A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced prominent civil rights activist Mahrang Baloch and an associate to life in prison
June 24, 2026
China has a right to target people outside of its borders who contravene its new law on ethnic unity, a senior official said on Wednesday, adding that this was in line
June 24, 2026
Taiwan's military needs to test if it can respond immediately to a war breaking out, as the warning time for any Chinese attack is shortening, Defence
June 24, 2026
North Korea should build two warships as large as its 5,000-metric-ton Choe Hyon vessel every year in the next five years, leader Kim Jong Un said at a commissioning
June 24, 2026
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June 23, 2026
Pullbacks in big technology companies sent indexes lower on Wall Street
June 23, 2026
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice
June 23, 2026
The Supreme Court has granted tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China
June 23, 2026
More than 5,300 people are still trapped in online scam centres near Myanmar's Thai border, a human rights group said, over one year after thousands were freed during a
June 23, 2026
A temporary U.S. sanctions waiver on Iranian oil sales is unlikely to draw orders from well-stocked Asian refiners,
June 23, 2026
Tata Electronics said on Monday it had detected a recent "cybersecurity incident", after researchers said World Leaks
June 22, 2026
Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday on the sidelines of a BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting in New
June 22, 2026
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier and accompanying vessels on Monday returned to a Chinese port after more than 40 days of drills in the South China Sea and the western
June 22, 2026
Standard Chartered said on Monday it favours Asia ex-Japan equities, particularly Taiwan and China, as strong earnings prospects, AI-driven investment
June 22, 2026
The market value of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix briefly topped that of peer Samsung Electronics on Monday to make it the country's most valuable firm.
June 22, 2026
Welcome to the World Cup, Lamine Yamal
June 21, 2026
Taiwan's military will hold a five-day combat readiness drill this week, the defence ministry said on Sunday, as part of modernisation plans to shift its training focus to
June 21, 2026
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will embark on his first overseas trip since taking office on Sunday, visiting Malaysia and China in a mission aimed
June 20, 2026
World shares are mixed, with markets in Greater China closed for holidays
June 19, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that U.S.
June 19, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that the country's election management system needed a major overhaul, calling a series of controversies involving the
June 19, 2026
A primary school in northern Tokyo was evacuated on Friday after a fire broke out in the music room on the fourth floor, Japanese media reported.
June 19, 2026
While many of the World Cup’s competing nations are wracked by social divisions, some of the teams offer strikingly positive examples of how players from different backgrounds and religious faiths can cooperate
June 18, 2026
China officially appointed its fifth-ranked leader Cai Qi as head of the Communist Party's central ideology school, cementing his position as one of President Xi Jinping's
June 18, 2026
Chinese automakers are speeding into right-hand-drive markets from Australia to
June 18, 2026
Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China
June 18, 2026
South Korea's parliament on Thursday launched a 45-day parliamentary investigation into the National Election Commission after ballot-paper shortages disrupted voting in the
June 18, 2026
A jailed billionaire’s Birkin bags are going on sale. It won’t be enough to repay her victims
June 18, 2026
North Korea has recalled its ambassador to Britain just a month after he took up the post, downgrading diplomatic relations in response to British sanctions on a children's
June 18, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung left the G7 summit in France with the souvenir of a pen from U.S.
June 18, 2026
Russians President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, seeking to bolster business and other ties with members of the regional bloc
June 17, 2026
U.S.
June 18, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump described Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his loyal friend, despite tensions over trade and oil sanctions
June 18, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he hoped closer ties and undertaking joint projects with India would make both countries stronger.
June 17, 2026
China on Wednesday issued a joint statement with Myanmar following meetings between their leaders earlier this week in Beijing, saying the two nations will continue to
June 17, 2026
The European Union will formally sign its a landmark trade deal with India by the end of this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
Police in Vietnam have seized more than 400 cats in a major bust of an animal theft ring last week
June 17, 2026
Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure from China, Taiwan's government said
June 17, 2026
Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said on Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked U.S.
June 17, 2026
Japan's exports grew for a ninth straight month in May, data showed on Wednesday, as a weaker yen, higher commodity prices and solid semiconductor demand
June 17, 2026
The Philippine Senate removed an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte as Senate president on Wednesday and elected a new leader just weeks before the expected start of
June 17, 2026
China said on Wednesday that it will take countermeasures in response to a new Taiwan government website for Chinese nationals to report intelligence tips, saying the site
June 17, 2026
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev promised on Wednesday to continue economic reforms in the fast-growing Central
June 17, 2026
South Korea will shift a line running parallel to the military border with North Korea to narrow the area that restricts civilian access to reflect an evolving security
June 17, 2026
China's State Council, the cabinet, issued the country's next five-year plan for implementing the "employment-first strategy" on Wednesday, pledging to keep the job market
June 17, 2026
Taiwan said on Wednesday it was up to U.S.
June 17, 2026
China took fresh steps on Wednesday to fund tech innovation amid an intensifying rivalry with the U.S., saying it would
June 17, 2026
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least one resident and injuring dozens of people
June 16, 2026
Complaint seeks answers on Scouting America's transgender policy after Pentagon deal
Saks officially emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with less debt and a new name
China's Geely to ship first Lotus EVs to Canada in July under Carney-Xi deal, ambassador says
Lionel Messi won't start Argentina's group finale, but World Cup scoring record holder could sub in
Mike Trout will likely turn down invitation to participate in All-Star Home Run Derby