SYDNEY/TORONTO, March 4 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday the ongoing conflict in the Middle East was a \"failure\" of the international order, and the United States had not consulted its allies before striking Iran.
Global conflicts over the past year have pushed the world towards a watershed moment, a spokesperson for China’s National People’s Congress said ahead of its annual meeting to be held from Mar 5 to 12.
MANILA, March 4 - Philippine lawmakers ordered Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday to respond to impeachment complaints against her after finding substance to allegations involving unexplained wealth, the misuse of public funds and making public threats against President
Jakarta hopes to be a diplomatic player while ensuring the Middle East crisis does not spill over into domestic instability.
Experts said the lesson for Kim may be less about fear than survival.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said that it was tracking down Chai Jin Shern, also known as James Chai, and had appealed to the public to provide any information on his whereabouts.
March 4 - The Sri Lankan military has rescued at least 30 people on board a sinking Iranian ship near Sri Lankan waters on Wednesday, the country's foreign minister told parliament.
State-run TV broadcast images of the sculpture depicting him smiling with his right hand tucked in his coat pocket.
If convicted, Ms Duterte would be removed from office and disqualified from holding any future government position.
Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin also said he will oppose all efforts for his former Bersatu deputy, Hamzah Zainudin, to rejoin Perikatan Nasional (PN) under a new party.
Iran has attacked US bases in the Gulf States on the pretext that they were used to some extent by the US in its joint campaign with Israel against Iran. By that standard, however, it’s notable that Iran hasn’t attacked the two US bases in Turkey, namely its airbase in Incirlik
Authorities have reported hours-long jams over the weekend while photos show buses lining highways.
The fatal shooting comes amid heightened scrutiny of police conduct and use of force in the country.
The case has gripped South Korea, where there is no regulation on how far into pregnancy an abortion can take place.
Myanmar is heavily reliant on refined fuel imports from Singapore and Malaysia.
China will resolutely defend its sovereignty, security and development interests, a spokesman said.
The church popularly known as Moonies came under scrutiny after the 2022 killing of ex-PM Shinzo Abe.
Budget cuts have forced many regional administrations to scale back programmes and tighten spending.
Authorities in S'pore and HK have also seized assets or detained individuals linked to Prince Group.
He is accused of leaving oily smears at Katori Shrine in Chiba.
WASHINGTON, March 3 - Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the United States in recent days about whether, and how, to attack Iran's security forces in the western part of the country, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter.
A new agriculture and fisheries skilled worker visa will also be introduced for seasonal workers.
This will make Victoria the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce work-from-home rights.
If the Strait of Hormuz remains threatened and constrained by the war on Iran, Asia will face its most serious test of energy security since the 1973 oil embargo. For decades, policymakers understood the vulnerability, but few likely believed it would ever be realized on such a
Those who contest must confront gendered stereotypes, biased media coverage and online abuse.
A quarter of Indonesia's crude oil imports come from the Middle East, while the region also accounts for 30 per cent of the country's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports.
The Kospi plunged 12 per cent on Wednesday (Mar 4), extending a steep selloff from the previous day as the escalating war in the Middle East rattled investor sentiment.
The order was requested by the government on the grounds that it unlawfully solicited financially ruinous donations.
After raining thousands of bombs on Iran, the United States and Israel are outsourcing the task of overthrowing the government to civilians who are unarmed and otherwise ill-equipped to take on the heavily armed oppressive forces they would face. US President Donald Trump and
President Prabowo held a rare late-night briefing with senior political leaders amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
EU elite retreated to a Belgian castle on February 12 to formalize what other powers had long priced in: Europe is losing. Not a policy debate or a trade dispute, but the century itself. The get-together was billed as a consequential competitiveness summit. The outcome—pledging
Prosecutors accused her of threatening to “make a false report to the police”.
The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world's second-largest economy.
KATHMANDU, March 4 - Nepal is heading to a general election on Thursday, the first after youth-led protests last September demanding an end to corruption, more jobs and cleaner politics led to the deaths of 77 people and forced the government to resign.
It is the fourth Australian death at a Japanese ski resort this year.
"Britain will always provide refuge to people fleeing war and persecution, but our visa system must not be abused," said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Opposition channel IranIntl reports that the Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei to be the next Supreme Leader. Mojtaba is the eldest son of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While we await confirmation and elaboration of this report, here is an earlier article setting
Launched at a landmark event in India recently, homegrown firm Sarvam AI claims its new 105-billion-parameter model can rival China’s DeepSeek at a fraction of the computational cost. CNA tests how it stacks up against global peers.
Launched at a landmark event in India recently, homegrown firm Sarvam AI claims its new 105-billion-parameter model can rival China’s DeepSeek at a fraction of the computational cost. CNA tests how it stacks up against global peers.
PARIS, March 3 - President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France was sending its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean and working to build a coalition that would help secure maritime traffic imperiled by the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
WASHINGTON/MADRID, March 3 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would cut off all trade with Spain after the European country refused to let the U.S. military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran.
Most of Iran’s air defenses have been neutralized in key areas. On March 2, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine announced that local air superiority had been established over western Iran and Tehran. The IDF reported on March 2 that it has successfully targeted
WASHINGTON, March 3 - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. military had been successful against many Iranian naval and air targets, saying \"just about everything has been knocked out.\"
This article was originally published on Jonathan Larsen’s Substack. A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to