Southeast Asian defense chiefs meet in Laos as maritime disputes with China are flaring

Southeast Asian defense chiefs and representatives met in Laos yesterday for security talks at a time of increasing maritime disputes with China in the Asia-Pacific and

Tens of thousands crowd Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, yesterday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or

Australian tourists hospitalized after apparent severe alcohol poisoning in Laos party town

Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighboring Laos, Australian media reported yesterday. The

Manila and Washington sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology

The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement yesterday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the U.S. would

Kim calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter U.S.-led threats in comments reported yesterday

Typhoon Man-yi leaves seven dead, worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines,

Latest typhoon strikes, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines

Strong typhoon prompts more evacuations, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks

The fifth major storm in three weeks slammed into the northeastern Philippines yesterday, prompting more largescale evacuations and a United Nations call for emergency funds to help

Social media platforms required to act to prevent online harm to users

Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content,

Indonesia and Australia hold joint military drills after signing a new defense agreement

The Indonesian and Australian militaries began joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java yesterday with about 2,000 troops training in air, maritime, amphibious and land

Regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima safety standards for the first time

Japan’s nuclear watchdog yesterday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after

Indonesia’s volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali

Several international airlines canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali yesterday as an ongoing volcanic eruption left travelers stranded at airports. Tourists

Defense secretary doesn’t expect Trump will demand payment for protection

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said yesterday that he didn’t expect President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration would demand that the Philippines pay more for military protection because

Pyongyang ratifies major defense treaty with Russia

North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine

New Zealand’s leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament yesterday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children

Storm-weary country forcibly evacuates thousands as another typhoon hits

A new typhoon barreled across an agricultural region in the northeastern Philippines yesterday after thousands were evacuated to safety while still struggling to recover from the devastation caused

Authorities suspend railway services in the country’s southwest after deadly train station bombing

Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services yesterday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed

President angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws on Friday reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China

States back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16.

Strong typhoon threatens a northern region still recovering from back-to-back storms

A strong typhoon was forecast to hit the northern Philippines yesterday, prompting a new round of evacuations in a region still recovering from back-to-back storms a few weeks

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