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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 P...

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...

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 hav...

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 even...

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 Scot...

Israeli film on AI-backed Gaza killings gets 25-minute Venice ovation

A chilling new documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza from two Oscar-winning Israeli fi...

Japan’s Bond Yields Rise as Oil Concerns Fuel Global Selloff

Japan’s government bonds slumped on Friday, tracking a selloff in the US bond market after escalating Middle East tensio...

Putin lands in India for BRICs summit, shadowed by Iran and Ukraine wars

Russian, Iranian leaders due to hold talks with India's Modi at summit dominated by wars in Middle East and Ukraine.

Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated

Only Iceland, Norway and Japan have conducted commercial whaling in recent years, according to the International Whaling...

India Small-Cap Rally Draws Record Fund Inflows

Record fund inflows are fueling gains in smaller companies even as India’s broader stock market struggles.

Anthropic disrupts Russian, Chinese AI campaigns targeting its Claude models

Alibaba, Moonshot, DeepSeek and Xiaomi are among tech giants Anthropic accuses of trying to extract and replicate Claude...

US calls for AI poisoning to sabotage China’s model distillation

Beijing has threatened to retaliate if Washington moves to curb Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms over accusati...

Israeli strike in Gaza kills family of four, including two children

An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said on Thurs...

Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed up to 7 years, as group is fined HK$1.5 million

Three former leaders of the now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been sentenced ...

Vessel carrying Qatari LNG arrives at Port Qasim

KARACHI: A cargo ship carrying around 82,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar arrived in Pakistan throug...

Sarah Hanson-Young on big tech’s ‘attack on democracy’ - podcast

This week, the Albanese government released its draft digital duty of care legislation and announced reforms to allow so...

CNBC Daily Open: 'Welcome to Foldables' Samsung roasts Apple for being late to party

Samsung trolls Apple's foldable debut; oil back above $100, pushing the Fed toward a hike next week.

Statecraft or scripture: Why Pacific nations want Jerusalem embassies

An ancient Biblical prophecy lies at

Hong Kong Court Sentences Three Tiananmen Vigil Activists

A Hong Kong court sentenced three former organizers of annual vigils marking China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

US will sanction a large bank on Monday, treasury secretary says

US will sanction a large bank on Monday, treasury secretary says US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said the Trump ...

NCCIA quizzes cricketers over ‘dressing room leaks’

LAHORE: In an unprecedented development, two players from the national cricket side appeared before the National Cyber C...

China Solar Wrap: Wafer Prices Steady After Falling Last Week

Chinese wafer prices steadied after dropping last week, with only limited transaction volumes, according to the China Si...

MBK chief questioned again over Homeplus debt sales

Prosecutors questioned MBK Partners Chair Michael Byung-ju Kim as a suspect Thursday over allegations that the private e...

Putin and Xi in India for BRICS summit as Ukraine, Middle East wars loom

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a two-day BRICS summit expected to focus on wars in ...

Korean Air takes free, high-speed Wi-Fi to the skies

Korean Air said Friday it will begin offering free high-speed internet via SpaceX's Starlink satellite system, becoming ...

Winston Peters committed NZ to hosting Pacific Islands Forum without Cabinet approval, Treasury says

Foreign Minister Winston Peters did not consult Cabinet before making a commitment to host the Pacific Islands Forum in ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts

Members of the high court have exchanged accusations after one justice was accused of involvement in a bank scandal.

Ozon logistics center and delivery hub in Russia's Saratov catches fire after drone attack

No one has been reported injured in the attack

Senior Rabbi calls settler violence ‘desecration of Judaism’

Senior Rabbi calls settler violence ‘desecration of Judaism’ Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, former Rabbi of New North London...

Japan’s producer price gains stay elevated, backing BOJ hikes

The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 7.6% in August from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan has reported.

Congresswoman says US could pay for proposed $5,000 Trump Dividend from Ukraine funding

Taiwan's vice president is visiting Italy, Taiwanese presidential office says

TAIPEI, Sept 11 - Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy i...

Chinese Nvidia rival Enflame soars 206% on stock market debut as AI demand stays hot

Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame, an Nvidia rival and one of China's "four little dragons," made its Shanghai market debut.

Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail

Three activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five a...

Foreign carmakers offer steep discounts on petrol-powered cars in cutthroat Chinese market

Foreign carmakers have been slashing the prices of petrol-powered cars they make in China by more than 20 per cent to su...

Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian oil refinery, Ozon warehouse in Saratov

Ukrainian drones launched an attack on the Russian city of Saratov overnight on Sept. 11, reportedly striking oil and lo...

How 9/11 changed Japan’s approach to security forever

The attack triggered new precedents in overseas activities that became enshrined in law and led to the deepening of ties...

Trump says he has no regrets about starting the Iran war as U.S. dials up economic pressure

Speaking to Fox News presenter Laura Ingraham, Trump said that he would have attacked Iran despite the impact on the mid...