SYDNEY - Australian university student Jessica Louise Smith says she will cast her vote in Saturday's general election with only one objective: avoiding the \"worst possible\" outcome of a right-wing government.
The suspect received S$3,800 (RM12,600) a month for his efforts, police said.
Back in the White House for the first 100 days, President Donald Trump has more than doubled down on his maverick-ness. He’s gone exponential. People think they’ve grown accustomed to his unpredictability but they keep being taken aback by the dizzying pace of his one move
China has cracked down on the democratic opposition and media outlets under sweeping national security laws.
Authorities have held Mei Shilin, 27, since soon after he hung the banners at a Chengdu overpass on April 15.
The surprise move by the American firm is putting pressure on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government to find a compromise between the gas-rich state and Malaysia’s national oil corporation Petronas.
Even at the baseline tariff rate of 10 per cent, many garment workers will fear for their jobs, says this University of Nottingham research fellow.
The escalation in tensions means it could be years before tourism and businesses thrive again in Kashmir.
There could not be a bigger contrast between Beijing’s reaction to Donald Trump’s declaration of trade war and the reactions from China’s fellow major trading powers, Japan and the European Union. China got its retaliation in early, matching Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods
WASHINGTON - The policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider his plans for reciprocal tariffs, saying they could negatively impact Indo-Pacific security.
Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes history as the youngest player to score a century in men's T20s.
PARIS/DUBAI - Iran has proposed meeting the European parties to a 2015 nuclear deal possibly in Rome this Friday if talks resume with the United States, four diplomats said on Monday, cautioning that there has yet to be a response from the Europeans to the idea.
“I look forward to deepening our partnership—from security and defense to innovation,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen posted on X following her phone conversation with Singapore’s PM Lawrence Wong in mid-April. Additionally, the European Commission President indicated interest
RIO DE JANEIRO - Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations met on Monday to discuss a shared defense of the global trade system, coordinating their response to the barrage of new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Its chief minister warned the government not to do anything that would alienate Kashmiris in its hunt for militants.
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's defence minister said on Monday a military incursion by neighbouring India was imminent in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last week, as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations.
He said the Pakistani military has briefed the government on the possibility of an Indian attack.
LONDON - The British and Indian trade ministers began two days of talks on Monday to conclude more than three years of negotiations on a trade pact, under additional pressure to reach a deal because of Donald Trump's tariffs on exports to the United States.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said many top U.S. trading partners had made 'very good' proposals to avert U.S. tariffs, and one of the first deals to be signed would likely be with India.
The terror attack in Kashmir on April 22 has further crippled people-to-people ties and aggravated bilateral antipathy.
He had returned to its slopes just days after his first rescue, in search of his phone.
Myanmar’s junta has been accused of withholding emergency assistance and preventing rescue efforts.
VATICAN CITY - Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of problems.
BENGALURU - Risks are high that the global economy will slip into recession this year, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll, in which scores said U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have damaged business sentiment.
BENGALURU - Risks are high the global economy will slip into a recession this year, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll, with scores of them saying U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have damaged business sentiment.
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir demolish houses of alleged militants after last week's attack.
India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth 630 billion rupees ($7.41 billion) for its navy, an official from the Indian defence ministry told Reuters.
KATHMANDU - Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation's 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.
Beijing and Manila trade accusations over activities near Sandy Cay during joint US-Philippines military drills.
MOSCOW - Russia said on Monday it was waiting for a signal from Ukraine regarding Kyiv's willingness to hold direct negotiations to end the war, but said it did not so far see any signs of movement.
BEIJING - China's foreign ministry on Monday said President Xi Jinping had not spoken to Donald Trump recently, nor were their respective administrations trying to strike a tariff deal, contradicting the U.S. president's claim in an interview with Time magazine.
DUBAI - A technical team from the International Atomic Energy Agency has arrived in Iran for talks with nuclear experts, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, as a follow up to the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief's visit to Tehran earlier this month.
Three Uyghur men who languished in Thai detention for more than a decade were resettled in Canada.
The world needs huge quantities of critical minerals to make batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines, mobile phones, computers and advanced weaponry. Many of these minerals lie under Australian soil. Australia is able to produce 9 out of 10 mineral elements required to
SEJONG, South Korea - A senior South Korean government official ruled out on Monday that Seoul would agree to a trade package with Washington by the time the country holds a presidential election on June 3, and flagged challenges to reaching a deal even before early July.
MANILA - The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and found no Chinese presence there.
There is no Chinese presence on Sandy Cay, says Manila's security council spokesman.
After a second consecutive night of deadly Russian air attacks – against the capital Kyiv on April 23 and the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad on April 24 – a ceasefire in Ukraine seems as unrealistic as ever. With Russian commitment to a deal clearly lacking, the situation
DUBAI - Sixty-eight bodies were recovered in Yemen and 47 others were wounded after a U.S strike on Saada hit a detention centre hosting African migrants, Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported on Monday.
The government previously more than doubled the fee for international student visas in July 2024.
As costs soar and rivals surge ahead, the US nuclear arsenal stands at a crossroads between urgent modernization and strategic overreach. This month, the US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report stating that there has been a significant 25% rise in the projected
SYDNEY - Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday downplayed warnings that the country's top-level AAA rating was under threat due to billions of dollars in election spending promises.