Daily Asia briefing

Security forces destroyed multiple Afghan Taliban posts in Balochistan’s Chaman sector on Tuesday, said security sources. The sources said that the operation was carried out in response to “unprovoked aggression” by Afgh...

At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of the Indian Ocean, responding to distress calls.

15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.

MANILA, April 28 - The Philippines is not worried about any reduction in U.S. deterrence capabilities in the Indo-Pacific due to the war in the Middle East, its defence secretary said on Tuesday, although he warned China...

The Process of Uranium Enrichment

The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Demonstration is one of many major activities under Balikatan 2026, the largest and most complex iteration of the bilateral war games to date

ZURICH, April 28 - Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court has discontinued a money laundering trial against Gulnara Karimova, a daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, on the grounds that she is not allowed to leave her...

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said Pakistan’s economy is projected to grow by four per cent in the current fiscal year, citing improving macroeconomic indicators as a sign of recovery. The min...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Toyota suppliers feeling profit pressure from Iran war.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Indonesia's GoTo reports first quarterly profit.

The 4,000-year-old Linear Elamite script from what is now Iran has long eluded archaeologists hoping to unlock the secrets of a near-forgotten age. French archaeologist François Desset's work on deciphering the writing s...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Spotify forecasts second-quarter profit below estimates, shares fall.

Central Visayas’ economy grew by only 3.7% in 2025 as it ‘took a beating’ from destructive earthquakes and typhoons, low tourist arrivals, and higher US tariffs on the region’s exports

A sea of tents to host more than 1,000 people has built up at the foot of Everest.

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Neanderthals’ brains did not cause their extinction; new study points to surprising factors.

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a police superintendent over allegedly accepting a HK$1 million (US$127,599) bribe from a businessman, disclosing internal information and arranging for his younger brothe...

A free-trade agreement signed between India and New Zealand has marked yet another regional push towards diversification and away from overdependence on major powers. The deal, which comes after 15 years of on-and-off ne...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Russian central bank wants mandatory yuan reserves for lenders.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Commonwealth becomes first fusion energy firm trying to connect to major US grid.

The Senate blue ribbon panel chair will not wait in vain for more colleagues to sign the report

Iran has blockaded the waterway — a vital conduit for oil and gas shipments — since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive two months ago, sending shockwaves through the global economy

The study will build on an ongoing nationwide non-invasive geophysical survey that EMA said it commissioned in 2024 to identify areas in Singapore with the potential presence of geothermal energy.

As the Iran war highlights fossil fuel risks, a coalition of the willing pursues a global phaseout

Brent crude rises more than 1 percent despite Iran's offer to reopen waterway in exchange for deferral of nuclear talks.

Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on the proposed zoo's massive animal intake.

A proposed News Bargaining Incentive would tax Meta, Alphabet's Google, and TiKTok 2.25% on their local revenues unless they struck agreements with local media

A Taiwanese official said there was strong demand for inter-island patient transfers in places like Ishigaki.

These robots may in future help clean cabins and operate ground support equipment.

Battery makers and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers have seized on the Beijing Auto Show to showcase technologies promising shorter charging times in a race triggered by BYD and Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CA...

Herman Susanto and Dwi Aksan were heading from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta to the satellite city of Cikarang after a long day at work on Monday when disaster struck. Susanto, the head of the Indonesian Workers’ Federatio...

April 28 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday confronts a case with broad implications for human rights litigation in American courts, a long-running lawsuit brought by members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement who hav...

ICE has represented the US immigration crackdown and deportation drive, but HRW want a truce for duration of World Cup.

The 1987 Constitution vests impeachment powers solely in Congress, with the Supreme Court limited to reviewing only cases of grave abuse of discretion

Fifteen South American migrants and asylum seekers were recently deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an African country they have no ties to.

Trump calls for Kimmel's firing over remarks tied to Melania and a recent shooting incident at a media event.

The 59-year-old accused, Salim Dola, was handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and taken to its headquarters in Delhi. He will soon be produced before a court for further proceedings