LONDON, July 6 - Britain tightened its rules on overseas political donations on Monday, as part of efforts to stop foreign money influencing elections, and as concerns swirl around what Housing Minister Steve Reed called \"dodgy funding\".
MANILA, July 6 - The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which begins on Monday, is set to frame the Philippines 2028 presidential race and deepen a schism between two storied political dynasties that has plunged the Senate into turmoil.
TORONTO, July 5 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce on Monday the preferred bidder in a contract to build 12 submarines for Canada's navy, the Globe and Mail reported on Sunday.
The Trump administration wants Vietnam to stamp out its booming counterfeit industry. Locals are divided.
Barisan Nasional’s Onn Hafiz Ghazi is bidding for a second term as Johor chief minister. Who are his potential rivals from Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional?
A return to pre-war normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz is likely to be slow. This holds implications for Asia, says Coface chief APAC economist Bernard Aw.
A resurgent Naomi Osaka stuns world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a brilliant performance to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
The long-range/mid-range Ukrainian strike campaign is continuing to grow, ominously for Russia. Some Ukrainian analysis just released about the damage to Russian oil production for June, if true, shows that if a Russian counter is not in the works the Russian war economy will
Officials are searching for the origins of six pieces of space debris discovered on Forrest Beach in Queensland.
An investigation revealed child abuse material was used in some Instagram advertisements in India.
Such tests have already been conducted in Japan on small vehicles or with a driver on board.
Nepal's 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah took office in March 2026 but has kept an unusually low profile.
The Future Response Fund will help finance major national investment projects.
Continued rainfall could also affect Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
Voters seem unperturbed by the debate over the palace's influence into state politics.
It aims to support copyright laws and training to prevent the distribution of fake products.
A rising number of bear sightings and related injuries have alarmed Japan's authorities.
The drills come about two months after Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited China.
When their numbers rise sharply, they can damage crops and are classified as outbreak pests.
The retreat, an annual meeting by both sides, will be hosted by President Prabowo and will be the leaders’ second retreat.
BEIJING, July 5 - The Chinese and Russian navies will hold joint exercises in the waters and airspace off the Chinese city of Qingdao next week, China's defence ministry and Russian state media said on Sunday.
Talks will cover bilateral projects since last year's retreat and the impact of the Middle East crisis.
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was detained with 17 other church leaders in October in one of China’s largest crackdowns on a single church in decades.
The surfers from Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh are hoping to carve out a place for the sport in a country obsessed with cricket and football.
Taiwan's defence ministry said classes had been restored due to rising military danger from China.
TAIPEI, July 5 - Taiwan's military has resumed \"anti-communist\" patriotic classes for its graduates after a quarter-century gap, the defence ministry said on Sunday, citing a rising threat from China as a senior official reported another rise in Chinese naval activity.
BEIJING, July 5 - ChinaAid, a Christian NGO, said on Sunday it welcomed the release of Zion Church Pastor Jin Mingri, who had been held in detention centres in the southern Chinese city of Beihai since last October and arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Taiwan is now racing to restore the decades-old reels to preserve a chapter of its culture.
Zion Church founder Jin was detained along with other church members on Oct 10, 2025.
Referring to his recent state visit to Pyongyang, Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the "enthusiastic and friendly" hospitality during the trip.
The number is nearly double the total recorded throughout 2025.
The exchange follows a rare visit by Xi to North Korea in June.
Officials uncovered 500kg of what is believed to be human placenta during a raid.
A migratory seabird found near a coastal town returned a positive result for the virus.
July falls within the state’s main harvesting period with polling day on July 11.
A BBC investigation had revealed the presence of child sexual abuse material on Instagram ads.