HONG KONG, Jan 20 - A lawyer for a Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea said on Tuesday 18 witnesses would be called to testify in the case.
This is the first installation of a two-part series. Even the very last person has finally understood it: The world order is changing. This transformation is not random or accidental—it is deliberate, planned and it is Donald Trump’s plan, along with his allies, that is now
As the US Navy races to field a hybrid manned–unmanned fleet built around swarms of robotic surface vessels, the effort underscores both an ambitious attempt to reshape naval warfare and a sobering response to China’s growing numerical and industrial advantage at sea. This
The authorities also arrested more than 88,000 suspects and froze over $140 million in assets.
A year after early optimism following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s White House visit, relations between the two countries have become increasingly strained.
LONDON, Jan 20 - U.S. President Donald Trump has called Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an \"act of total weakness\", putting the agreement back into the spotlight eight months after it was signed.
Foreigners make up over half of the littering offenders caught in Johor since tougher penalties kicked in.
“Please tell me where to go? A 14-year-old teenager has been possessed by a demon … we tried healers, but they couldn’t help … has anyone encountered this? Moscow region.” This is one of many similar pleas that have been circulating in Russia’s online communities in recent
The regime’s extremist influence over Islamic movements in the region is an emerging concern for South Asia.
Mr Nitin Nabin, 45, takes over from outgoing president J.P. Nadda.
MUMBAI, Jan 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chose a little-known legislator from India's poorest state as the party's youngest president on Tuesday, a generational shift in the effort to retain young voters.
For much of the past three decades, Asia’s electronics industry has been organized around a simple premise: Demand was external, scale was the advantage and speed was the differentiator. Component makers that mastered this formula dominated global markets. That premise is now
Mahathir and his family expressed their gratitude to all who inquired about his health.
China is North Korea's biggest trade partner and a vital economic and political ally.
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 - Pakistan's defence manufacturing industry is running red hot since its jets, drones and missiles earned the coveted 'combat tested' tag in a conflict with India last year, attracting a slew of interested buyers.
Beijing stopped short of saying whether it would accept or decline the invitation.
KARACHI, Jan 20 - Firefighters were clearing the charred ruins of a Karachi mall on Tuesday as they tried to locate 63 people still missing after a fire that burned for nearly two days and killed 21 people.
Whether friend or foe, you’d better be prepared amid the unexpected resurgence in US foreign policy in 2026. Buddhism’s three core characteristics – permanence, suffering, and non-self – are finding echoes in Trump 2.0’s America First policy: alliances are treated as
BEIJING, Jan 20 - China on Tuesday confirmed that it had been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's \"Board of Peace,\" an invitation that Washington had extended to dozens of countries in his bid to launch a global initiative aimed at resolving conflicts.
This comes ahead of the Women’s Asian Cup, which will be held in Australia from March 1 to March 21.
He is serving a one-year sentence in a Bangkok prison for corruption.
Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet currently has strong approval ratings, in contrast to her Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed Japan almost continuously since its formation in 1955.
Jan 20 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Britain's plan to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was an \"act of total weakness,\" adding that it was \"another in a very long line of national security reasons why
While most American artificial intelligence (AI) firms focus on building ever-larger, proprietary models locked in corporate clouds, China is executing an altogether different plan. Its ambition is not merely to create intelligent machines, but to weave intelligence into the
The cars include a Bugatti Chiron and a rare McLaren Senna LM - one of only 20 manufactured globally.
One person was still unaccounted for as at midday on Jan 20, Xinhua news agency said.
The helicopter was on its third sightseeing flight of the day when it went missing.
The investigation comes just days after IJM emerged as a takeover target for conglomerate Sunway Bhd in a deal valued at about RM11 billion.
Extended deterrence in Northeast Asia faces an unprecedented credibility crisis as nuclear multipolarity forces US allies toward once-unthinkable nuclear futures. Both South Korea and Japan are debating military options to counter authoritarian strategic threats and to
OTTAWA/DOHA/DUBAI, Jan 20 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to foster a new global trading order by working more closely with China and inking smaller trade deals, but faces constraints from Canada's still overwhelming economic dependency on the United States.
New Chitose Airport near Sapporo was the worst hit, making up 49 of ANA’s 56 cancelled flights.
HONG KONG, Jan 20 - A lawyer for a Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea said on Tuesday 18 witnesses would be called to testify in the case.
The move comes after a rise in complaints over taxi drivers overcharging foreign national passengers.
It was previously announced that the last day for the pandas’ public viewing will be on Jan 25.
The change could be aimed at underscoring that Ms Takaichi has a proactive stance on political reform.
This is the first time in 50 years that the country will be panda-less.
In the video, the runner's race bib was pinned directly onto the infant’s pink windbreaker.
The dramatic US operation that resulted in the arrest and extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife has sent shockwaves through the international system. For more than a decade, Maduro’s Venezuela stood as a primary outpost of Sino-Russian influence in the
Some salespeople said orders from the new markets were often smaller in volume and less lucrative than US sales, resulting in lower commissions and pay.
"At this stage it’s too early to confirm how the young lady lost her life," police said.
HONG KONG, Jan 20 - Ten witnesses will be called to testify in a \"criminal damage\" case against a Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, his lawyer told reporters in Hong Kong after a hearing on Tuesday.
HANOI, Jan 20 - In an address to the Communist Party congress that will decide his political future, Vietnam's top leader To Lam on Tuesday pledged annual economic growth of more than 10% for the remainder of the decade, despite global headwinds.
Since early January, President Trump has committed several times to intervening in Iran should its regime violently repress domestic protests, explaining that the US was “locked and loaded and ready to go,” and that Tehran would “get hit very hard.” Trump made similar threats