July 23 - Iran flew Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, military advisers and missile- and drone-related equipment into Yemen this month, according to four sources, in a move that suggests Tehran is seeking to strengthen the ability of its Houthi allies to
This trend comes against the backdrop of Beijing’s broader push to stimulate flagging domestic consumption.
He also said that tariff uncertainty reinforces the need for ASEAN to deepen economic integration and enhance its resilience.
STOCKHOLM, July 23 - Sweden's government declared mining of critical metals and rare earth minerals a national security interest on Thursday, saying a new mining strategy was needed to counter the dependence on China.
ASEAN barred Myanmar’s leadership from its top meetings after a military coup in 2021.
July 23 - Ebola has now killed more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, official figures show, as medics struggle to contain an outbreak amid militant violence, attacks on clinics and widespread shortages.
The instinct among global investors watching this Middle East crisis is simple. Oil goes up, the Fed delays cuts, the dollar strengthens, and everyone adjusts their U.S. exposure accordingly. What’s being missed is a very different, and arguably more dangerous, dynamic playing
The resumption is occurring gradually in some cities after the completion of an industrywide review.
The woman, who had wanted to end her pregnancy at 36 weeks, gave birth to a baby who doctors later killed.
KARACHI, July 23 - Pakistan's push to convert some of its diplomatic goodwill with the Trump administration into economic support has drawn skepticism from economists, who say fresh financing will do little to address the reforms that Islamabad has long avoided.
To say Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left office in disgrace would be an understatement by any political measure. Ousted following the student-led uprising of August 2024, she fled the country after months of deadly protests and years of increasingly
The Sarawak state-owned carrier says flights between Singapore and Kuching are already about 80 per cent booked for next year's Chinese New Year period after tickets went on sale on Jul 13.
This would enable the government to implement its own refugee registration programme.
MANILA, July 23 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the United States remains prepared to play a \"constructive role\" in helping bring an end to the war in Ukraine, following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of an ASEAN
Thailand is South-east Asia’s largest automotive production hub, but domestic vehicle sales slumped in 2024.
July 23 - Shipowners have temporarily suspended vessel arrivals at Ukraine's Black Sea ports for agricultural exports after a recent surge in Russian attacks on ports and merchant shipping, the country's agriculture minister said.
The warning by China’s president draws on a long-standing domestic narrative about the costs of falling behind in previous technological revolutions, say analysts.
A clerk trapped the big cat inside the store after it attacked three people in a Rajasthan town.
Flooding has also caused widespread damage to farmland, infrastructure and public facilities.
Dengue has killed 56 people and infected more than 77,000 in the South Asian nation this year.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in question paper leaks.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in question paper leaks.
BANGKOK, July 23 - Five Thai security personnel were killed and six civilians, including two young children, injured in an attack in Thailand's restive deep south, the military said on Thursday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is on something of a diplomatic roll at the moment. Having concluded a weeklong visit to the United States on July 19, 2026, during which he charmed President Donald Trump, al-Zaidi is now expected to head to Tehran to do the same with Iran’s
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently made the controversial decision to dismiss Mykhailo Fedorov, his minister of defense. Fedorov, admired both by Ukrainian troops and Western allies, was at the forefront of Ukraine’s increasing technological innovations in the war
Six civilians were also wounded in the July 22 evening attack in Narathiwat.
The Tokyo Fire Department said 453 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday as Japan swelters under a heatwave.
BEIJING, July 23 - China said on Thursday it tracked and drove away two Philippine vessels it accused of having \"intruded into\" waters near the disputed Scarborough Shoal despite warnings, the week's second incident in the South China Sea to involve both nations.
It was the second incident this week involving both nations in the South China Sea.
The Tokyo Fire Department said 453 people were taken to hospital on July 22.
GUWAHATI, India, July 23 - At least seven more bodies were recovered from the tunnel of an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's northeastern state of Sikkim, the state government said on Thursday, bringing the death toll from a blast to 22.
Indonesia is building a battery industry and an EV ecosystem as part of its broader nickel downstreaming agenda. The objective is that downstreaming should not stop at smelters. It must move deeper into industrial components, machinery, batteries and, eventually, electric
The drills will run from 6am to 6pm each day around Dongshan Island.
Disillusioned by a broken education system, India’s youth have turned to a satirical online platform that has become one of the country's biggest youth-led protest movements in years. Can it lead to real change?
Europe’s strategic environment is changing rapidly. Russia’s war in Ukraine, instability across the Middle East, growing insecurity in the Red Sea and renewed concerns over supply-chain resilience have prompted the European Union (EU) to reassess its external partnerships. At
The war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are expected to dominate discussions at the plenary event.
Protest leaders vow to continue their protest until the education minister resigns.
NEW DELHI, July 23 - Youth protesters demanding the education minister's resignation clashed briefly with police on the streets of New Delhi late on Wednesday, with officers firing tear gas and wielding canes to push them back, police and witnesses said.
Police investigations found no criminal elements, and the case was classified as sudden death.