The US Navy’s greatest vulnerability in a war with China may not be losing ships — but getting them back into the fight. RAND released a recent report warning that the US Navy faces severe risks to its maritime dominance because repairing battle-damaged Arleigh Burke-class
Power shortages once darkened Sinuiju at night, but satellite images show a renewable energy boom is underway.
It comes after a low-pressure system swept across the country, triggering flooding and landslides.
The quake registered lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in part of Yamanashi Prefecture.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent raising a child in Asia’s more developed economies.
For many young adults in Taiwan, raising even one child has become a difficult financial and emotional calculation.
According to a survey, the average cost of raising a child to age 18 in South Korea is 1.115 million won a month.
The city's sky-high property prices have long discouraged couples from having more children.
Nearly half of Johor's 140 candidates are aged 20s-40s, mirroring a 42% youth electorate.
There are many who think Trump’s about face on Iran, virtually embracing the radical Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (now the IRGC is linked up to CENTCOM in Doha, Qatar) is a sellout of US and allied forces, not to mention the now-frequent denunciations of Benjamin Netanyahu
Adani is accused of bribery and misleading US investors.
NEW YORK, June 26 - A U.S. judge ordered the Justice Department on Friday to justify its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, declining to rule immediately on Adani's lawyers' request earlier in the week to formally dismiss the case.
Social media footage showed the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing's tallest skyscraper.
The expanded men’s World Cup in 2026 has given fans the chance to cheer on the exploits of first-time qualifiers, some of which many people might previously have struggled to locate on the map. Standout moments have already included Curaçao’s goal-keeping heroics in earning a
LONDON, June 26 - The United Nations is working with countries to resume the evacuation of hundreds of ships and thousands of stranded seafarers from the Strait of Hormuz after the effort was halted earlier this week, a top U.N. agency official said on Friday.
Ukrainian drone strikes are devastating Russian communities. The city of Sevastopol, the largest in Russian-occupied Crimea, is the latest community to be hit, losing power as Ukrainian drones strike energy facilities in the region. Given the immense importance attached to
The latest US military conflict with Iran appears to be over. Washington declared success. Tehran claimed victory. Israel insisted it remains free to strike Hezbollah. Some sticking points remain. For example, Iranian officials insist de-escalation in Lebanon was part of the
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
CITIC Tower, or China Zun, is a 108-storey skyscraper in Beijing’s central business district.
A major tremor struck the same area less than three weeks earlier.
Four incidents involving passengers' portable batteries have been reported in Seoul so far in 2026.
Typical coral reef biological communities are thriving inside the blue hole.
BRUSSELS, June 26 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will go to Armenia next week, said the EU on Friday, in a move aimed at highlighting Brussels' support for Armenia as it faces political pressure from Russia.
Some have even “tried to bathe” together with the animals, the official said.
Nomination Day for Johor's Jul 11 state election will take place on Jun 27, with political parties and coalitions set to finalise their candidates for all 56 seats ahead of a 14-day campaign period.
Johor votes in July – but the real contest is whether Malaysia's unity government survives the campaign trail.
Some tourists at have tried to feed, touch or bathe with the wild Japanese macaques.
The world sighed in relief when Donald Trump agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to finally end the conflict with Iran on June 17. But there is now a palpable feeling that hostilities are far from over. The agreement between Washington and Tehran, signed at Versailles
A Customs official said Malaysia was listed as a transit destination to circumvent restrictions.
A budget efficiency plan has been discussed with the National Nutrition Agency.
Drugs slated for burning in ceremonies across Myanmar were double the quantity of 2025, say officials.
Wellington Electricity said 4,000 customers had lost power and warned of further outages.
India’s pharmaceutical industry is a significant global player. It produces about 20% of the world’s generic drugs by volume and has supported major vaccine efforts, providing affordable medicine worldwide. These results are real and contribute to India’s sense of
About 500 municipalities across Japan no longer have a physical bookstore.
Myanmar has seen a rise in the illicit drug trade since the military coup in 2021.
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. ASEAN rejects a Russia-free Asian order Scott Foster argues that ASEAN’s summit with Russia underscored Southeast Asia’s determination to preserve a multipolar regional
"Recent conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East clearly demonstrate that drones have emerged as game changers on the battlefield," Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told reporters in Seoul.
Two opposition parties refused on June 26 to consider the Bill while they come up with their own versions.