Daily Asia briefing

“At this moment we do not know details,” Colombia’s Air Force said after a military plane crashed with 125 on board, leaving at least 48 survivors.

PARIS, March 23 - Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use \"all necessary means\" - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping...

MOSUL, Iraq, March 23 - At least seven rockets were launched from the Iraqi town of Rabi'a towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria on Monday, two Iraqi security sources, the first attack of its kind since the...

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given orders to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, hours ahead of a deadline that threatened further escalation in the conflict now i...

Pharmaceutical firms confirmed current stock levels are sufficient for about three to four months.

The conditions were particularly severe in Baling, Pendang and Pokok Sena in Kedah.

SYDNEY, March 24 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Tuesday as both sides seek to clinch a long-delayed free trade deal following nego...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Freeport-McMoRan confident in copper demand despite Iran conflict, CEO says.

Pakistan, along with Turkiye and Egypt, is engaged in “active back-channel diplomacy” to “bridge the gap between” the US and Iran, an official in the administration confirmed to Dawn on Monday. The official said that thr...

Pakistan, along with Turkiye and Egypt, is engaged in “active back-channel diplomacy” to “bridge the gap between” the US and Iran, an official confirmed to Dawn on Monday. The official said that through “active back-chan...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Trossard out of Belgium squad along with Vanaken.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Dutch doubt over Depay for World Cup warm-up matches.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to US crude oil futures rise over $1 in early Asia trade.

US President Donald Trump said the US and Iran had held "productive conversations” aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East, though Tehran denied any talks.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Oil slides, stocks climb on Trump's Iran reprieve.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to World markets reverse course, stocks rally as Trump postpones Iran military strikes.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Dollar slides, stocks jump as Trump signals pause on Iran strikes.

Professor Kuo was a "pivotal figure" who shaped WKWSCI in its earliest years and laid the groundwork for its growth, said the school.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday predicted rainfall and thunderstorms across the country from March 24 to March 30 with “occasional gaps”. In a press release, the Met Office said, “A western disturb...

India is a major importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other petroleum fuels from the region.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Russia's Novatek strikes a preliminary deal on LNG supply to Vietnam.

The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency warned on Monday, as Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and thr...

Orchard owner Tan Chee Keat, 35, said about 20 per cent of his trees had begun fruiting much earlier than usual.

US President Donald Trump had given Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz or face decimation of its energy infrastructure and Israel warned the war would continue for several more weeks.

Once associated mainly with tactical tool watches and G-Shocks, black watches have evolved into a design language of their own.

Singapore does not need to rush to conclusions about assisted dying, but it needs to have the courage to begin the conversation, says Sree Narayana Mission’s Board of Trustees chairman Dileep Nair.

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the US and TotalEnergies are redirecting nearly US$1 billion from offshore wind projects to fossil fuel production.

Tehran's ambassador said the sailors are being treated well, but are worried about their families.

Beijing wants to expand its global influence through digital cultural exports

KARACHI: A police officer who sustained bullet wounds during a ‘poorly planned’ raid on the house of the main suspect in the Mustafa Amir murder case succumbed to his injuries on Monday. Deputy Inspector General Syed Asa...

A change to the Right to Information law means it now excludes any 'personal information' from release.

Allegations of sexual misconduct against the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are still under review by the court’s executive branch, an internal memo shared with staff on Sunday said, after a media r...