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Hegseth urges Asia to boost defence against China's 'imminent' threat to Taiwan

By Tessa Wong (Asia Digital Reporter ) • Reporting from Shangri-la Dialogue, Singapore

Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong

By Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
Trump says 'total reset negotiated' with China during tariff talks in Geneva

President says 'great progress' was made with Beijing amid tariff battle

By Alexandra Koch
Pakistan, India agree to immediate ceasefire following weeks of deadly clashes

Tensions soared after last month's attack at tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir

By The Associated Press

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Pakistan shuts airspace to Indian airlines and suspends trade

The move comes after New Delhi halted a water-sharing treaty following a deadly terrorist attack

3 months ago

By
Editors Desk

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‘FORCEFUL’ RETALIATION: China punches back as yuan hits 17-year low

After plenty of mud-slinging, China has announced a massive manoeuvre to hit back at Donald Trump after its currency dipped dramatically.

3 months ago

By
Benedict Brook , Natalie Brown and Alex Blair

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner. Picture: Pool via AP

China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

3 months ago

By
Editors Desk

Getty Images / Xi Jinping has shown no signs that he will blink first in the tariff standoff with the US

Jubilation in South Korea After President Who Declared Martial Law Is Ousted

The nation’s top court upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, clearing the way for the election of a new president. Demonstrators erupted in cheers.

3 months ago

South Korean court to rule on Yoon impeachment over martial law scandal

South Korea's Constitutional Court will make its long-awaited verdict on the fate of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, as the embattled nation seeks closure following months of political turmoil in the aftermath Yoon's failed martial law bid last December.

3 months ago

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol greets his supporters as he comes out of a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea, on March 8, 2025. © AP

Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,700, local media reports

Another 4,521 people were injured, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing reportedly said.

3 months ago

By
Kevin Shalvey

Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,700, local media reports

Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

3 months ago

By
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

View image in fullscreen Members of a Chinese search and rescue team transfer a survivor from the collapsed Great Wall Hotel in Mandalay on Monday. Photograph: Cai Yang/AP

Experts predict 10,000+ dead in horror quake

Experts say the devastating earthquake in Myanmar was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

4 months ago

By
Ally Foster , Alex Blair and AFP

Rescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok following the earthquake. Picture: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP

Horror moment Bangkok high-rise collapses

Dramatic footage shows a building under construction collapsing and tradesmen running for cover after a powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and Thailand.