As the Philippines hosted Southeast Asian foreign ministers in late July, the sea would not stay quiet. On July 20, Chinese and Philippine crews fought beside the BRP Sierra Madre with oars and batons; one Filipino sailor was reportedly injured while each side blamed the other. Days later, with Fore

Voters in Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan headed to the polls on Saturday, the second election in the past month as political allies governing the country locked horns at state levels. Candidates from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition are going head-to-head with those of feder

The jet went down on Friday near the Miramar airbase in San Diego.

Banks increased fresh term deposit rates in June, led by private lenders. The average domestic term deposit rate rose to 5.99% for scheduled commercial banks. Private banks saw a significant 27 basis point increase in their deposit rates. Public sector banks also raised rates by 7 basis points. Thei

A single canned ingredient imported from the Netherlands has quietly fuelled Hong Kong’s daily hustle for the past 85 years, evolving from a simple dairy product into the soul of local diner culture. For decades, the Black and White brand of full-cream evaporated milk has been a crucial element in H

India's foreign exchange reserves saw a significant rise of $6.1 billion. This increase occurred in the week ending July 24, reaching $682.3 billion. Inflows from the RBI's FCNR(B) deposit scheme contributed to this growth. Gold reserves also experienced an increase of $1.3 billion. Despite dollar s

Residents trapped as partially collapsed building catches fire after deadly strike on Ukrainian capital.

The escalating dangers of a nuclear arms race and simultaneous rush to train AI military commanders present a doomsday threat to the globe and its eight billion citizens.

Ollanta Humala had been convicted of money laundering offences alongside his wife in 2025.

Petrol now costs more than $1.90 a litre in every capital city, with diesel expected to exceed $2.40 a litre Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Petrol prices could surpass $2 a litre and diesel $2.40 in coming days, after the government’s 16-cent discount ends on Sunday. The