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This handout photo taken and released by the Taiwan Coast Guard on April 1, 2025 shows a Taiwan Coast Guard ship (front) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship (back) sailing in waters off the Matsu Islands in Taiwan.
This handout photo taken and released by the Taiwan Coast Guard on April 1, 2025 shows a Taiwan Coast Guard ship (front) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship (back) sailing in waters off the Matsu Islands in Taiwan.`
Asia & Pacific

US approves $11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever

The Taiwan arms sale announcement is the second under US President Donald Trump's current administration, and comes as Beijing ramps up its military and diplomatic pressure against Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims.

2 hours ago
Americas

China voices support Venezuela amid US blockade

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump ordered a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers attempting to leave Venezuelan waters, and those arriving, as Washington massed troops and warships in the region.

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia, Thailand agree to attend ASEAN meeting in Kuala Lumpur, says Anwar

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the aim of the meeting is to convince Thailand and Cambodia to stop escalating tensions along the disputed border

6 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific

China says Philippines distorted facts about incident near disputed atoll

The Philippine coastguard said over the weekend that three Filipino fishermen were injured and two fishing vessels damaged when Chinese coastguard ships cut their anchor lines and fired water cannon near the Sabina Shoal on Friday, actions the Philippine defense secretary denounced as "dangerous" and "inhumane".

7 hours ago
Americas

US House defeats bids to rein in Trump Venezuela campaign

US troops have carried out more than 20 strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, killing more than 80 people as Trump escalates a military buildup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government.

9 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Bandung legacy key to global decolonization process: Forum

Indonesia needs to be more active in promoting values or legacies of the 1955 Bandung Conference to advance the global decolonization process in today’s more fractured world, international law experts have said.

11 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas'

From their hospital beds in Banteay Meanchey province in northwest Cambodia, several soldiers and police described experiencing respiratory problems after Thai aircraft dropped what they said was "poisonous water".

12 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 murders as funerals of victims begin

Funerals of the Jewish victims of the attack began on Wednesday, amid anger over how the gunmen - one of whom was briefly investigated for links to extremists - were allowed access to powerful firearms.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas'

From their hospital beds in Banteay Meanchey province in northwest Cambodia, several soldiers and police described experiencing respiratory problems after Thai aircraft dropped what they said was "poisonous water".

12 hours ago
asia-pacific

Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 murders as funerals of victims begin

Funerals of the Jewish victims of the attack began on Wednesday, amid anger over how the gunmen - one of whom was briefly investigated for links to extremists - were allowed access to powerful firearms.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Philippines says no evidence of 'terrorist training' after Bondi gunmen's visit

Australian authorities are investigating whether the two men met with extremists during a trip to Mindanao, a southern island in Philippines known for Islamist insurgencies.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Thai party nominates ex-leader Thaksin's nephew as PM candidate

Thaksin, a 76-year-old political heavyweight and one of Thailand's richest people, is currently serving a prison sentence in Bangkok for corruption during his time in office.

2 days ago
asia-pacific

Australian PM says 'Islamic State ideology' drove Bondi Beach gunmen

Sajid Akram and his son Naveed opened fire on Jewish crowds thronging the famous beach for Hanukkah on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.

2 days ago
americas

Son arrested for murder of movie director Rob Reiner and wife

Nick Reiner, 32, was detained hours after the bodies of the 78-year-old actor-director and his wife, 70-year-old Michele Singer Reiner, were discovered in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday, with multiple reports that they had been stabbed to death or had their throats slit.

2 days ago
americas

Chilean hard right victory stirs memories of dictatorship

She ran behind the military vehicles screaming, but never saw her love Felipe Rivera again. 

3 days ago
americas

Person of interest detained in fatal mass shooting at Brown University

Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at a midday news conference that the person detained in connection with Saturday's gun violence was in his 20s but declined to share further details. Perez said earlier on Sunday that authorities were not seeking other suspects at this time.

3 days ago
americas

Trump accused of physical decline, economic denial

The Republican, back in power for nearly a year, continues to compare himself to his predecessor.

4 days ago
americas

Chile picks new president with far right candidate the front-runner

Almost 16 million citizens can cast their ballot in the runoff vote between father-of-nine Jose Antonio Kast and his rival Jeannette Jara, a longstanding member of the Communist Party.

4 days ago
americas

Venezuelan opposition leader emerges from hiding after winning Nobel

It was unclear how Machado managed to travel to Norway, or how she will return after Venezuela said it would consider her a fugitive if she left the country. 

1 week ago
americas

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice.

1 week ago
europe

Hope fades for Indonesian fishermen shipwrecked off Portugal

The vessel carrying five people sank on Sunday morning "in a rocky area of Insua Island" in the northern municipality of Caminha, Portugal's National Maritime Authority said in a statement.

3 days ago
europe

Two Indonesians tested positive for leprosy in Romania, first cases in 40 years

Romania's last confirmed case of leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, was detected 44 years ago.

5 days ago
europe

Putin meets Prabowo to discuss military and energy ties, wheat exports

It was the second time the pair have met this year in Russia, as Putin courts Prabowo, the leader of the world's fourth most populous country, to build stronger ties with the Global South while his economy remains under Western sanctions because of the war in Ukraine.

1 week ago
europe

Suspense swirls if Nobel peace laureate will attend ceremony

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is due to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, but hours before the ceremony it was still unclear whether she would attend.

1 week ago
europe

Kremlin welcomes end to 'direct threat' label in US strategy

Since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US strategies have designated Moscow as a major threat. However, the updated US policy, announced on Friday, adopts a softer tone, urging limited cooperation.

1 week ago
europe

No breakthrough at 'constructive' Ukraine-US talks

Three days of talks between Ukrainian and US officials produced no apparent breakthrough Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky committing to further negotiations toward "real peace," even as Russia launched another series of drone and missile strikes on its neighbor.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

US aims for international Gaza force deployment early next year

More than 25 countries are expected to send representatives to the conference, which will include sessions on the command structure and other issues related to the Gaza force, according to United States officials.

5 days ago
middle-east-africa

US to host meeting of G20 officials without South Africa's participation

South Africa, this year's host country, was not invited to join the meeting of the G20 deputy sherpas, the sources said on condition of anonymity.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Gaza talks at critical moment, Qatar's prime minister says

Negotiations on consolidating the US-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a "critical" moment, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has said.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Mediators 'concerned' about Israel opening one-way Gaza exit

Israel said it would open the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt exclusively to allow residents to exit the Palestinian territory "in the coming days", a claim denied by Egypt which insisted that the key crossing be opened in both directions.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

South Africa will 'take a break' from G20 after US ban

The United States this month took over the year-long presidency of the group of leading economies after largely boycotting South Africa's tenure, including the November summit, in an escalation of its attacks on Pretoria.

2 weeks ago
middle-east-africa

Israel to deploy 'Iron Beam' laser defence by end 2025

"The Iron Beam laser system is expected to fundamentally change the rules of engagement on the battlefield," Daniel Gold, head of defence ministry research and development, told a defence summit in Tel Aviv.

2 weeks ago

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