India wants to buy fewer Chinese imports, but keeps needing more

India now buys roughly seven times as much from China as it sells there.

Umno will not resort to ‘backdoor’ government, committed to political stability, says Asyraf

Umno would not seek to change the government before the next general election.

Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope

There are more than 500 children separated from their parents.

Philippine Muslim enclave trades bullets for election ballots

A peaceful election would be considered a success, party leaders told AFP last week.

Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS criticised over latest proposal to reserve Cabinet roles for Muslims

A lawmaker has called the proposal “divisive”, while a major interfaith group raised constitutional concerns and framed it as part of a wider push by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) for a theocratic Islamic state.

Sky News’ museum report does Taliban propaganda a service

Sky News published a video this month that opens on a rigged explosive device and a pickaxe under a stark title card, “Inside the Taliban’s Museum of Death.” Three seconds pass before a voice explains anything. By the time special correspondent Alex Crawford appears on screen,

9/11 began a US global reign of terror – now it’s come home

On September 11, 2001, the world watched as the World Trade Center, the twin towers that represented US global dominance, were struck by hijacked US commercial jetliners and came crashing to the ground. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, from high-powered executive to clerical

AI influence operation targeting voters a threat to Malaysia, says MCA

Anthropic said it disrupted an alleged commercial influence operation targeting Malaysia.

‘Many comments don’t mean many people’: Azalina cautions against AI perception attacks

She was commenting on reports of the use of AI to influence political discussions in Malaysia.

Qasem Basir missile’s combat debut escalates Iran war dangers

Iran’s reported combat debut of a new anti-ship ballistic missile marks a potentially consequential shift in the Gulf conflict, where increasingly sophisticated targeting networks could turn US naval superiority into a more contested — and more escalatory — proposition. Iranian

First bodies of Philippines ferry fire victims land as toll hits 35

First bodies of Philippines ferry fire victims reach port as toll hits 35

Thirty passengers and 13 crew members have so far been rescued, while 54 people remain unaccounted for.

India-China relations, from conflict to cautious thaw

India's Narendra Modi and China's Xi Jinping will hold talks on Sept 12 on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.

Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing

Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.

How China and Nepal are battling flood rumours online

Beijing has suppressed eyewitness video footage and punished people challenging official figures.

America learned all the wrong lessons from 9/11

Twenty-five years on, it’s worth asking not what happened on September 11, 2001, but what Washington decided it meant — and whether those conclusions were the right ones. The attacks themselves were a genuine trauma and a genuine crime. But the policy inferences drawn from them

VinFast names founder’s eldest son Pham Nhat Quan Anh as its global CEO

Anh, who was appointed global chairman in May, will also serve as chairman and CEO of VinFast Vietnam.

Xi Jinping arrives in India for BRICS summit overshadowed by war

Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global trade turbulence and energy security, are expected to dominate the two-day meeting of the 11-nation bloc.

Singtel-owned Optus apologises for outage that disrupted emergency calls in Australia

The 76-minute glitch hit parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

For China, a mock AI attack on WeChat signals a dangerous new era

Researchers recently discovered that a tool built with AI could breach millions of accounts in just a few hours.

When an avalanche killed climber Nirmal Purja, his friends faced the hardest mission of all

Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.

Putin says events in Europe, like AfD's win in Germany, caused by Western globalists

Sept 11 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that events in Europe, including the far-right victory in a German state election, were the result of \"system errors\" committed by globalists in the West.

North Korea fires projectile towards sea, says South Korea

Sept 12 - North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's defense ministry said on Saturday.

North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward East Sea

Sept 12 - North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's defense ministry said on Saturday.

Afghan woman deported from US in first use of secretive terrorism court

Sept 11 - An Afghan woman accused of supporting the Islamic State has been deported from the United States in the first case to be pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice through a little-known court created 30 years ago to deport \"alien terrorists.\"

How Anthropic says Claude was used for weapons, spying and cyber operations

Sept 11 - Anthropic said in a threat intelligence report on Thursday that several actors had used its Claude AI models for activities ranging from weapons development and cyber operations to surveillance and fraud.

Trapped nine days in a dark tunnel, Nepali man tells his survival story

KATHMANDU, Sept 11 - When Sanjay Sah got trapped in a dark tunnel linked to a hydropower station after a devastating flood tore through the structure in Nepal, he was so scared of injuring his eyes on debris that he kept them closed for days. When a miracle rescue happened nine

Trapped for 9 days in dark tunnel with no food, Nepal flood survivor refused to give up hope

Sanjay Sah drank floodwater and seepage water from the mountain rock.

White House weighs how to use Defense Production Act to expand US oil refining capacity, sources say

Sept 11 - The White House is weighing how to use the Defense Production Act to expand U.S. oil refining capacity as the conflict with Iran exposes the country's vulnerability to global crude supply disruptions and price spikes, according to two sources familiar with the

India’s Modi stresses need to protect navigation, seafarers in talks with Iran’s Pezeshkian

The two leaders met on the eve of the BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi, India.

Over 30% of single Japanese do not want to have kids, survey shows

Many cite lifestyles and values, as well as money concerns, as reasons for not wanting children.

Thailand builds border wall after Cambodia clashes

The 3.6m high barrier runs through farmland in Chanthaburi province..

Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $6.06bn: Foreign ministry

The Aug 26 catastrophe killed more than 1,400 people and left some 5,600 missing.

‘Identity returned to us’: How Taiwan’s latest recognised indigenous group is reclaiming its voice

Taiwan’s official recognition of the Siraya unlocks funding to restore their language and culture.

Modi, Putin seek stronger ties as Russia calls for BRICS to counter West

Modi, Putin hold talks in New Delhi on trade, defence

BRICS finance chiefs urge reform of global development financial institutions

MUMBAI, Sept 11 - Finance ministers and central bank governors of BRICS countries have called for reform of global developmental financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, seeking a stronger voice for emerging market economies.

Nepal flood reconstruction bill to hit US$4.78 billion: Foreign ministry

Rescuers in Nepal have retrieved 1,385 bodies, while around 5,130 people are missing, according to the disaster agency on Friday.

Buddhist monk arrested in suspected $3m embezzlement scandal

Thai police also arrested a suspected female accomplice with whom the monk, who had taken a vow of celibacy, was filmed having sex.

MHA refutes claims that the death penalty was discussed during visit by Israel's security ministry

The Ministry of Home Affairs says discussions with the Israeli government involved the sharing of best practices in emergency response, crime prevention and forensics. Issues relating to the death penalty “were never part of the meeting and were not discussed”.

Woman in China accuses 4-year-old boy of touching her buttocks, sparking online firestorm

Surveillance footage shows the boy brushing against the woman as he runs behind her at a restaurant in Changsha.

China’s Indonesian nickel boom runs into a limestone wall

Some environmental disasters announce themselves: a spill draws cameras, an apology, a cleanup crew. Most do not. They begin instead as paperwork — a mining permit, a revised land-use map, a supply contract signed in some distant boardroom. By the time anyone notices, the

Nine-year-olds on drugs: Has the world abandoned Myanmar?

An unending conflict and shrinking aid leave Myanmar’s refugees and displaced in increasingly dire circumstances.

Indonesia grapples with evolving online extremism threat among youth

Analysts say the way young people become involved in violent extremism has changed, with social media playing a greater role.

Trump shadow looms large over Brics as Modi hosts Putin and Xi in Delhi

As Brics leaders meet in Delhi, divisions within the bloc make a united response to Washington unlikely.

AfD’s rise is paralyzing Germany’s political center

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Firewall against the AfD is becoming a trapDiego Faßnacht reports that the AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt breakthrough has pushed Germany’s firewall strategy to its limits,

As Saudi tensions with Iran-backed Houthis escalate, mediator Pakistan faces pressure to choose a side

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI, Sept 11 - For much of the past year, Pakistan has played a dual role as Riyadh's defence partner and Washington's backchannel to Tehran but this week's fighting between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement and Saudi forces is increasingly testing how long

UMNO chief Zahid calls for 'immediate' GE16, takes apparent swipes at PM Anwar

Speaking to thousands of party faithful at UMNO’s 2026 general assembly on Friday (Sep 11), party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also hinted at new political understandings with other parties.