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Asia & Pacific

Australia vows to cut emissions by 62 to 70% by 2035

Australia's goals are above those of Canada and neighboring New Zealand, but below the United Kingdom which is one of the most ambitious in the world.

11 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Timor Leste drops plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers

Student-led demonstrations against the multi-million dollar purchase drew thousands this week in the capital Dili, with demonstrators and police clashing two days in a row. ...

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia, Papua New Guinea delay mutual defence treaty

The deal -- known as the Pukpuk treaty -- was set to see the two nations commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face "emerging threats" to their security, according to a copy seen by AFP. ...

1 day ago

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Thailand accuses Cambodia of 'flagrant violation' of truce

The nations agreed a ceasefire starting Tuesday after five days of clashes killed at least 43 on both sides, as a long-standing dispute over contested border temples boiled over into open combat on their 800-kilometer frontier.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Powerful quake in Russia's Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations

A tsunami with a height of 3-4 meters was recorded in parts of Kamchatka, said Sergei Lebedev, regional minister for emergency situations, urging people to move away from the shoreline.

1 month ago
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Anwar hails Thai-Cambodian ceasefire as success for ASEAN diplomacy

As the leader of Malaysia, which holds ASEAN’s rotating chairmanship this year, Anwar Ibrahim helped broker what he described as an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” between the Southeast Asian neighbors.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia signs contract with Turkey to buy 48 KAAN fighter jets

In order to strengthen its air force, Jakarta also ordered 42 French Rafale jets worth $8.1 billion in 2022. It is also considering ordering China's J-10 fighter jets and continues talks to purchase the US-made F-15EX jets.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Fighting on Thai-Cambodia border halts amid shaky truce

Following peace talks in Malaysia on Monday, both sides agreed an unconditional ceasefire would start at midnight to end fighting over a smattering of ancient temples in disputed zones along their 800-kilometer border.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai army accuses Cambodia of breaking truce

Thailand's army accused Cambodia Tuesday of violating an hours-old truce, saying clashes continued despite a deal meant to end the bloody fighting that engulfed their jungle-clad frontier.

1 month ago
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire after five days of border clash

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire effective midnight on Monday, as the two neighboring countries now look to resolve their deadly border conflict after days of clashes.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand and Cambodia truce talks due but strikes continue

Thailand and Cambodia's leaders are due to meet for peace talks on Monday, as a festering territorial dispute along their shared frontier dragged into a fifth day of open combat.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysians protest rising living costs, 'lack of reform'

The rally organized by opposition parties marked the first major protest in Southeast Asia's sixth-largest economy since Anwar was propelled to power after general elections in 2022.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan PM Ishiba weighs timing of resignation amid revolt in ruling party

With the “Down with Ishiba” movement showing no signs of easing, the window for the prime minister to decide on his own is steadily shrinking.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Death toll rises in Thai-Cambodian clashes despite ceasefire call

Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a third day on Saturday, as the death toll from their bloodiest fighting in years rose to 33 and Phnom Penh called for an "immediate ceasefire.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election

Taiwanese voters turned out at schools, temples and community centers on Saturday to cast their ballots in a high-stakes recall election that could give President Lai Ching-te's party control of the parliament.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand after deadly clashes

A long-running border dispute erupted into intense fighting with jets, artillery, tanks and ground troops on Thursday, prompting the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis Friday.

1 month ago
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Indonesia backs peaceful resolution in Thai-Cambodian border dispute

Indonesia is closely monitoring the escalating border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, expressing confidence that both ASEAN member states would resolve the dispute peacefully in accordance with international law.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 138,000 flee fighting

More than 138,000 people have been evacuated from Thailand's border regions, its health ministry said, reporting 15 fatalities -- 14 civilians and a soldier -- with a further 46 wounded, including 15 troops.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand F-16 jet bombs Cambodian targets as border clash escalates

Tensions were reignited in May following the killing of a Cambodian soldier during a brief exchange of gunfire, which escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis and now has triggered armed clashes.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Civilians wounded as Cambodia, Thailand trade fire in fresh border clashes

Thailand's army said three civilians were wounded in a Cambodian rocket strike on Thursday as the two countries' militaries clashed again in an escalating row over a disputed border.

1 month ago
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Indonesia, Singapore agree to enhance defense ties, including cyber

In a closed-door meeting on Tuesday between the defense minister and the SAF chief in Jakarta, the neighboring countries agreed to enhance cooperation across all military domains, including cyber defense, with a view to maintaining stability in Southeast Asia amid an increasingly fraught global landscape.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong trans man wins challenge against public toilet law

The case was brought by a transgender man, known as "K", who was encouraged by doctors to use men's public bathrooms as part of his gender dysphoria treatment.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

China says raised 'solemn representations' with EU over Russia sanctions

Brussels says China's deepening political and economic relations with Russia since the 2022 invasion represent tacit support for Moscow that have helped its economy weather sweeping Western sanctions. China denies the claims.

1 month ago
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Indonesia backs Cambodia’s scam crackdown after hundreds of citizens arrested

While voicing strong support for Cambodia’s anti-scam crackdown, which netted 339 Indonesian nationals in a recent raid, the government has emphasized its duty to protect citizens abroad, including trafficking victims forced to work at scam centers across the region.

1 month ago
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ASEAN urged to focus on people amid challenges

Rather than cracking down on critical voices from grassroots communities, ASEAN should include voices and insights from non-state actors to help the bloc navigate its recent geopolitical challenges, a former deputy foreign minister said.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

MAGA-style 'anti-globalist' politics arrives in Japan

Sanseito's agenda comes straight from the copybook of right-wing movements such as US President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again", the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Nigel Farage's Reform party in Britain.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Landmine dispute escalates tensions between Thailand and Cambodia

Bangkok has previously said it has never recognized the court's jurisdiction on the issue and prefers to settle the dispute through bilateral mechanisms.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

At least 20 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school

Many of the victims were young students who had just been let out of class when a Chinese-made F-7 BJI aircraft slammed into the Milestone School and College.

1 month ago
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Jailed Indonesian granted amnesty in Myanmar, returns home

An Indonesian social media influencer sentenced to seven years in prison in Yangon for terrorism-related charges has been granted amnesty by Myanmar and allowed to return home over the weekend, following months of diplomatic efforts by the Foreign Ministry.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

China confirms Xi meeting with EU's von der Leyen, Costa

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa will visit China on Thursday and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Air India jet skids during landing in Mumbai, damaging aircraft and runway

All passengers and crew members have since disembarked, Air India said, without saying whether anyone was injured. Air India flight AI2744 had flown from Kochi in southern Kerala state to Mumbai.

1 month ago
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BRICS can offer alternative global governance: Forum

Experts and analysts gathering at the BRICS forum on think tanks and the media in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro late last week applauded the club of 11 emerging nations, including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, for its ability to remain united and claimed that its consensus-based decision-making process could be a saving grace in a world that is becoming more conflicted. 

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines' Marcos to meet Trump hoping to secure trade deal

Marcos will be the first Southeast Asian leader to meet Trump in his second term.

1 month ago

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Thu, September 18, 2025

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