BERLIN - Germany is ready to step up funding for and training of Ukrainian forces but will decide on further military commitments only after broader conditions are clarified, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.
BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for closer coordination with North Korea in global and regional affairs, state media reported, as the leaders of the two nuclear-armed neighbours held their first meeting in six years.
“This position will not change,” the Chinese president said, according to state media.
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discussed opportunities for Australia and the United States to cooperate on critical minerals in a phone call with President Donald Trump on Thursday evening, his office said.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump told European leaders on Thursday that Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil that he said is helping Moscow fund its war against Ukraine, a White House official said.
GENEVA - A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are jointly responsible for holding an Afghan man in arbitrary detention in Abu Dhabi for over two years in a case rights groups say is emblematic of thousands of others.
Singapore and China mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year.
The memorandums of understanding were announced during Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's first visit to India as head of government.
Under the road map, Singapore and India will cooperate more closely in areas like semiconductors and nursing skills development.
Malaysia's Communications Minister said he was dissatisfied with TikTok's attitude.
Nepal had mandated registration for social media platforms in a bid to crackdown on misuse.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo discussed the \"tragic situation in Gaza\" during a meeting on Thursday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and called for a permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, the Vatican said.
DUBAI - Iran has downgraded diplomatic ties with Australia, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, a week after Australia expelled the Iranian ambassador over accusations that Tehran directed two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
KABUL/MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan - Rescue workers on Thursday pulled bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan's earthquakes as the confirmed death toll topped 2,200, while homeless survivors faced a bleak future with global aid agencies warning of dwindling resources.
BEIJING - China's navy conducted a \"routine patrol\" in the South China Sea on September 3, a spokesperson for its Southern Theatre Command said on Thursday, while accusing the Philippines of \"undermining regional peace and stability\" through joint patrols with other
An investigator at the Attorney-General’s Office said Mr Nadiem would be detained for 20 days.
The former premier's grip on electoral politics has finally slipped, analysts said.
BANGKOK - When Sakda Vicheansil, a lawmaker from western Thailand, announced his resignation from the ruling Pheu Thai party in early September, his words reflected the extraordinary decline of the country's most dominant politician, Thaksin Shinawatra.
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met on Thursday in Beijing, China's state broadcaster CCTV said.
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, Vice Premier He Lifeng, and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday (Sep 4), the final day of his China visit.
Two other activists have also been arrested.
LONDON - Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin's ex-wife can pursue a multi-billion dollar share of his stake in Nornickel, London's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, allowing potentially one of the highest-value divorce cases ever brought to continue.
The 20-day-old baby had two malformed foetuses inside her abdomen.
Bilateral talks with leaders from Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and Malaysia stressed closer economic cooperation and regional security - and in some cases, support for China’s Global Governance Initiative.
Earth’s average temperature rose more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2024 for the first time – a critical threshold in the climate crisis. At the same time, major armed conflicts continue to rage in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. What should be increasingly
The defendants were accused of planting homemade bombs in a hospital toilet and on a train carriage.
The car they were in will be sent for an inspection to determine if a technical problem caused the deaths.
The local police could have warned the accused and taken measures to protect the victim.
The suicide bomber failed to reach the main rally venue due to tight security, authorities say.
Key findings have exposed thousands of shoddy flood control projects.
MANILA - An alliance of 30 influential Philippine business and civic organisations is demanding an independent investigation into what it describes as \"excessive corruption\" linked to government infrastructure projects.
When Beijing staged its largest military parade in a decade on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the pageantry was carefully choreographed. DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles and J-20 stealth fighters in a flex of military
He made the announcement on his Facebook page.
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un will hold in-depth talks covering bilateral ties and issues of mutual concern, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Netflix hit movie KPop Demon Hunters rekindled interest in what many residents and officials complained as looking “scary”.
The Pheu Thai party said it would nominate veteran lawyer Chaikasem Nitisiri to go head-to-head with Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul for the premiership.
Ben Roberts-Smith's long legal battle with newspapers ends with the high court's ruling.
It has agreed to pay the tiny island nation $2.1 billion to host up to 350 deportees.
Pheu Thai will nominate Mr Chaikasem Nitisiri, a veteran lawyer with limited Cabinet experience.
The goal is for the fluorescent foliage to have practical applications, like acting as natural street lights.
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday praised Slovakia for \"adherence\" to its friendship with China, telling its prime minister that he hoped Bratislava would continue to aid Beijing in building its relations with the broader European Union.
Organised by Singapore-based company Versa Events, the six-night event will take place in Batam, Indonesia and feature lantern displays, fireworks, food and game booths, as well as cultural performances.
KABUL/MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan - Rescue workers battled to pull bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan's earthquakes this week, as time runs out for survivors, who face a bleak future with global aid agencies warning of dwindling funds for food, shelter and