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Drought declared in three-quarters of India’s richest state
This comes after a prolonged low rainfall in the region home to the megacity of Mumbai.
Malaysian PM Anwar says he is still waiting for Anthony Loke’s official resignation letter
Anwar was asked on Sept 26 to comment on the status of Loke's resignation.
New Zealand Nationalist Party vows to scrap longtime indigenous tribunal
The party said it will get back to everyone being equal citizens with equal rights.
Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
An emergency has been declared across the capital of Thailand as days of heavy rain leave the city inundated.
Floods, fury and new calls for independence in Aceh
Thousands gathered at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on August 15, 2026, to commemorate 21 years of peace between Indonesia and the separatist Free Aceh Movement, or GAM. Some participants raised GAM’s red, black and white crescent-star flag and chanted “Free Aceh,”
Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orang utan: IUCN
Fires are burning within habitats containing 52 per cent of Borneo’s orang utan population.
Are the Americans returning to Myanmar? They never really left
Adam Castillo, a former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who had lobbied for sanctions relief in exchange for US, was released in recent days after spending over three months in detention. In the same week, Time magazine’s Charlie Campbell sat down with
China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping confirmed that they would meet a third and fourth time this year at international summits in China and the United States.
Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations
Major canals in Bangkok filled with accumulated rainfall exceeding 20cm, officials said on Saturday.
Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urged people to stay home after almost 300mm of rain fell, while Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he was cutting short a trip to London to return.
Time’s no longer on Israel’s side in America
For eight decades, the Israeli political and security establishment has operated on a premise so deeply embedded that it is rarely stated as a premise at all: that American support is not a policy but a condition of nature, as fixed as the Mediterranean coastline.
Homes flooded, roads submerged: Bangkok declares disaster over heavy rains
The disaster designation came after the governor said almost 300mm of rain had fallen since Sept 24.
The politics limiting US arms deliveries to Taiwan
On March 28, 2025 a rollout ceremony took place at Lockheed Martin’s F-16 production facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Two F16V block 70 jets were ready for final testing, and the ceremony marked the formal handover to Taiwan. The Greenville ceremony was attended by
'World records not enough': North Korea weightlifters target Olympic gold rush
North Korea has been the dominant force in global weightlifting since its self-imposed COVID-19 exile, setting six world record records at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023.
Weak magnitude-3.3 earthquake detected in Sabah’s Kinabatangan district
Sabah experiences relatively frequent low-magnitude earthquakes due to its proximity to active seismic zones.
Arming Taiwan an important US interest, Taipei official says after Trump-Xi summit
TAIPEI, Sept 26 - The United States providing weapons to Taiwan to protect its freedom and provide semiconductors to the world is in the US national interest, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Saturday following a summit between the Chinese and US presidents.
Commentary: Anthony Loke resignation offer matters little to DAP’s fate
The Democratic Action Party chief's decision to resign as Malaysia's transport minister in protest over Najib Razak’s conditional pardon is symptomatic of a deeper crisis for his party that won’t be fixed by a single gesture, writes CNA’s Leslie Lopez.
Uyghur advocates in Washington rally against visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping
Crowds gathered near the White House as U.S. President Trump hosted Xi for a state dinner.
US deportations to Vietnam surge: Returnees struggle to rebuild lives in an unfamiliar country
Some have spent decades in America and arrive with no family, money or ability to speak Vietnamese.
OpenAI Australia data breach reinforces PM Albanese’s AI safeguards push
There are calls for the Office of AI to help oversee testing and evaluations of new AI models.
From BTS to makgeolli: S. Korea’s rural tourism push goes beyond Seoul
It is leveraging K-culture icons to tell foreign tourists that the country is more than the capital city, Busan and Jeju.
Pakistani, Saudi, Turkish chiefs discuss closer military ties
Sept 26 - The military chiefs of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey discussed enhancing intelligence sharing, military coordination and capability integration at a meeting in Riyadh on Friday, according to statements from Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry and Pakistan's military.
Chile seizes more than 200 fossils of extinct mollusks
SANTIAGO, Sept 25 - Customs officials in Chile discovered and seized more than 200 fossils of ammonites in a shipping container from Madagascar that had been declared as containing household ornaments, the customs authority of the South American country said on Friday.
Lao migrant’s disappearance in Thailand seems like transnational repression, NGO says
Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao asylum seeker to disappear mysteriously in Bangkok
Imran Khan's party postpones planned Islamabad march to October 4
Sept 25 - Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has postponed a planned long march from Peshawar to Islamabad until October 4, the chief minister of the PTI-ruled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sohail Afridi, told reporters on Friday.
Iran will make no nuclear concessions, Iranian official says
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 - Iran will show no flexibility over its nuclear program even if the United States accepts its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which calls for steps including the lifting of a US naval blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official told
Trump told Xi that China helping Iran is unacceptable, US ambassador says
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 - US President Donald Trump made clear during talks at the White House with Chinese President Xi Jinping that Chinese help for Iran is unacceptable, US Ambassador to China David Perdue said on Friday.
Sri Lanka's parliament approves constitutional amendment to extend judge terms
COLOMBO, Sept 25 - Sri Lanka's parliament approved an amendment to the island nation's constitution on Friday to extend superior court judges' tenure by two years as part of measures to clear a large backlog of cases and reduce prisoner numbers after deadly prison riots.
Details on US, China trade talks to come on Sept 28, says Greer
The US has reportedly agreed with China on exempting some key goods from arguments over trade.
Indian police use tear gas against protesters seeking election chief's ouster
MUMBAI, Sept 25 - Indian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse opposition Congress party members during nationwide protests demanding the resignation of the head of the election commission, whom they accuse of manipulating voter rolls.
Warm words, limited deals: Trump-Xi summit puts focus on managing US-China rivalry
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s personal rapport helped set a warm tone in Washington this week, but analysts say lasting stability will depend on whether the two sides can better manage their unresolved differences.
How US and China can nimbly escape the Thucydides Trap
The most consequential sentence of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington may also be the simplest: “The Thucydides Trap can be overcome.” This line, delivered during Xi’s speech at the White House arrival ceremony, provides a better key to understanding the summit
Merz clings on as Germany’s political center crumbles
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. German state polls yield historic defeat, familiar paralysisDiego Faßnacht reports that the CDU’s historic losses in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin have
Indian police use tear gas against protesters seeking election chief’s ouster
Congress accused the election commission of colluding with Modi’s BJP to manipulate voter lists.
Why the Trump-Xi summit in Washington could be considered a win for Beijing
China is realistic about how many concessions can be achieved given pressure from the US Congress.
Eastern Bangkok on flood alert as water in canals reach critical levels
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has stepped up pumping and drainage operations.
Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’ is in a race against time
When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Washington on September 24, AI and Taiwan shared the agenda. Xi said AI should remain “under human control” and called for continued US-China dialogue on its risks and benefits. On Taiwan, he urged Washington to “oppose Taiwan
India orders crackdown on nicotine pouches, citing health risks
A federal study in June called them “a largely unregulated public health concern”.
Xi’s CEO-free delegation at Trump state dinner spotlights strains in US-China business ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping brought China’s top economic officials to Washington but left its business leaders at home, even as corporate America turned out in force for US President Donald Trump’s state dinner.
China's Zhang wins record seventh Asian Games swimming gold
China's Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, also won individual golds in the 200m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle events, as well as three relays.
