Daily Asia briefing

President Trump told Fox News Wednesday that there was "no time pressure" on the ceasefire, which he has extended indefinitely.

The U.S.-mediated ceasefire has yielded a significant reduction in violence, but attacks have continued in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops have seized a self-declared buffer zone

The meeting between Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and her Israeli counterpart Yechiel Leiter is the second between the two diplomats, days after they held the first such direct talks between the two c...

About 40 militants on motorcycles and other vehicles stormed the mining project site of Pakistani company NRL in the Darigwan area of Chagai district on April 22

The German airline says 20,000 short-haul flights would be removed from its ⁠schedule between now and October.

US-Israel-Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: The standoff between the US and Iran has effectively choked off nearly all exports through the strait -- where 20 per cent of the world's traded oil passes in peacetime --...

Ex-president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of the extrajudicial killing of thousands during his "war on drugs".

Rival party workers fight on election day in India’s West Bengal

Iran’s vow not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as a U.S. naval blockade remained in place

The Hindu International is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Watch: U.S. extended sanctions waiver on Russian oil purchase after request from over 10 countries.

Conservative author and radio host Michael Savage argued that such practices create a loophole where "a baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family in from China or India or some other hel...

As critics of Vice President Duterte seek to find probable cause for impeachment, various constitutional provisions, laws, and government rules are cited in discussions

At a grand G20 ceremony in Delhi, India unveiled its most ambitious trade corridor. Halfway across the world, forces beyond its control are now derailing that vision.

'Previous AMLC leaderships should be made to account for this failure to flag Duterte transactions over the course of several years,' says Representative Terry Ridon

While strikes around the region have mostly ceased since the truce began, there has been no letup in the pressure around the crucial trade route, with the two sides exercising their economic leverage in a bid to force th...

The rate hike comes after inflation nearly doubled in March to 4.1% as the Middle East crisis pushed transport and fuel costs higher

The Pentagon's assessment points to potentially long-lasting economic consequences, as the critical trade artery carried a fifth of the world's oil during peacetime.

Three generations, one mission. The story of Lion-Tiger Katol goes beyond a mosquito coil. It is about what happens when a business is built on a conviction that refuses to extinguish itself.

More than 500 million barrels of oil disrupted in just weeks, reshaping global energy flows.

A chemical gas reaction occurred at the plant involving nitric acid and another substance, an official said

An Israeli air strike near a mosque in Gaza killed at least five Palestinians, including three children.

A 2024 study by the National Association of Corporate Directors found that just 3% to 4% of the Russell 3000 index was comprised of firms where insiders constituted ​a board majority

The accident happened early on Thursday at a level crossing north of Copenhagen.

Experts attribute the slowdown to regional geopolitical tensions which have dampened investor appetite, leading to a significant cooling of the city's long-running real estate boom.

Pre-trial judges “unanimously confirmed all the charges... against Rodrigo Roa Duterte and committed him to trial,” the ICC said in a statement

Palestinian families in Gaza endure daily terror from rats in unsanitary camps, but help is hard to come by.

Their children are not mere collateral damage in the drug war, the families say

Adamson star Shaina Nitura will be named the UAAP Season 88 women's volleyball MVP as she powers the Lady Falcons to the Final Four for the first time in three years, once again leading the league in scoring

The bacteria can spread quickly in the body and can lead to life-threatening complications if not treated immediately.

The ICC's pre-trial chamber unanimously rules that Duterte is going to be tried for crimes against humanity

(16th UPDATE) Families, human rights groups, and other stakeholders bank on the ICC to bring justice to thousands of victims, as domestic mechanisms prove to be ineffective in the quest for accountability in the Philippi...

(1st UPDATE) 'There are substantial grounds to believe that Mr. Duterte is criminally responsible for the crimes charged,' say the 3 judges