GENEVA, Feb 17 - Representatives of Ukraine and Russia will meet in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday for a fresh round of U.S.-mediated peace talks that the Kremlin says are likely to focus on land, the main sticking point.
SYDNEY, Feb 17 - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread destruction in the capital Wellington since the weekend moved south.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb 16 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be involved \"indirectly\" in talks between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program set to begin on Tuesday in Geneva, adding he believed Tehran wanted to make a deal.
Indonesia is shaping up to be Southeast Asia's next premier fashion stop, and these thriving local brands are proof.
From recalling pandas to cancelling tourist flights, China continues to retaliate after Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.
“We have a very firm view that we won’t be providing assistance or repatriation," said the Australian prime minister.
Filmmakers in Malaysia and Indonesia are developing characters and stories that have hit a sweet spot with local audiences. What’s next?
There are three key reasons for China’s industrial advantage and “de-risking” is less simple than imagined, says tech CEO Robin Rivaton.
The entrenched problem of underquoting or price baiting has made it harder for buyers to hunt for a home they can afford.
These bastions of culture and history have become unlikely spots where emotional purchases are made.
The special defence budget will be "treated as a top legislative priority" after the Chinese New Year holiday, says a spokesperson for Taiwan's parliament.
LONDON, Feb 16 - Imran Khan's sons say they fear for their father's deteriorating health in a Pakistani jail and are seeking permission to visit the former prime minister, urging authorities to grant access after more than two years apart.
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit New Delhi in early March to work with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the framework for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, Canadian official Victor Fedeli said on Monday.
The seizures and heightened surveillance follow an improvement in US-India relations.
Giant is now one of the biggest bicycle makers in the world, selling millions of bikes annually.
Decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi is expected to arrive in Indonesia.
ANTANANARIVO, Feb 16 - At least 59 people died when Cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar last week, the disaster management office said on Monday, as it assesses the impact of the second tropical storm to hit the Indian Ocean island nation this year.
The opposition is pushing its own, less expensive proposals.
A 90-year-old woman died in one of the group’s robberies in 2023.
They will be flown to Australia from Damascus.
Perikatan Nasional can no longer house the warring factions in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.
So the other day I wrote a post about how humanity is inevitably going to be disempowered by the existence of AI. A bunch of people wrote to me and asked me: “What made you change your mind?”. Three years ago, shortly after the release of the original ChatGPT, I wrote a post
India’s move to expand its Rafale fleet comes as it weighs recent combat lessons, urgent force-structure shortfalls, and longer-term strategic ties with France in a rapidly shifting regional security environment. This month, the Indian Ministry of Defense and multiple media
Texture, sound and viral appeal of the dessert have caused an increase in demand for sour gummies.
Washington’s 2025 strike on Iran, the raid to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in early 2026 and its renewed interest in acquiring Greenland have clarified the country’s international priorities. Meanwhile, securing Ukraine’s independence, once a defining rallying cry
He stressed that graft will not be tolerated in the country’s administration.
The 24-year-old faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack.
JAKARTA, Feb 16 - Indonesia is readying 1,000 troops for potential deployment in Gaza by early April as part of a proposed multinational peacekeeping force, its army spokesperson said on Monday.
Russian state media outlet RT posted on X about the US Treasury Department’s new “Venezuela General License 48,” which allows US companies to provide “goods, technology, software, or services for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in Venezuela,” with two
All the stolen goods, except for a wooden cat sculpture, were found with only minor damage.
Feb 16 - Myanmar has ordered the head of East Timor's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Monday, in an escalating row over a criminal complaint filed by a rights group against Myanmar's armed forces.
Indonesia has been preparing up to 8,000 troops for possible deployment as part of the Gaza International Stabilisation Force, a UN-authorised multinational peacekeeping force outlined in the Gaza peace plan.
Japan has once again taken a familiar and inherently risky route: underwriting economic and political ambition through large-scale sovereign borrowing. In its latest supplementary budget, Tokyo authorized the issuance of roughly 18 trillion yen (US$117.5 billion) in new
The surge marks a shift in Asian property investment flows, with institutions increasingly attracted to Australia.
Attacks in South-east Asia linked to nihilistic extremism are on the rise, say experts.
New Delhi and Paris are seeking to advance their Horizon 2047 roadmap, a long-term framework to expand collaboration in areas ranging from fighter jet production and nuclear energy to critical minerals and high-tech manufacturing.
Police say they're 'a million percent confident' Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target.
The Indonesian government also plans to lease several planes to speed up the repatriation process of its citizens rather than rely on commercial flights.
By the mid-2020s, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence have become so frequent that few releases genuinely surprise. Yet ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 has managed to do just that — not because it wins another benchmark race, but because it reveals something deeper about how a
The vote is being held unusually early, due to an accelerated schedule after the September unrest.
Each vehicle is equipped with five toilets.
The world’s two largest economies are making opposite bets on how to power the future — and both bets carry enormous risks. China is racing to dominate clean-energy industries while still leaning heavily on coal. United States is rhetorically doubling down on fossil fuels even
Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.
