SYDNEY, July 31 - The Pacific island nation of Nauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, reverting to its traditional designation in a move it said was aimed at strengthening national identity and cultural heritage.
It is part of the government’s efforts to strengthen the country’s intelligence capabilities and pursue counter-espionage legislation.
An American, a Chinese national, an Omani and five Nepalis are said to be part of the group feared missing in Pakistan.
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.
Opponents of the junta hoped a revolution would remake Myanmar - but these are disheartening times.
Mohammad Junaid has moved court alleging he was unlawfully detained by police due to his role in the protests.
They practise backflips and cartwheels in a narrow alley with little equipment or privacy. But the children from this poor Jakarta neighbourhood are proving they can compete with Indonesia's best.
The protests are a warning for the nation's gerontocracy, which fails to give youth a share in governance.
In France, a single fruit cost as much as $37.
A large-scale rescue operation is continuing after more than 1,100 residents were safely evacuated.
QUETTA, July 30 - At least eight coal miners were killed and dozens still missing after an explosion buried parts of a mining complex in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Thursday, an official said.
The incident occurred in Sorange, a remote area near the provincial capital Quetta.
Tensions have recently flared between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.
Xiaomi seeks to boost sales in China's ultra-competitive car market ahead of a planned 2027 European launch.
A security source said the woman, identified as Claire Z, is in her 30s and not a student.
Flood-related incidents have killed 121 people in Pakistan since June 26.
The state ruler moves to ensure a new government can be installed in spite of the ongoing royal crisis.
Subsidy cuts and weak consumer sentiment are testing Chinese carmakers as the high-growth era ends.
Samsung just posted an operating profit of 89.5 trillion won, roughly US$62 billion, for the second quarter. That’s a jump of 1,814% from a year earlier. Revenue climbed 130% to 171.5 trillion won, a company record. And Samsung’s shares fell anyway. SK Hynix, the other pillar
US President Donald Trump has remade American foreign policy into a dangerous mix of belligerence, atrocity crimes and incoherent lunacy. The broad elements of the Trump administration’s almost non-existent Myanmar policy are well known. The gutting of the US Agency for
LONDON, July 30 - A Russian overnight attack that killed a family near the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih likely used a North Korean missile, two sources said, in what would be the first time such a weapon had been fired in the war in nearly a year.
A Meta spokesperson said at the time that the post had been blocked inadvertently.
Explaining stock market movements is always a little bit of a fool’s errand; no one really understands why stocks boom or crash on a given day or in a given week. Over the long run, the stock market displays lots of “excess volatility” — prices move up and down much more than
The Youtuber had travelled to Georgia alone to film content.
This comes after Indian-made cough syrups were linked by global health authorities to child deaths in other countries.
BEIJING, July 30 - Authorities in northwest China's Shaanxi and Gansu provinces issued emergency alerts and closed dozens of tourist sites on Thursday as heavy rain raised the risk of floods and landslides, state media reports showed.
BEIRUT/RIYADH, July 30 - As the Iran war escalates again, Gulf Arab states are looking to China - not Washington - to use its economic leverage over Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, testing how far Beijing is able and willing to pressurise Tehran.
The free meals programme was launched in 2025 with the aim of feeding 83 million school children and expectant mothers.
"Negotiations between parties are ongoing, particularly on (the) Strait of Hormuz and to de-escalate," says a Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman.
Police officers quickly noticed inconsistencies in the so-called hostage photograph after receiving the report.
They were accused of offences including criminal conspiracy and cheating.
Appearing increasingly isolated and weakened, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington this week, where he had a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump – his eighth of the US president’s second term. Netanyahu is desperate to revive his image as the
The programme will begin full operations from late July after a pilot involving 392 inmates showed improvements.
Repatriated Rohingya could be forced to join the Myanmar military without training, said the group.
BEIJING/HONG KONG, July 30 - China's state media has hinted at the wider deployment of one of its most closely watched weapons, the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
Indians make up more than 20 per cent of the electorate in 11 of the state’s wards.
Two Chinese nationals linked to the murder have been arrested and will be presented in court on Aug 4.
COLOMBO, July 30 - Sri Lankan police are searching for six people regarding the murder of a Chinese national suspected of links to computer-related scams, an official said on Thursday, in a crackdown on cyberscam centres tied to transnational fraud networks.
She ordered preparations to cut the levy to 1 per cent for two years from April 2027.
They were left behind, but were retrieved a day later, and are now in another cat cafe.
The multidimensional crisis that has gripped Myanmar since the military coup on February 1, 2021, has entered a new chapter — one increasingly complex and riddled with contradictions. The move by military chief and coup maker Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to overthrow the
Around 126,000 Rohingya refugees are registered with the UNHCR in Malaysia as of the end of February.
The Jul 25 edition of Guangxi Daily featured a front-page profile of hometown mathematician and Fields Medal winner Wang Hong. The headline’s layered wordplay has won praise and helped turn the copy into an unlikely keepsake.
The issue erupted in June after the BJP state government removed eggs from meals in some state-run schools.
Sara Duterte is facing charges of ill-gotten wealth while in office.
MANILA, July 30 - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of Vice President Sara Duterte's tax records to the Senate in her impeachment trial, where one of the charges she is facing is that she has amassed unexplained wealth while in office.
The top decision-making body of the ruling Communist party, the Politburo, acknowledged "difficulties and challenges facing the economy" at its meeting.
This marks a key milestone as the country moves towards clean energy.
BEIJING, July 30 - China's ruling Communist Party will hold a plenary session of its Central Committee in Beijing in October to discuss party self-governance, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, citing a Politburo meeting.