GENEVA, Dec 8 - A U.N. committee on Monday urged Britain and Mauritius not to ratify a deal seeking to settle the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, saying it risks perpetuating long-standing violations of Chagossians' rights.
JERUSALEM, Dec 8 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on December 29 to discuss the next steps of the Gaza ceasefire, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday.
PM Anutin dismisses immediate negotiations with Cambodia as he needs to be seen to be tough ahead of Thai elections.
KINSHASA, Dec 8 - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday that Rwanda is violating its commitments just days after attending a ceremony in Washington to sign deals that aimed to end years of conflict in the country's mineral-rich east.
This comes after an Indian citizen was detained at Shanghai airport in November.
He warned the fighting risked undoing the careful work that went into a ceasefire he helped to broker.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 8 - Ideas of white racial superiority are a threat to South Africa's post-apartheid unity, its sovereignty and its diplomatic relations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday, calling for global efforts to debunk false stories about white persecution.
The charges come three months after anti-corruption protesters overthrew the government.
It has raised concerns about the dominance of a single airline in a country of 1.4 billion people.
Rights monitors warn the junta is crushing pre-poll dissent.
The company said eating the products poses no health risks.
It said the Air Self-Defense Force jets had kept a “safe distance” from Chinese military aircraft.
Each family was to receive over 2.9 million yuan (S$531,769).
BANGKOK, Dec 8 - Thailand's airstrikes on Monday targeted Cambodian military facilities housing long-range artillery, after surveillance signalled that rockets, including a Chinese-made variant, could be used to hit civilian areas, a Thai military official said.
He was arrested in 2017 for allegedly orchestrating the assault.
At least five people have been killed in the most serious confrontation between both sides since July.
It cancelled more than 2,000 flights as it failed to plan in time for stricter rules governing pilot rest.
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More than 150 passengers on MH370 were Chinese nationals.
The import freeze covers live pigs and pork-derived products.
Voluntary departures among junior officers in the armed forces continue to hit record highs.
Tighter local government finances and a shift away from real estate as the backbone of the economy are key reasons.
The latest flare-up will be a major test of a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump in July.
Our guest reveals pioneer leaders’ differing views on Singapore’s Aug 9, 1965 split from Malaysia.
Officials in flood-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter and medicine.
The US had unveiled a new security strategy to deter conflict with Beijing over Taiwan.
The convicted drug smuggler will return home on humanitarian grounds.
Offered by Batik Air, the flight takes approximately 1h 20min, according to the airline's website.
KYIV, Dec 8 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet with British, French and German leaders in London on Monday, rallying allies for support as the United States increases pressure on Kyiv to agree to a proposed peace deal with Russia.
Indonesia has finally passed its long-awaited Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) after more than four decades of debate. In principle, this is a historic step: Indonesia’s criminal justice system urgently needs modernization, especially as criminal investigations increasingly rely
More than two million people have been affected by the disaster caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Sabah operators complain that all-inclusive packages offered by Chinese agencies crowd out local businesses.
A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians amid a dearth of children.
The woman claiming she was carrying the ex-Tottenham captain's child and extorted $200,000 from him.
The document lays out the US President’s vision of “flexible realism”.
Beijing has signalled a shift toward supporting household consumption and rebalancing the economy over the next five years to tackle worsening structural imbalances.
The half-buried body of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley was discovered by her father in October 2018.
Tokyo has vowed a 'calm and resolute' response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate.
There are 1,050 individuals who went missing as children and remain unaccounted for as at 2025.
Another defendant, a man identified by his surname Yong, was given a two-year sentence.
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday (Dec 8) as both sides accused the other of breaching a ceasefire.
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday (Dec 8) as both sides accused the other of breaching a ceasefire.
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) could not work with the Democratic Action Party because of major differences in ideology between the two, said MCA president Wee Ka Siong.
