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View all search resultsRepublican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the United States Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so.
4 months agoRodrigo Duterte's lead lawyer said Sunday there was a "compelling" argument to throw out the International Criminal Court case against the former Philippines president before it even comes to trial. ...
4 months agoThe Indonesia search and rescue (INASAR) team is scheduled to depart for Myanmar on Tuesday. President Prabowo Subianto will officially dispatch the EMT team and logistics assistance from Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport in Jakarta on Thursday. ...
4 months agoUnited States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, not just a smaller group of 10 to 15 countries with the biggest trade imbalances.
4 months agoRescuers freed a woman from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar, officials said on Monday, a glimmer of hope three days after a massive earthquake that killed around 2,000 as searchers in Myanmar and Thailand raced against time to find more survivors.
4 months agoThe IFRC said it was the single most deadly attack on its colleagues anywhere in the world since 2017.
4 months agoSyria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday announced a new transitional government dominated by close allies and including one woman, replacing caretaker authorities in place since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
4 months agoThe World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed slashing a fifth of its budget following the US decision to withdraw, and must now reduce its reach and workforce, its chief said in an internal email seen by AFP on Saturday.
4 months agoDenmark has said it did not like the "tone" of US Vice President JD Vance's comments that Copenhagen had not done enough for Greenland, during his visit to the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.
4 months agoMyanmar's military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years.
4 months agoSurvivors in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-biggest city, dug with their bare hands on Friday in desperate attempts to save those still trapped, lacking heavy machinery and with authorities absent.
4 months agoHamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group's chief said on Saturday.
4 months agoSaudi Arabia and some other Gulf Arab states are to celebrate the Idul Fitri holiday from Sunday but other Middle Eastern countries will not do so until Monday.
4 months agoAnti-coup fighters in Myanmar declared a two-week partial ceasefire as the military began Sunday to facilitate rescue operations and other relief work after a massive earthquake hit the war-torn country.
4 months agoIndonesia has expressed condolences and its readiness to provide aid following a powerful earthquake on Friday that caused massive destruction in Myanmar and in neighboring Thailand.
4 months agoHegseth met his counterpart Gilberto Teodoro and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and they signaled continued strong cooperation amid growing threats from China, emphasizing a shared commitment to peace in the Indo-Pacific region and in the South China Sea, where Manila accuses Beijing of repeated hostile actions.
4 months agoThe quake flattened buildings, downed bridges, and cracked roads across swathes of Myanmar, and even demolished a 30-storey skyscraper under construction hundreds of kilometers away in Bangkok.
4 months agoAt least one person was killed and dozens of workers rescued from under the rubble of the skyscraper, Thailand's National Institute of Emergency Medicine said.
4 months agoThe four-year project, worth around 8.5 million euro, aims to improve capacity on safety and incident management in 12 seaports in Asia, including Tanjung Priok in Jakarta and Tanjung Perak in Semarang.
4 months agoBeijing, meanwhile, cautions Manila against security arrangements that target “any third party.”
4 months agoJust over a week since its military resumed operations following a January truce, Israel said two projectiles were fired from the Gaza Strip, with one intercepted and the other landing near the border. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
4 months agoRumeysa Ozturk had criticized university response to calls to divest from companies with ties to Israel
4 months agoThe censure motion was an early test of Paetongtarn Shinawatra's mandate more than seven months after she was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight as a political neophyte who had never held public office, replacing ally Srettha Thavisin after his removal by a court for an ethics violation.
4 months agoWith President Donald Trump pushing for a rapid end to the war that has killed tens of thousands of people, US negotiators shuttled separately over three days in the Saudi capital Riyadh between delegations from Ukraine and Russia.
4 months agoThe incident took place in the southern West Bank village of Susiya, according to the anti-occupation NGO Center for Jewish Nonviolence, whose members said they filmed the events first-hand.
4 months agoDemocratic lawmakers swiftly blasted the misstep, saying it was a breach of US national security and a violation of law that must be investigated by Congress.
4 months agoDuterte's trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference.
4 months agoThe court ruling is the latest development in South Korea's complex and sprawling political crisis, which President Yoon Suk Yeol started with a short-lived attempt to subvert civilian rule in December.
4 months agoAustralia and other United States security allies are under pressure from United States President Donald Trump to increase defence spending.
4 months agoThe warning came as Israel pressed the renewed assault it launched on Tuesday, shattering the relative calm since a January 19 ceasefire.
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