Earlier this month, the UK government announced plans to cut off trade with Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank—including weapons shipments. But according to new disclosures made to Parliament, reported Thursday by Declassified UK, the sanctions regime has not
Registered participants may collect finisher medals and T-shirts at Plaza Merdeka starting Sept 26.
North Korea’s recent hypersonic test signals an evasive theater nuclear strike capability aimed directly at Japan—a proxy warning backed by Russia and China as Japan rethinks its nuclear taboos. This month, multiple media outlets reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
TEPCO Power Grid warned the outages could continue for an extended period.
The Romans advised that to secure peace, you must prepare for war. The preparation was the point: weapons kept ready so they need not be used, readiness standing in for the fight. Their word for peace, pax, came from pacisci — to strike a bargain. Peace was a pactum, a deal,
The weak yen is driving up energy import costs that are already elevated due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, fuelling concerns about an inflation overshoot.
The two countries have maintained diplomatic ties dating back to the Cold War.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide whether to grant Najib’s request for a stay of his sentence in a 1MDB-linked corruption case, pending an appeal against his conviction, says his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Idrus, 83, died at 5.30pm on Sept 24 due to age-related illnesses.
As Manila and Tokyo mark the 70th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations, elevate their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and face rising security tensions in the West Philippine Sea, the arrival of Kitagawa Katsuro as Japan’s new ambassador to the
New regulations may include mandatory reporting for AI companies if their products engage in security breaches.
Cambodia emerged after the Covid-19 pandemic as a hub for industrial-sized scam centres.
A Cambodian government official said that the country had eradicated large-scale scam compounds since it began a year-long crackdown, though it has not provided a full list of the sites it has raided.
TAIPEI, Sept 25 - Taiwan denounced Xi Jinping's comments to Donald Trump on the island's future on Friday after the Chinese leader appeared to push the US President for a subtle change in stance that could erode US support for the democratically governed island.
Peng projected a gentler, more approachable image of China.
Sept 25 - She chatted with US first lady Melania Trump in English without a translator, and sang along quietly when serenaded by a youth choir, looking effortlessly glamorous in a modern take on a traditional Chinese outfit.
It said China’s actions were inconsistent with international law and a 2016 arbitral ruling.
TOKYO — The bond vigilantes are back — and now they’re patrolling every major debt market at once. As deficits balloon, spending runs unchecked and oil prices spike, investors are reasserting control over markets that once seemed shielded from shocks and sending yields
Despite diplomatic niceties and gifts, little was shared on substantial issues separating the leaders.
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 - US President Donald Trump will follow up his summit with Xi Jinping by taking the Chinese leader on Friday to the US National Archives, where they are expected to stress views about the history and direction of ties between their countries.
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 - From his high-profile address to the UN General Assembly to his high-stakes White House summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump this week was looking to reassert himself on the world stage.
Her case sparked an uproar in the Philippines that forced Manila and Jakarta to strike a deal.
MANILA, Sept 25 - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday he had granted a pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who is serving a prison sentence in the Philippines after receiving a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indonesia in
The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide on Oct 14 on whether to grant Najib’s request.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 - Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has asked a court to suspend a 15-year prison sentence imposed on him for his involvement in a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal, his lawyer said on Friday, a week after he received a royal pardon
Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos was cleared of several sexual offences in July but a jury was undecided on three rape charges.
Sept 25 - Pakistan has thwarted an attempted Afghan attack in its border area of Gulistan, killing several members of the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani security sources said on Friday, without detailing the planned attack.
China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.
Besides acting, Law works as a host, yoga instructor, and at a nine-to-five office job.
India recorded an average of 80 rape cases per day in 2024, according to the latest available official data.
From redwood benches to DVDs, gifts are an important part of the art of diplomacy.
More than 1,400 people died and 6,000 are still missing after the Nepal floods in August.
TAIPEI, Sept 25 - China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that he hoped the US will adhere to the \"correct position\" of opposing Taiwan independence, and that the Chinese stance on \"reunification\" is clear-cut.
The shark, nicknamed “Bukangi”, was first seen in the park’s waterway on Sept 18.
Over 1,400 people died, 6,000 missing, and economic devastation runs in the billions of dollars.
Their findings were published on Sept 22 in the international taxonomic journal Zootaxa.
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 - US President Donald Trump hosted a State Dinner on Thursday at the White House honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Sept 24 - Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah called for grant-based international support at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to help the Himalayan nation recover from the glacier flood that killed at least 1,450 people.
North Korea said that South Korea would become a “decisive target” for collective retaliation.
Ugly is having its moment in China. Behold the bizarre objects taking Chinese consumers by storm – and surprise.
Civil-rights groups say that the unique barcodes on the Feb 8 election ballots made votes traceable.
The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
A recent report put out by a relatively obscure Washington think tank, Defense Priorities, is getting an unusual amount of attention. In simple terms, the report written by the shop’s military analysis director Jennifer Kavanagh and entitled “A Second Island Chain Strategy for
After a major win at Toronto, Angh, a film from northeastern India, is now on a path towards the Oscars.
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 - US Senate Democrats criticized President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, saying it prioritized pageantry over substance on issues such as artificial intelligence, trade, critical minerals and weapons for Taiwan.
Beijing has agreed to work with Washington to improve governance of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and to enhance cooperation as Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump met face-to-face at the White House on Thursday. Xi made the pledge