WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington's support for its ally, and the two also discussed Iran and Israeli hostages in Gaza, the State Department said.
Thailand’s high household debt is a result of sluggish economics, generous lending and “coincidence”. But fixing the problem might cause some financial pain throughout the country.
DAVOS, Switzerland - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Wednesday that the country will open its economy to foreign investment and that Damascus is also working on energy and electricity partnerships with Gulf states.
The attack occurred around 8pm outside the JR Nagano Station, news agencies said.
Another five people are injured after being hit by an express train on an adjacent track.
U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said on Wednesday he would travel to the region to be part of what he described as an inspection team deployed in and along the Gaza Strip to ensure ceasefire compliance.
WASHINGTON - Two Iranian cargo vessels carrying an ingredient for missile propellant will sail from China to Iran in the next few weeks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing intelligence from security officials in two Western countries.
The two Iranian-flagged ships will carry enough sodium perchlorate to make propellant for 260 mid-range missiles.
WASHINGTON - An executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend refugee admissions has magnified the fears of one Afghan American soldier who has long been worried about the fate of his sister in Kabul.
NEW DELHI - At least 11 people died in a rail accident in India's western Maharashtra state on Wednesday when they disembarked from their train, fearing a fire, only to be hit by another train passing on the adjacent track, local media reported.
Police claim the suspect is a Bangladeshi who entered India illegally.
DUBAI - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the vessel off the coast of Yemen, Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday.
DAVOS, Switzerland - Iran hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will choose \"rationality\" in its dealing with the Islamic Republic, Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, adding Tehran had never sought nuclear weapons.
KABUL - A Chinese citizen was \"murdered\" in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, the Taliban provincial police said on Wednesday, adding that a preliminary investigation had been launched.
The mention was seen as a possible shift away from the long-held goal of denuclearising the North.
Many were bracing for an immediate and harsh escalation of US-China trade tensions upon Donald Trump’s return to the White House on January 20. For months, his campaign rhetoric had hinted at aggressive measures targeting Chinese exports, with some fearing tariffs as high as
He says Malaysia may have border issues with neighbours, but still manages to cultivate good relations.
In late October 2024, India and China began implementing what was touted as a landmark pact to de-escalate tensions along their disputed Himalayan border, a region known as the Line of Actual Control, or LAC. The agreement, forged ahead of a meeting between Chinese President Xi
The risk of the crocodiles swimming to Singapore is “very low”, an official tells CNA.
The animals are being transported the entire width of India by road.
NEW DELHI - Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a February meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, two Indian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
NEW DELHI - Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a meeting in February between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, two Indian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
As U.S. President Donald Trump mulls imposing 25% duties on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1, focus has shifted to the sectors likely to bear the brunt of the tariffs.
A complaint claimed that paintings of two Hindu deities at an art gallery "hurt religious sentiments".
A livestream of a "corpse flower" due to bloom in Sydney's botanic gardens has captivated the internet.
The crash of the Jeju Air flight killed 179 people, making it the deadliest air accident on Korean soil.
Beijing says “there are no winners in a trade war or a tariff war”.
The dust comes from within the country and abroad.
Production designer drew inspiration from daughter, who also had bowl cut like doll.
SEOUL - While the second season of \"Squid Game\" has new plot twists, one element of the Netflix mega-hit series where contestants down on their luck risk their lives to play children's games for the chance of winning cash prizes, has remained constant.
She was stretching her arms out to pose for a photo when a train slammed into her.
One recalls saving a boy surrounded by 30 to 40 'bad guys'.
BEIJING/BANGKOK - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.
The man was beaten and dragged by others after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a roadside noodle stall.
KATHMANDU - Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said on Wednesday.
South-east Asia’s largest country banned the sale of the new device in October 2024.
The 1-minute 32-second clip followed concerns about Thailand’s safety for Chinese visitors.
He was not a subject of investigations into the Dec 29 plane crash and had not been questioned.
A Google spokesperson said the company would appeal the ruling.
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have made one threat very clear: Climate change is undermining the insurance systems American homeowners rely on to protect themselves from catastrophes. This breakdown is starting to become painfully clear as families and communities