesia can outlast Mid-East war fallout to year-end: Minister

Minister Airlangga Hartarto said his government “is ready for five, six, or even 10 months”, based on current projections.

Iran war as a cage Trump can’t escape

Six weeks into what the Trump administration has branded “Operation Epic Fury,” it is worth pausing to ask the question that Washington’s war managers seem constitutionally incapable of posing to themselves: what exactly did we think was going to happen next? The opening salvo

Iran denies charging toll for Indian tankers transiting Hormuz strait

NEW DELHI, April 13 - Indian tankers that have transited through the Strait of Hormuz did not pay tolls to Iran, Tehran’s ambassador to New Delhi said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to block nL6N40V09S passage for vessels making payments to Iran.

US to enforce blockade in Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, note to seafarers says

LONDON, April 13 - The U.S. military will enforce a blockade nL6N40V09S in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz that will apply to all vessel traffic regardless of flag, the U.S. Central Command said in a note to seafarers seen by Reuters on Monday.

Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

MOSCOW, April 13 - Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, should create joint food reserves with fellow BRICS members and former Soviet neighbours to counter the risks to global food security stemming from the conflict in the Middle East

Turkey says NATO should reset ties with Trump at next summit, prepare for future

ANKARA, April 13 - Turkey said on Monday that NATO allies should use their July summit in Ankara to reset ties with U.S. President Donald Trump and prepare for a potential reduction of U.S. involvement in the alliance.

Plastic crunch threatens Indonesia’s car production, fuels price pressures

Carmakers warned that prolonged disruptions could affect deliveries to dealers and customers.

Japanese PM shows support for Pakistani efforts to mediate US, Iran conflict

Ms Sanae Takaichi said Tokyo will continue to collaborate with the international community.

China urges restraint over US blockade of Strait of Hormuz, backs talks

Conservative Fujimori holds lead in Peru's election as voting, count move into second day

LIMA, April 13 - Conservative Keiko Fujimori held a slim lead in Peru's crowded presidential election field L1N40R0V5 on Monday, with a runoff looking likely next month as vote counting dragged into a second day after polling station hours were extended for tens of thousands of

Turkey concerned about any new Iran-US rules for Strait of Hormuz

ANKARA, April 13 - Turkey's foreign minister raised concerns on Monday about Iran or the United States proposing any new regulations for transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and said he saw difficulties around proposals to re-open the waterway with an international force.

Japan volcano erupts, sending plumes of ash 3.4km high

Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, has erupted for the second time in four months.

How your JB mall experience will change when the RTS Link opens in end-2026

Five overhead pedestrian bridges will link the Bukit Chagar station to the rest of the city centre.

Philippines’ Marcos dispels health rumours, does jumping jacks

President Marcos, 68, said his last hospital visit was more than two months ago.

Philippines cuts tax on petroleum products to ease price shock

Mr Marcos says adjustment of fuel taxes would help Filipinos in their everyday lives.

China tech companies going gangbusters in the Gulf

On April 1, Baidu’s Apollo Go opened bookings on its own app in Dubai, the first international deployment of its proprietary autonomous ride-hailing platform. Two days earlier, on March 30, WeRide and Uber launched the first fully driverless robotaxi operations in Dubai,

Police fire tear gas as workers’ protest in India's Noida turns violent

Police said they used “minimum force” to quell the protest.

Police fire tear gas as workers' protest in India's Noida turns violent

NOIDA, India, April 13 - Police lobbed tear gas shells and used \"minimum force\" on Monday to quell a factory workers' protest in the Indian national capital's suburb of Noida, which turned violent on its fourth day, with vehicles torched and stones pelted in parts of the

ASEAN foreign ministers urge US and Iran to push for permanent resolution

MANILA, April 13 - ASEAN foreign ministers called on Monday for the United States and Iran to continue negotiating a permanent end to their conflict, and to implement the ceasefire fully and effectively.

South Korean president’s Holocaust remarks spark outcry from Israel and controversy at home

Mr Lee Jae Myung had compared Israeli military actions against Palestinians to the Holocaust.

South Korean president's Holocaust remarks spark outcry from Israel and controversy at home

SEOUL, April 13 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sparked a diplomatic row with Israel and criticism at home after comparing Israeli military actions against Palestinians to the Holocaust in a post on social media platform X.

Indonesia discussing proposal allowing US military overflight in Indonesian airspace, defence ministry says

Several media outlets reported that the United States is seeking "blanket overnight access" for American military aircraft through Indonesian airspace, adding that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had approved the proposal.

Changing after-work culture: South Koreans turn away from heavy drinking

The shift is particularly pronounced among people in their 20s.

Express bus driver in Malaysia probed after clip of woman seated on his lap as he drove goes viral

The footage shows the woman holding the steering wheel while the bus was in motion.

China says Strait of Hormuz blockade against global interests, urges restraint

BEIJING, April 13 - China said a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would go against the international community's interests and urged calm and restraint by all sides.

Quantum computers to break our codes faster than expected

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world’s supercomputers, working together for 10,000 years, could not crack it. But last month,

China calls reports it supplied weapons to Iran ‘baseless smears’

China is a key economic partner of Iran – it buys most of the Middle Eastern country’s oil.

Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire, divided over whether to respect it, poll says

JERUSALEM, April 13 - Nearly two-thirds of Israelis oppose the Iran https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ ceasefire but the public is divided over whether Israel should respect the two-week truce or resume attacks on Iran, according to a poll from the Hebrew University of

Palau leader says global oil crisis having ‘big impact’ on his citizens

Pacific island nations have been hard hit by the soaring price of oil due to the Middle East conflict.

S. Korea secures at least 3 months’ supply of garbage bags as Mid-East war hits naphtha market

Shortages in some regions are caused by logistics bottlenecks., said a lawmaker.

India’s voter-roll purge sparks protests before key state election

It has raised concerns about the poll body’s transparency and independence.

Japanese toilet maker Toto halts bathroom orders after Iran war upends supply chain

Suspension covers prefabricated and modular bathrooms, with Toto yet to announce date of resumption.

China urges restraint as Trump threatens to blockade Strait of Hormuz

Beijing called for an immediate ceasefire to the conflict with Iran.