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Asia & Pacific

Albanese tells Australia to 'turn the heat down' after bomb threat

Albanese was evacuated from his residence in Canberra late on Tuesday following a security threat, and returned a few hours later after nothing suspicious was found.

22 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Germany's Merz lands in Beijing hoping to reset ties, as China boasts its massive market

Merz, on his first visit to China, becomes the latest European leader seeking to reset ties with China after Britain's Starmer and Canada's Carney earlier this year, while Beijing touts the benefits of engaging with its massive consumer market and advanced manufacturing base. ...

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Australian PM seeks removal of UK's Andrew from line of succession

In a letter to Starmer on Monday, Albanese said his government would agree to any proposal to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession, describing the allegations against him as "grave". ...

1 day ago

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Asia & Pacific

Firefights erupt between Pakistani, Afghan forces along the border

The exchange of fire took place at more than six locations along the border, accordingto Pakistani security officials.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Global court rejects release bid by Philippines ex-president Duterte

ICC prosecutors have charged Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his "war on drugs".

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN to discuss Myanmar election observers at October summit

The invitation to send election observers was extended to all ASEAN member states.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea summons Cambodian envoy over job scams targeting nationals

Many of the South Korean kidnapping victims are said to have been lured by fraudulent job offers promising high pay, according to lawmaker Na Kyung-won.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan in political crisis as coalition collapses

Takaichi became head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) less than a week ago and had been expected to be approved by parliament as premier this month.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Foreign Minister Sugiono to visit North Korea

Minister Sugiono flies to Pyongyang at the invitation of his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui to discuss ways for both countries to strengthen bilateral, regional and global cooperation, according to the Foreign Ministry.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Three killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines

The quake hit about 20 kilometers off Manay town in the Mindanao region at 9:43 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

As media trust crumbles, online buzz booms in Japan

The new media landscape has implications for not only traditional journalism, but Japanese democracy.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest: Residents

Myanmar has been reeling from civil war since the military seized power in a 2021 coup, prompting pro-democracy rebels to take up arms and ally with ethnic armed groups against the junta.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Over a dozen wounded in rare Sydney mass shooting

Police were called on Sunday evening to the city's Inner West, where the alleged gunman was firing from his property at random at passing cars and police.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

'We were treated like animals', deported Gaza flotilla activists say

The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month seeking to ferry aid to war-battered Gaza but Israel blocked the boats, detaining more than 400 people whom it began deporting on Friday.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia, Papua New Guinea leaders sign defence alliance

Under the Pukpuk defence treaty, which is the first signed by Papua New Guinea, Australia and its northern neighbour are obliged to come to each other’s aid if attacked.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Conservative Takaichi set to be Japan's first woman PM

The 64-year-old, whose hero is Margaret Thatcher, said that a "mountain of work" lay ahead to restore the fortunes of her ailing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan's next PM faces growing anti-immigration fears

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new head on Saturday, who will most likely become the next prime minister after Shigeru Ishiba decided to step down.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals

Injured children cried and adults screamed while receiving treatment on beds laid out beneath blue tents on the driveway of the Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan major bank to make 1-month paternity leave mandatory

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will require its employees to take at least one month's paternity leave in principle from October to encourage participation in childcare and improve the working environment.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

China warns Japan businesses over spying after conviction: Sources

A high-ranking Chinese government official has warned Japan's business community against spying in China, following the espionage conviction of an employee of a Japanese company, diplomatic sources said Friday.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Vietnam evacuates thousands, shuts airports as Typhoon Bualoi nears

The typhoon, which was packing wind speeds of up to 133 kilometer per hour as of 2 a.m. GMT, is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam late on Sunday, earlier than previous forecasts as it was travelling fast.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines death toll rises to 11 as storm Bualoi bears down on Vietnam

Bualoi battered small islands in the center of the Philippines on Friday, toppling trees and power pylons, ripping roofs off homes, unleashing floods and forcing 400,000 people to evacuate.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia's Albanese confident on AUKUS pact after meeting UK's Starmer

The AUKUS pact, sealed in 2021, aims to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the next decade to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Death toll from Thailand monsoon floods hits seven

More than 260,000 people across several provinces along the Chao Phraya river were impacted by flooding this week, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said in a statement.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea PM apologizes after data center fire halts govt services

A lithium battery fire broke out Friday night at the National Information Resources Service in Daejeon, about 150 kilometers south of Seoul, which hosts key state IT systems, according to local authorities.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after protests

Protests broke out last week in the capital, Dili, with thousands of demonstrators demanding that parliament cancel a $4.2 million plan to purchase SUVs for lawmakers.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

New Thai foreign minister calls for troop reductions with Cambodia

Formally sworn into office along with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a day earlier, Sihasak Phuangketkeow stressed the need to uphold the ceasefire agreed by Thailand and Cambodia at the end of a deadly five-day conflict in July.

5 months ago
Asia & Pacific

14 killed by lake burst in Taiwan as Super Typhoon Ragasa wreaks havoc

The Chinese finance hub saw scores of fallen trees and flooding in multiple neighborhoods, with the storm surge smashing the glass doors of an upscale hotel and flooding its lobby, according to footage circulated online.

5 months ago
Asia & Pacific

WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban

Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among more than a dozen sites added to Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the country's regulator said Wednesday.

5 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Super Typhoon Ragasa soaks Hong Kong, death toll rises in Taiwan

Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday, while heavy downpours in Taiwan resulted in the deaths of 14 people.

5 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong shuts down ahead of world's biggest typhoon this year

People piled into supermarkets, leaving little on the shelves, as panic buying set in and residents stocked up on necessities for fear that shops could be closed for two days.

5 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Singapore firm rejects $1billion Sri Lankan pollution damages

Tonnes of microplastic granules from the ship inundated an 80-kilometer stretch of beach along Sri Lanka's western coast. Fishing was prohibited for months.

5 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Top economists warn about 'collapse' of public interest media

The group of 11 economists in leading American and European universities published a joint statement via the "Forum on Information and Democracy", a body formed by the Reporters Without Borders media freedom group and the French state.

5 months ago
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