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Nipah airport screenings are for reassurance, not scientific step to stop spread, experts say

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Iran prepared for 'fair' talks with US but not on defence capabilities, Araqchi says

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Russia halts strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump's request, Zelenskiy to reciprocate

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In China’s richest province, not every city is in the fast lane

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US war with Iran demands strategy, not just strength

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China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says

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WHO says Nipah virus risk low in India with no sign of spread

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GRRM’s gold call: A 2024 forecast that held

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Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, Israel says

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Explainer-How does Iran's system of power work?

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South Africa declares Israel's chargé d'affaires persona non grata

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At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN

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At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar airstrikes during election: UN

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India arrests owner, manager after warehouse blaze kills 25

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Worried families in India urge return of crew on ship seized by Iran

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Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm's canal port contracts

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Visit by Britain’s PM Starmer shows drawbacks of ‘China pivot’ in countering Trump

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Visit by Britain's Starmer shows drawbacks of 'China pivot' in countering Trump

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Malaysia major-general charged with misappropriating US$1.27 million of Armed Forces Welfare Fund

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Malaysian court allows Rosmah Mansor temporary release of passport for trip to Singapore

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Malaysian influencer fined $12,800 for video of teens giving homeless man leftover chicken bones

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Between justice and error: Why Taiwan remains divided over the death penalty

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Philippine President Marcos rejects calls to declare Chinese envoy persona non grata, says palace

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Court ruling in Indonesia fuels competing claims for throne in Central Java’s Surakarta Palace

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Did US ‘give back’ Greenland to Denmark, as Trump claims?

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Syrian government, Kurdish forces announce integration deal

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India’s top court weighs rules on stray dogs as bite cases surge

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Pakistan’s sharply shrinking economic sovereignty

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Coupang CEO questioned in first police appearance over data breach

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‘Overpriced’ sanitary pads spark dialogue in S. Korea; groups call for manufacturing overhaul

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China renews call for citizens to avoid travel to Japan after robbery in Tokyo

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Healthcare, visas and whisky: What did UK and China get from Starmer's visit?

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Investigators launch probe into S. Korean church over election allegations

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Zelenskiy says date or location of next round of US-brokered peace talks could change

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South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation

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US war with Iran would be an expensive mistake

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Sword of loyalty: decoding Xi Jinping’s perpetual military purge

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Did Trump really give Nicki Minaj a US$1m ‘gold card’ visa?

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Bank of Japan’s silence on US Fed threat should worry us all

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Malaysia targets March launch for Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint, masterplan

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Indonesia’s future capital Nusantara ‘not a ghost town’, expected to house 4,000 civil servants in 2026: VP Gibran

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Indonesian couple caned 140 times for sex and alcohol offences

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China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily last year as tensions flare

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China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily in 2025 amid tensions

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Board of Peace could complement, not replace, UN Security Council

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Power outage again disrupts Tokyo area train services

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Myanmar election delivers victory for military-backed party amid civil war

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Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

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