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3 arrested over allegedly seditious memorial outside Prince Edward MTR station

Hong Kong national security police have arrested three people on suspicion of acting with seditious intent over a gather...

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail after arrest

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threat...

Japan PM Takaichi rejects criticism over revised Imperial House Law

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday rejected criticism that the revised Imperial House Law blocks female ...

Malaysia’s PAS eyes new pecking order as it rekindles ties with Umno

Malaysia’s biggest Islamist opposition party has used its annual convention to reopen the door to former rival Umno, whi...

UN says Israeli settler violence in West Bank displaced 2,500 Palestinians in 2026

UN says Israeli settler violence in West Bank displaced 2,500 Palestinians in 2026 Israeli settler violence has resulted...

At least five killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan in attack by rebel group

Sudan Doctors Network says SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in the town of Dilling.

India votes in favour of UNGA resolution endorsing new world map

Middle East war drives 35% rise in Hongkongers’ overseas help requests

Hongkongers’ requests for help from overseas jumped 35 per cent in the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same...

U.N. approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa’s true size

The U.N. has backed a map that more accurately represents Africa’s true size, challenging the centuries-old Mercator pro...

55 bodies, remains of Malka family recovered from rubble in Gaza's Zeytoun

55 bodies, remains of Malka family recovered from rubble in Gaza's Zeytoun Bodies and remains of 55 Palestinians, all be...

Philippine VP Duterte posts bail after arrest order for alleged grave threats

MANILA, Sept 5 - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail on Saturday after a trial court ordered her arrest o...

Trump sends Witkoff, Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with new Ukraine peace plan

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a...

Two senior Reform UK officials resign as Farage faces fresh foreign donations scandal

Two senior officials from the hard-right Reform UK party stepped down Friday following a hidden-camera investigation tha...

‘We Can Only Win’: The Rise of the Far Right in Eastern Germany

In a village on the edge of Germany’s Harz mountains, families gathering at a beer-and-bratwurst summer picnic lined up ...

A Message to China from Japan’s Takaichi Administration

Can Japan ‘normalize’ relations?

US peace envoys Witkoff and Kushner to visit Kyiv and Moscow with plan to 'end war'

The announcement came as Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region killed four overnight, per local authorities...

Could an EU custodian break the long deadlock on the Russian assets?

The debate on Russian money held in Belgium has returned. Could an EU custodian convince Belgium and break the political...

China expands currency swap with Egypt as trade ties reach new heights

Egypt’s expanded currency swap with China may help bring the yuan into wider use in trade and investment, but experts sa...

Philippine V-P Sara Duterte posts bail over ‘grave threats’ against Marcos

The alleged assassination threat also forms a crucial element of her ongoing Senate impeachment trial.

West Bank violence: Israeli forces open fire during raid, settlers vandalise home

West Bank violence: Israeli forces open fire during raid, settlers vandalise home Palestinian media has reported land se...

Three leaders, three agendas at SCO’s 25th anniversary

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) marked its 25th anniversary in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, with all ...

Italy's Meloni just hit a major political milestone. Former leaders say economic reform must follow

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government became the country's longest-serving cabinet since World War II on Fr...

Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture

Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalib...

Malaysia’s PAS Party Wants Nationwide Gambling License Review

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, which leads the country’s main opposition bloc, said the government should review existing gamb...

Trump says Canada would not survive if US stop trading relationship

US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat

US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC ties, accusing it of facilitating millions in transactions for Iran.

Sara Duterte posts bail for grave threats case

(1st UPDATE) The Vice President posts bail a day after a Quezon City court issued warrants for her arrest over three cou...

Open season: killing the norm against leadership assassination

When the story of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump during the NATO summit in Turkey emerged in the...

Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering keeping Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Finance Minister Satsuki Kat...

Families of missing Ecuadorian fishermen allege US involvement

Families of eight Ecuadorian fishermen who vanished after reporting US surveillance at sea are demanding answers.

'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing?' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition

'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing?' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition Pulitzer-winning New York Times colu...

Japan, US to advance cooperation on US$550 billion trade deal

Japan and the United States have confirmed they will advance cooperation on investing in strategic sectors and honour th...

From Trump’s takeover threats to a ‘northern neighborhood,’ why the EU chief is going to Greenland

The visit comes as Trump renews his push for greater U.S. control of the self-governing Danish territory.

Burnham Gets His Own Breathing Space as Turmoil Engulfs Farage

Andy Burnham was just starting to face awkward questions about his plans as Britain’s prime minster this week. Instead, ...

US, allies push IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council

US, allies push IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council The United States, Britain, France and Germany are seek...

‘Mini-dictatorship’: Students slam far-right turn at Argentina-run residence in Paris

Weeks before President Javier Milei visits France, scrutiny has grown around an Argentina-run university residence in Pa...

US warns of rising illnesses in Cuba amid worsening water, power crisis; embassy issues health alert

The US Embassy in Havana has raised alarms about rising intestinal illnesses in Cuba, attributing them to the deteriorat...

US should consider realities on ground in settlement of Ukraine conflict — Russian MFA

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says the situation "is constantly changing, and not in Kiev’s favor"

Taliban mining pitch to US is a political risk time bomb

Afghanistan is estimated to hold more than US$1 trillion in mineral resources. Rich stores of copper, lithium, gold, iro...

UN approves new map showing Africa’s true size

The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution to change to maps that more accurately show the true size of Africa.