Cambodia and Thailand are in dispute over allegations of deep penetration into...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 16: Fighting in the border area between Thailand and Cambodia entered its second week on December 15, with Cambodia accusing Thailand of...
Australia tightens gun laws after Sydney terrorist attacks
Sydney [Australia], December 16: Australian intelligence is investigating suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) in the Sydney shooting, while the cabinet is proposing reforms...
Fighting continues between Thailand and Cambodia, ASEAN postpones foreign ministers' meeting
Bangkok [Thailand], December 16: Thai military aircraft are accused of bombing areas less than a two-hour drive from the Angkor temple complex, according to the...
'Much progress' in Ukraine peace talks
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 16: The US said that negotiations with Ukraine had made significant progress, amid Ukraine's abandonment of its NATO membership ambitions and Europe's...
Small Chinese factories strive to keep up with the automation wave
Beijing [China], December 16: Gradual automation is being implemented even in smaller factories in China, according to AFP on December 14. China is now the...
Ukraine claims to have attacked a Russian submarine in the Black Sea...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 16: The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) announced on December 15 that it had attacked a Russian submarine in the port of Novorossiysk...
The US clarifies its Indo-Pacific policy, allaying concerns.
Washington [US], December 16: U.S. officials reject the notion that Washington is withdrawing from the Indo-Pacific region, asserting that Washington is merely readjusting how it...
Trump says lawsuit against BBC likely to be filed soon
Washington [US], December 16: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would likely soon file a lawsuit against Britain's BBC over its editing of...
JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
Washington [US], December 16: A JetBlue (JBLU.O), opens new tab passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air...
Trump declares fentanyl weapon of mass destruction
Washington [US], December 16: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands...
UN Secretary-General strongly condemns 'heinous terrorist attack' in Australia - spokesperson
Sydney [Australia], December 16: The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the terrorist attack at a Jewish celebration in Australia.
UAE condemns Israeli Cabinet's approval to establish 19 settlements in West Bank
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 16: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the Israeli Cabinet's approval to establish and legalise 19 settlements in the occupied...
UAE condemns drone attack on peacekeeping base in Kadugli, Sudan
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 16: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the drone attack that targeted a logistics base of the United Nations Interim...
Vietnam voices concern over Thailand-Cambodia border tensions
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 15: Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung expressed concern over the complicated developments along the Thailand-Cambodia border during talks with his Thai...
S. Korean police raid 10 locations over Unification Church's bribery allegations
Seoul [South Korea], December 15: South Korean police raided 10 locations Monday over allegations that the Unification Church bribed politicians, according to Yonhap news agency.
Traffic disrupted, warning issued after blizzard batters Japan's Hokkaido
Tokyo [Japan], December 15: A rapidly developing low-pressure system has brought a blizzard to Hokkaido on Monday, with violent winds and heavy snowfall also affecting...
Witnesses recount the terrifying moments of the Sydney shooting.
Sydney [Australia], December 15: Witnesses to the approximately 10-minute shooting at Bondi Beach (Sydney, Australia) described scenes of chaos, continuous gunfire, and hundreds of people...
'Hero' single-handedly disarms gunman in Sydney
Sydney [Australia], December 15: A passerby has been hailed as a hero for subduing and disarming a gunman during a shooting that killed 12 people...
The US adjusts its crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Washington [US], December 15: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is adjusting its immigration enforcement operations, shifting its focus from all undocumented immigrants to those...
Many countries are considering restricting children's use of social media.
Washington [US], December 15: Following Australia becoming the first country to ban social media use for those under 16 from December 10th, many other countries...
The delivery date for Air Force One has been delayed again, this...
Washington [US], December 15: The deadline for the delivery of the new Boeing aircraft for the US President, Air Force One, has been announced to...
China aims for 'cost-free childbirth' in the face of an aging population.
Beijing [China], December 15: China will expand its national health insurance program from 2026 to cover all costs associated with childbirth, the latest effort to...
Israel kills 3 Hezbollah members; Iran speaks out
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 15: The Israeli army claims to have killed three members of Hezbollah in attacks on southern Lebanon on December 14, according...
Sydney shooting leaves 15 dead: Two suspects, father and son, were carrying...
Sydney [Australia], December 15: Australian police have announced that the two perpetrators in the horrific shooting that killed 15 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney...
What kind of phone does Kim Jong-un's sister use?
Seoul [South Korea], December 15: A photograph published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 14 shows Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North...
A mysterious, massive structure has been discovered deep beneath Bermuda
Washington [US], December 15: Scientists have discovered a bizarre and enormous structure deep beneath Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean, unlike anything else on Earth.
'Hero' who disarmed Bondi gunman recovering after surgery, family says
Sydney [Australia], December 15: A Sydney fruit shop owner who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Bondi...