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Breaking: Queensland's credit rating downgraded for first time since 2009

Queensland's credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in almost 20 years, putting pressure on the state's multi-billion-dollar debt and Ol...

Meta in talks with Seoul on social media restrictions for children

SEOUL - Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Thursday it is in talks with the South Korean governmenRead full story here

More Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to prison in Hong Kong security case

A Hong Kong court sentenced three activists — who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown — to prison for...

Hong Kong gives Tiananmen vigil activists between 5 and 7 year

Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law. Their convictions have drawn condemnati...

Rome to host 8th round of Lebanon-Israel talks in mid-September — TV

Mobility provisions in recent Australia–Pacific bilateral agreements

IN the wake of the 2026 Pacific leaders' meeting in Palau, it is timely to reflect on their endorsement in 2023 of the Pacific Regional... The post Mo...

Iranian strikes damaged multiple aircraft at Jordan base, report says

Iranian strikes damaged multiple aircraft at Jordan base, report says Iranian strikes damaged multiple American military aircraft this week on the Muw...

Hong Kong hits Tiananmen vigil activists with yearslong jail sentences

Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho have been behind bars since being charged in 2021, and their convictions have drawn condemnation.

Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers, Japanese team finds

A spacecraft from the Japan-Europe joint exploration mission BepiColombo is set to arrive on Mercury in November.

After Sept 11

A QUARTER of a century since the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, the world continues to feel the effects of that epochal event. The US response to the atta...

Young republicans break with Trump over Iran war

A clear generational divide between younger and older republicans is forming at the RNC Midterm Convention.

Katayama Says Bessent’s ‘House’ Remark Sounded Scary in Japanese

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama mostly refrained from commenting on recent remarks by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, although she noted ...