SINGAPORE: The European Parliament, the region's “moral conscience”, would not agree to a free trade agreement with all of ASEAN with the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, said one observer.
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WASHINGTON: Dec 15 - The U.S. National Archives on Thursday released thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy, acting shortly after President Joe Biden…
INTERNATIONAL: Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest daughter of King Vajiralongkorn, collapsed while training her dogs north-east of Bangkok, the palace said.
INTERNATIONAL: All social media users must be aware of algorithms. This story mainly is about TikTok but all social media do the same thing and it could be harmful for you or you’re Kids.
NEW DELHI: Dec 14 - Russia's flagship Urals crude has been sold at deeper discounts this month following a European ban on Russian oil imports, and dominant buyer India has bought barrels at well below…
LIMA: Dec 14 - Peru announced a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, granting police special powers and limiting freedoms including the right to assembly, after a week of fiery protests that have…
RABAT, Dec 14 - Morocco's national airline said it was cancelling all flights it had scheduled for Wednesday to carry fans to Doha for the World Cup semi-final, citing what it said was a decision by Qatari…
LONDON: Dec 14 - China has removed six officials from Britain who police wanted to question over the treatment of a man who said he was kicked and punched while protesting outside the Chinese consulate…
PHNOM PENH: UK is focusing on building long term meaningful partnerships with countries that have not been traditional partners of the UK.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 - Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd amid U.S.…
SYDNEY, Dec 13 - Six people were killed, including two police officers, at a remote property in Australia's Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited the place to investigate…
STRASBOURG: Leaders of the EU Parliament accused foreign powers on Monday (Sep 12) of trying to corrupt European democracy, as a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar widened.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that he had never given any guarantee to anyone that he would help with their court cases.
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 - Russia is turning to decades-old ammunition with high failure rates as it burns through its stockpiles to carry out its nearly 10-month-old invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. military…
HANOI: Modern military equipment, fighter jets, bombers, missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, cyber warfare equipment, and other technical equipment are on display at the Vietnam International Defense Expo,…
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia and is now in U.S. custody, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
MYANMAR: In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: “What's our spirit like?"
UNITED STATES: The claim comes days before the National Archives are set to declassify all files on the killing of the 35th US president
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Wednesday, 7 December, added 24 companies and other entities to an export control list for supporting Russia’s military or defense industrial base, Pakistan's nuclear…
INTERNATIONAL: Time magazine named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2022's "Person of the Year" on Wednesday, 7 December, saying he inspired Ukrainians and won global accolades for his courage…
LONDON: Britain's royal family will be braced for renewed criticism from Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Thursday when a Netflix documentary series about the couple airs.
HANOI: Vietnam is eyeing a major defense shift as it seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian arms and launch a push to export locally made weapons, officials and analysts said, with possible buyers in…
SYDNEY: Indonesia's release of convicted Bali bomb maker Umar Patek will be a "difficult day" for Australians who lost loved ones and relatives in the attacks, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard…
KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time, but for now there will be no second call-up of soldiers.
UNITED STATES: Elon Musk's Neuralink, a medical device company, is under US federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed,…
TURKEY: Oil tankers formed a traffic jam off the coast of Turkey on day one of the West's price cap on Russian crude, with Ankara insisting on new proof of insurance for all vessels, the Financial Times…
BEIJING: More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-Covid policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented…
BANGKOK: At least 2,000 pro-democracy fighters have been killed in Myanmar battling a military junta that seized power last year, the head of a parallel civilian government said in an interview aired…
GUANGZHOU: People in China's southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night, videos on social media showed, as frustration with stringent Covid-19…
SYDNEY: Australia's parliament on Wednesday voted to censure former Liberal Prime Minister Scott Morrison after an inquiry found his secret appointment to multiple ministries during the Covid-19 pandemic…
CANARY ISLANDS: Three stowaways have been found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after an 11-day ocean voyage from Nigeria.
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against Covid-19 curbs, three people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as…
YAOUNDE: A cigarette break made the difference between life and death for Makolo Doss, who stepped aside from a memorial celebration to have a smoke just as a mass of red earth suddenly collapsed on the…
KYIV: The Pentagon is reportedly considering a proposal to supply Kyiv's forces with cheap precision munitions.
MOSCOW: The Foreign Ministry in Moscow confirmed the delay to RT just a day before talks on the New START treaty were to begin.
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Police on Monday, 28 November, stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and Beijing, after crowds there and in other Chinese cities demonstrated against…
HAWAII: The world's largest active volcano burst into life for the first time in 40 years, spewing lava and hot ash on Monday, 28 November, in a spectacular display of nature's fury by Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim served as the 12th and 16th Leader of the Opposition from August 2008 to March 2015 and again from May 2020 to November 2022.
INTERNATIONAL: The Portuguese forward is without a team after leaving Manchester United.
TAIPEI: Attention is turning to Taiwan's next presidential election in 2024 after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was thrashed at local elections on Saturday, 26 November, with President…
CASAMICCIOLA TERME: Italy declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia on Sunday, 27 November, after a landslide killed at least seven people and left several others missing.
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's intends to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic…
BRUSSELS: Police used water cannon and teargas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the Center of Brussels on Sunday, 27 November, following Morocco's shock 2-0 World…
KYIV: The mayor of Kyiv, former professional boxer Vitali Klitschko, hit back on Sunday, 27 November, at criticism by Ukraine's president over measures to help residents withstand power cuts, describing…
BEIJING: China's state broadcaster is cutting close-up shots of maskless fans at the Qatar World Cup, after early coverage sparked anger at home where street protests have erupted over harsh Covid-19…
SHANGHAI: Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night, 27 November, as protests over China's stringent Covid-19 restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities…
ZHENGZHOU: Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn's (2317.TW) flagship iPhone plant in Zhengzhou China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king appointed long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister on Thursday, 24 November, and he will be sworn in at 5 pm (0900 GMT), ending five days of unprecedented…
GENEVA: Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million…
BAKHMUT: Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine's frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east - the Russian republic of Chechnya.
POLAND: Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that he is being “very careful” to avoid a war with Russia. The admission came during a call with pranksters who posed as French leader Emmanuel Macron.