The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey.

The story, headlined "Singapore Mansion Deals Are Increasingly Shrouded in Secrecy" looked at top-range houses called Good Class Bungalows and claimed many purchases did not have legal filings, adding that said such deals were harder to track.

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker who was sentenced to death 14 years ago in Indonesia, is scheduled return to her home country on Wednesday as part of a prisoner transfer agreement between Jakarta and Manila.

The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it was preparing for this week’s Bangkok meeting slated to discuss the Myanmar crisis, adding that ASEAN’s commitment to an inclusive dialogue remained unchanged despite the absence of any Naypyidaw representatives at the formal talks.

Washington has long been Taipei's most important ally and biggest arms supplier -- angering Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its own territory.

The men -- the last behind bars among nine Australian smugglers who were jailed in Indonesia in 2005 -- flew into Darwin on Sunday under a secretive deal between the two countries.

Two Army cadets have become the latest TNI members to graduate from a military academy in a foreign country, as part of a policy to enhance defense cooperation that has been running since 1998. 

Thai foreign minister Maris Sangiampongsa will hold the separate consultations on Dec 19 and 20, after Thailand in October offered to host informal talks to find a way out of the crisis that has gripped Myanmar since a 2021 military coup.

Washington's relationship with Phnom Penh has been deteriorating for years, with China pouring billions of dollars into infrastructure investment under Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen.

Yoon has been suspended from office while South Korea's Constitutional Court deliberates on the vote, with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo taking over as interim president.

Mother of two Mary Jane Veloso, 39, was arrested and sentenced to death in 2010 after the suitcase she was carrying was found to be lined with 2.6 kilograms of heroin, in a case that sparked uproar in the Philippines.

Two hundred votes are needed for the measure to pass, meaning opposition lawmakers must convince eight ruling People Power Party (PPP) colleagues to defect.

Brisbane-based law firm JGA Saddler filed a class action against each mining giant this week, alleging widespread and systemic sexual harassment and discrimination at Australian mine sites.

Yoon, staring down an impeachment vote in parliament on Saturday, vowed to "fight with the people until the very last minute".

The number of Indonesian workers in the Japanese construction sector is expected to surpass the number of Vietnamese workers in the coming years, a Japanese construction association has said.

The two-day meeting gathered editors from eight countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam to discuss effective ways to share video content among Asia News Network (ANN) newsrooms.

"The Special Investigation Team has conducted a raid on the presidential office, the National Police Agency, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and the National Assembly Security Service," the unit stated in a message sent to AFP.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the latest attack, the second targeting the Jewish community in the Sydney suburb in three weeks, was an "outrage" and he would be briefed on it soon by a new antisemitism task force.

Yoon has apologised for the botched attempt and said he was leaving his political and legal fate to his ruling People Power Party (PPP) but has not resigned. He has become a subject of criminal investigation, according to local media reports. 

Pakistan has a record of curbing online access in response to political turmoil, banning social media sites or simply temporarily shutting down the internet altogether.

The opposition and even key members of his own party have called for him to step down, and parliament is set to vote later Saturday on his impeachment.

The Migrant Workers Protection Ministry is working with South Korean authorities to locate two missing Indonesians after the Geumseong 135 fishing vessel sank on Nov. 8.

Anwar shared a message with ministry officials, emphasizing that this should serve as a valuable lesson.

Yusril Ihza Mahendra told Reuters that he and his Philippine counterpart would sign the agreement later on Friday, and said it was expected that the prisoner, Mary Jane Veloso, could return to her home country before Christmas. 

Foreign Minister Sugiono will meet with fellow ASEAN foreign ministers and other officials in Thailand at the end of the month to discuss the situation in Myanmar, ministry spokesperson Rolliansyah “Roy” Soemirat said on Thursday.

The RCI was launched after current premier Anwar Ibrahim called for a review of a 2018 government decision, made when Mahathir was in office, to drop its challenge to a World Court ruling over the sovereignty of three islets in the waters between Malaysia and Singapore. 

At the invitation of current ASEAN host Laos, the meeting will talk about ways to approach the crisis which has gripped Myanmar since a 2021 military coup, including on the implementation of ASEAN's five-point consensus plan, he said.

But the country's plunge back into the dark days of military rule only lasted a few hours, and after a night of protests and high drama Yoon was forced into a U-turn in the early hours of Wednesday.

Here is a recap of the downfalls of previous South Korean leaders.

Yoon suspended civilian rule late Tuesday and deployed troops and helicopters to parliament only for lawmakers to vote down the measure and force him into a U-turn in a night of protests and drama.