BRUSSELS, Dec 15 - The European Union on Monday broadened its sanctions on Belarus' regime to include actions seen to undermine democracy, the rule of law, and the overall security in member states.
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The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 1,030, with hundreds still missing.
JAKARTA, Dec 15 - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may return to normal in the next two to three months, after a disaster that claimed more than 1,000 lives.
Ms Darwati’s family shares photo taken before she left for Hong Kong, and her last words in desperate video as her escape routes failed.
LONDON, Dec 15 - Jimmy Lai's son Sebastien said Britain should make his father's release a precondition to closer relations with China, after the pro-democracy campaigner was found guilty of sedition and collusion by Hong Kong's High Court on Monday.
Malaysian parties reconsider alliances, signaling a pre-election period is here with polls due by early 2028.
The floods that swept through Sumatra in late 2025 were neither sudden nor inexplicable. Cyclonic rainfall, intensified by warming seas and degraded watersheds, overwhelmed Aceh and North Sumatra with predictable force. Nearly a thousand lives were lost. More than a million
Official poll results will be announced by Apr 9, after which the new parliament must convene within 15 days to elect speakers and then vote in a prime minister.
Philippines will file a demarche to the Chinese embassy on Dec 15.
America’s 2025 National Security Strategy marks one of the most consequential updates to Washington’s regional playbook in more than a decade, with ripple effects extending far beyond the US–China rivalry or the empowerment of Japan as the US’s most consequential Indo-Pacific
The agreements were signed at the 21st Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting in Chongqing, which was co-chaired by Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.
The Australian Jewish Association said the Bondi shooting was a “tragedy but entirely foreseeable”.
This is among record 27 new deals inked at top-level talks to deepen bilateral ties
TAIPEI, Dec 15 - Taiwan's premier said on Monday he would not enact local government spending plans passed by the opposition-controlled parliament, saying they were fiscally unsound and that lawmakers were welcome to try and remove him in a no confidence vote.
Since the ruling DPP controls the presidency it also runs the government in Taiwan's system.
The Singapore High Commission in New Delhi advised Singaporeans to heed local authorities’ advice.
BANGKOK, Dec 15 - Thailand is set to hold parliamentary elections on February 8, according to multiple local media reports on Monday, including public broadcaster Thai PBS, broadcaster PPTV and digital outlet Prachathai.
The policy push comes amid significant demographic changes.
The man, who has the same name as one of the alleged assailants, pleaded for people to stop the misinformation.
Thailand feared that the fuel shipments were being diverted to Cambodia.
The controversy reveals what many say is an aversion to the very word “labour”.
Its Foreign Ministry urged relevant countries to respect China’s sovereignty and the Hong Kong legal system.
SYDNEY, Dec 15 - Like many people in Sydney, Glenn Nelson spent his Sunday evening watching television coverage of a deadly shooting on the city's iconic Bondi Beach.
Neighbours said the family living across the street kept to themselves, but seemed like any other.
The reported poll date comes after Thailand's PM received royal assent to dissolve Parliament.
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s health is reportedly failing.
TOKYO, Dec 15 - With her health failing and an information vacuum around Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her son worries that he may not even know if she passed away.
The high costs of childcare and education have discouraged many young Chinese from starting a family.
HONG KONG, Dec 15 - China will cover all out-of-pocket expenses related to childbirth next year, said the country's national healthcare security administration, as authorities try to incentivise more young couples to have children.
SYDNEY, Dec 15 - The deadly attack on a Jewish festival at a famed Australian beach has deepened diplomatic tensions between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Israeli counterpart, as domestic pressure mounted for his government to respond to antisemitism.
The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy represents a fundamental shift in how the United States approaches the Middle East, with significant implications for Israel that go far beyond the document’s sparse mentions of the country. While Israeli officials and
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of foreign collusion following a landmark national security trail. Here's everything you need to know about the case.
This will double the processing capacity at the two points and strengthen the digital immigration system.
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. Concerns regarding a potential quarantine or embargo of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been growing since 2024. While an amphibious invasion remains the
The 78-year-old UK citizen was convicted of lobbying foreign governments to impose sanctions on HK and China.
A toxic haze engulfed Delhi on Monday, affecting visibility on the road and delaying flights and trains.
Science’s center of gravity is moving—but the real story isn’t who “wins.” Rather, it’s how the global research network is being rewired and what that means for innovation, security and public wellbeing across Asia and beyond. A recent analysis discussed in Nature highlights a
This is due to a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system.
He vowed to crack down on the pursuit of “reckless” projects that have no purpose.
Beijing attributed the urgency to rising protectionism and unilateralism.
When Donald Trump announced during his first presidential campaign that the United States “should get along with Russia,” many dismissed it as naive, provocative or even dangerous. Washington’s foreign-policy establishment reacted with bewilderment. Then as now, Russia was