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New PM Andy Burnham sets out first steps to reshape Britain

In his first speech as prime minister, Burnham said his first ambition was to end rough sleeping in Britain, but also that he wanted people to feel the change in government in their pockets quickly.

7 minutes ago
Europe

GE Aerospace unveils breakthrough in hybrid-electric flight

Group makes first high-altitude flight using hybrid-electric propulsion using Saab 340 aircraft ...

1 hour ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Singapore rallies behind multilateralism to brace against transboundary haze

Hoping to avert a recurrence of transboundary haze ahead of the peak of the El Niño climate phenomenon, Singapore is rallying behind multilateral initiatives with its fire-prone neighbors, including Indonesia, which has already seen a surge in forest fires across several provinces this year. ...

6 hours ago

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Americas premium

Indonesia's ‘balanced’ response signals quiet pushback on US far-left terrorism push

Indonesia's response to the United States' push to globally combat "far-left terrorism" amounted to a form of quiet resistance, analysts say, as Jakarta uses carefully chosen diplomatic language to signal it will not simply adopt Washington's framing, even as it seeks to maintain bilateral ties under President Prabowo Subianto's leadership.

6 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia urges resilient ASEAN as ministers meet

Indonesia will use this week's ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings in Manila to push for a more resilient, forward-looking and strategically independent regional bloc, arguing that Southeast Asia must strengthen its internal cohesion as geopolitical rivalries and global conflicts increasingly spill into the region.

7 hours ago
Europe

Romania signs €1-billion deal for radars, helicopters

Romania has been seeking to modernize its military, especially its air defenses, in the face of dozens of airspace breaches and drone crashes since the start of the war in neighboring Ukraine.

18 hours ago
Europe

Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at giant Farnborough Airshow

Defense companies make up increasing share of show's attendees; commercial jet order interest expected to be fairly muted

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Wang Yi, Rubio to attend this week's ASEAN meetings

Wang will also have bilateral talks with Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro, foreign ministry spokesperson Dominic Xavier Imperial told a briefing.

22 hours ago
Europe

Danube water levels reach lowest in 30 years

Waterways across Europe have been affected by prolonged heatwaves and drought this year and the average peak temperature across Western Europe on Monday was forecast to be 26.2 degrees Celsius, 2.7 degrees above the normal high for July 20, the Reuters Climate Monitor shows.

22 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Singapore minister resigns over 'interactions with a woman'

"Most of their interactions took place through online messages. They also met on the sidelines of public events," wrote Wong. 

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

US renews strikes on Iran after two troops killed by Iranian attack

The US said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing ​following an Iranian attack.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

New Zealand aims to increase bilateral trade to NZ$6 million

Current bilateral trade amounts to NZ$4 billion (US$2.34 billion), shared evenly with New Zealand and Indonesia if services, including tourism, are included.

2 days ago
Americas

Supplies run dry in Venezuelan village on edge of quake zone

The United Nations organization will provide around 500,000 tonnes of food to remote areas and the makeshift shelters that have sprung up across the quake zone.

3 days ago
Americas

Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he will add cost to tariffs

Climate experts say rising temperatures have led to drier timber and more wildfires in recent years in Canada, home to some of the world's largest forest landscapes.

3 days ago
Europe

Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' to become UK PM

The 56-year-old Burnham was appointed leader of the ruling Labour party on Friday at the third time of trying, and will replace Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street on Monday.

3 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrike near market kills 8

At least 1,127 Palestinians had been killed since the truce took effect last October, according to Gaza's health ministry.

3 days ago
Americas

US to tighten visa regulations for foreign students, journalists

The new final rule from the Department of Homeland Security creates a fixed time period for F visas for international students, J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programs to work in the US, and I visas for members of the media. Those visas are currently available for the duration of the program or employment in the US.

3 days ago
Americas

Trump accuses China of 2020 election interference

The 25-minute prime-time address underscored Trump's effort to make election security a central political issue ahead of November's midterm elections, when his fellow Republicans will be defending their slender congressional majorities.

3 days ago
Americas

ABC, NBC, CNN do not air Trump's election-security speech live on primary channels

In the speech, Trump declassified intelligence that he said showed Chinese interference in US elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a US intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing altered the 2020 vote, which he lost.

3 days ago
Americas

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

US states near the Canadian border including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois were particularly choked, while the Northeast including New York was also experiencing deteriorating air quality.

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

ASEAN’s Myanmar ‘recalibration’ draws backlash from regional advocacy group

Questions have begun to mount over a shift in ASEAN’s approach toward closer engagement with Myanmar’s military government nearly five years after the coup, with critics expressing concern that the bloc risks emboldening the junta despite its repeated failure to comply with the group’s peace roadmap.

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Singapore, Indonesia launch defense alumni association

The Indonesia-Singapore Defense Alumni (Persahan) was launched in conjunction with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day reception. 

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

ASEAN countries should challenge China’s high seas claim on SCS

China can say that ASEAN countries acquisced on China's claim that there are no high seas in South China Sea if ASEAN countries do not lodge formal protest with the United Nations Secretary General. 

4 days ago
Americas

Argentine players brandish political Falklands flag after England match

FIFA's Stadium Code of Conduct bans "banners, flags, flyers, apparel and other paraphernalia that are of a political, offensive, and/or discriminatory nature" inside stadiums.

4 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel to keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza 'security zones'

In a statement, Katz's office said the two men spoke overnight and the minister "emphasised Israel's determination to remain in the security zones in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon in order to protect Israel's borders and the communities near the border from the threats posed by jihadist forces".

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific

More than 500 feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast

"According to preliminary information, the two vessels departed from Myanmar's Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, reportedly including some who had travelled from refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency said in a joint statement, saying more than 500 were feared dead.

5 days ago
Americas

US wants to globalize fight against far-left terrorism

More than 60 delegations from Europe to Asia are expected to attend the event, titled "Resurgence of Political Terrorism" and chaired by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

5 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US launches new Iran strikes as Trump threatens wider attacks

Nearly a month after Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Middle East war, the two foes have resumed fighting across the region.

5 days ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Prabowo set for Iran visit as Jakarta accepts invitation

Indonesia has accepted an invitation from the Iranian government for President Prabowo Subianto to visit Tehran, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday, saying preparations were underway despite lingering tensions between Iran and the United States.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI

Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centers use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.

6 days ago

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