Indonesia and Australia sign defense agreement

Indonesia and Australia signed a defense agreement yesterday that both sides described as a significant upgrade to their military relationship. Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who

Court sentences a YouTube chef, who is the son of Spanish actors, to life in prison for murder

A court in Thailand yesterday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison,

Pope Francis is visiting Dili after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared

An editor says a Myanmar military court has sentenced a local journalist to life in prison

A military court in Myanmar has given a life prison sentence to a local journalist and sentenced one of his colleagues to 20 years after convicting them under

How a summit for the world’s tiniest nations became a global draw

As leaders of Pacific nations were welcomed to their annual meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, yesterday , they were greeted first by torrential rain and then by an

Gunmen kill 31 people in two separate attacks

Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks yesterday and security forces killed 12 insurgents, officials said, in one of the deadliest days

Naval attack ship sinks after hitting unknown object

Malaysian authorities were working yesterday to salvage a 45-year-old fast attack naval ship that sank after it struck an unknown underwater object. The navy said

Hundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of preacher wanted for child abuse

Hundreds of police officers backed by riot squads raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city Saturday in search of a local preacher accused of

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh yesterday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return

Two separate bus accidents in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say

Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan yesterday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus

UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in a major diplomatic win for rulers

The United Arab Emirates accepted the credentials of the Taliban’s ambassador to the oil-rich Gulf Arab state, the biggest diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers who are not

Man opens plane’s door and walks on wing at airport before he’s arrested

A passenger was arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing, and then climbed down a jet

World’s ‘largest solar precinct’ approved by Canberra

An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in remote northern Australia that would transmit energy by submarine cable to Singapore is a step closer after

Country records trade deficit as surging global prices pushes imports higher

Japan racked up a 621 billion yen ($4.3 billion) trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged, according to government data released yesterday. Japan’s

Philippines hosts US visa processing center for up to 300 Afghans resettling in America

The Philippines has agreed to a request by the United States to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan

Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty

Indonesia and Australia yesterday finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the neighboring nations’ ability to operate their militaries in each other’s territory. The

Japan’s ruling party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27

Japan’s ruling party said yesterday it will hold a  The internal election must be held by the end of September, which marks the end of Kishida’s three-year

Chinese and Philippine ships collide again and countries trade blame

Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two vessels, in an encounter early yesterday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes prime minister after royal signoff

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand’s prime minister after receiving a royal letter of endorsement yesterday, two days after she was

Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway

Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta

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