Daily Asia briefing

The military said it would tighten its grip on the vital waterway until the U.S. ended its blockade of Iranian ports. The statement added to the uncertainty over access to the strait.

Donald Trump on Friday (Apr 17) announced that the Pentagon will soon declassify UFO files amid growing transparency calls.

New Delhi on Saturday summoned Iran’s ambassador to convey the country’s “deep concern” after two Indian-flagged vessels came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz, India’s foreign ministry said. In a statement, India’s...

"Several" People Killed As Gunman Opens Fire In Kyiv, Says Mayor

The deadly incident comes just days after Israel and Lebanon announced a 10-day ceasefire.

2 Indian-Flagged Vessels Attacked By Iran Gunboats In Hormuz, Crew Safe: Sources

The country's interior minister says the shooter has been killed after a shoot-out with police.

Mexican ⁠President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez ⁠met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders, signalling a rapprochement during the first presidential visit to the Mediterranean coun...

ISLAMABAD: Bushra Bibi, the spouse of former prime minister Imran Khan, approached the Islamabad High Court on Saturday seeking suspension of her sentence in the £190 million corruption case on medical grounds. Bushra is...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Mamelodi Sundowns progress to African Champions League final.

Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misconstrued.

In June 2021, from a podium in the Cornish countryside, former US president Joe Biden told a relieved Europe that “America is back at the table”. The comment – made after a summit of the Group of Seven rich nations – bec...

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to What is Joe Rogan doing in the White House? Trump invites podcaster and calls him 'liberal'.

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Indian-origin politician calls out racism against Indian-Australians: 'We can overcome this hate by…'.

Hong Kong’s competition watchdog is closely monitoring a potential megadeal between the city’s two largest supermarket chains amid a continued decline in grocery sales since 2020. The Competition Commission told the Sout...

The steady relationship between stocks and bonds to diversify and protect investments has broken down in rocky market conditions that show no sign of abating. And you would do well to ask a pertinent question before you...

Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Kash Patel’s late-night drinking delays meetings, frustrates FBI agents : Report.

A handful of oil and gas tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday during a brief reopening, tracking data showed, but others retreated and two were reportedly attacked as Iran closed the route again. The toing an...

A handful of oil and gas tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday during a brief reopening, tracking data showed, but others retreated and two were reportedly attacked as Iran closed the route again. The toing an...

Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.

Brent crude falls over 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen waterway, only to shut it again over US blockade.

Russian ⁠forces also targeted an energy ‌facility in the Chernihiv region in Ukraine’s north, the regional ‌power distribution operator said ​on Telegram.

African and Asian nations with nuclear plants are increasing their output as they scramble for short-term energy supplies

The Trump administration's militarised approach and cuts to health programmes threaten progress against fentanyl.

Fourteen people were injured after a minibus crashed into a heavy goods vehicle, Hong Kong police said on Saturday. The driver reported to police at about 9.30pm that the minibus had hit a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi...

Prince William maintains a “wall of silence” against Prince Harry, showing a “ruthless side.”

An example was a speech about "tyrants" ransacking the world that he delivered in Cameroon on the second leg of a tour of Africa, said Pope Leo.

"Iran Can't Blackmail Us: Trump After Tehran's Flip-Flop On Strait Of Hormuz

The latest incident came months after a similar occurrence earlier this year.

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.

They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.

In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.

The tragic incident took place on April 8 at about 10.30am during a practical examination.

The study indicates that the river, around 6.6 million years ago, began to flow into a large depression in the Earth's surface, called a basin, forming a wide and shallow lake east of where the Grand Canyon later took sh...