PM Han reinstated as acting president after impeachment overturned

South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation’s No. 2 official as acting leader yesterday while not yet ruling

Comedian’s jokes about a state leader are being investigated as defamation

A comedian popular for his biting political humor is being investigated for possible defamation over jokes made about an Indian state leader who is an ally of Prime

Another massive deal in the building supply sector, James Hardie offers AZEK $8.75 billion

Australian building products company James Hardie Industries is buying the U.S. outdoor products maker AZEK in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $8.75 billion, including $386 million in

The US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Haqqani, says Kabul

The U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former

Hegseth to fly to Manila and Tokyo in first visit to Asian treaty allies

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia this week, for talks that will include

30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims’ families still seeking closure

Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo’s subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still seeking justice.

Texas robotics company gets approval to search for MH370

Malaysia’s government has given final approval for a Texas-based marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which is believed to have

Muslims with tattoo regrets flock to a free removal service during Ramadan

Teguh Islean Septura groans in pain as each staccato rat-a-tat-tat of the laser fires an intense beam at the elaborate tattoos on his arm. But the

Prosecutors drop assault charge against Papua New Guinea minister

Australian prosecutors yesterday dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in Sydney. Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina had pleaded

Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties jeopardized by USAID cuts

At a former American air base in southern Vietnam, work abruptly stopped last month on efforts to clean up tons of soil contaminated with deadly

Officials say expanded port funded by China opening next month – with first call from Japanese navy

A Cambodian naval port expansion funded by China that has raised concerns over Beijing’s growing military reach in the region has been completed. The port will host a

Strange foam and dead fish wash ashore at two beaches as surfers fall sick

An Australian state closed two beaches after dead fish and an unusual off-white foam washed ashore while surfers reported feeling unwell, officials said on yesterdayy.

Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip

Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands

Crocodile attacks are on the rise, leaving residents on edge

Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her children, ready

Cocoa farmers work with businesses to fight the bitter impact of climate change

The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke,

American influencer who caused outrage after snatching a baby wombat issues apology

An American influencer who sparked outrage after posting a video of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother while in Australia apologized yesterday , saying

US imposes sanctions on Thai officials after Uyghur men are deported to China

The U.S. State Department over the weekend announced sanctions on an unknown number of current and former Thai officials for their role in deporting at least 40 Uyghur men to China.

Insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed: officials

Insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 passengers in restive southwestern Pakistan killed 21 hostages before security forces killed all 33 of the assailants, and all

Fishermen sue Bumble Bee and say the canned tuna giant knew of abuse

Lawyers representing four Indonesian fishermen who say they were beaten and trapped on vessels that were part of the global supply chain that provided tuna to Bumble

The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Angkor temple complex

Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found

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