LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia - Southeast Asian nations are at a "crossroad", a senior Indonesian minister warned Tuesday, as escalating violence in junta-controlled Myanmar loomed over a regional summit. Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's...
WARSAW, Poland - Russia's ambassador to Poland was blocked by activists from laying flowers at a Soviet memorial in Warsaw on Tuesday, the day Russia celebrates Victory Day over Nazi Germany in World War II. Several dozen activists also unveiled an art installation at the entrance, comprising...
ORIKHIV, Ukraine - While having her daily lunch at a canteen in a shelter near Ukraine's southern front, Galyna Peleshko said Russian bombing has intensified in recent weeks with air strikes and artillery. The front line lies just seven kilometres from the 71-year-old's hometown of Orikhiv --...
GENEVA, Switzerland - Israel told a UN meeting Tuesday it was justified in carrying out deadly strikes on Gaza, even as its overall human rights record met resounding criticism from dozens of countries. Following the pre-dawn strikes that killed 13 people, including several children, a...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday during a court appearance in the capital for one of dozens of cases pending since he was ousted last year. His arrest follows months of political crisis and comes hours after the powerful military rebuked the...
GENEVA, Switzerland - UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that Iran has executed a "frighteningly" high number of people this year, rising to more than ten per week on average. At least 209 people were executed in the country since January 1, primarily for drug-related offences,...
OSLO, Norway - Norway's National Security Authority warned Tuesday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown that the country's undersea oil and gas infrastructure could be vulnerable to sabotage and requires measures to protect it. The assessment comes seven months after the Nord Stream...
The public should remain vigilant as the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over despite the lifting of its global health emergency status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Covid-19 no longer represents a public health emergency of...
TOKYO, Japan -- Four people were detained in Tokyo on Monday after they smashed their way into a luxury watch shop and stole items worth over $740,000, local media said. The robbery in the upscale Ginza district was an unusual attempted heist in a country with famously low levels of crime. Police...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- US national security advisor Jake Sullivan discussed efforts to end Yemen's eight-year war during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the White House said in a statement. The meeting Sunday night in Saudi Arabia came during a tense period for US-Saudi ties,...
YANGON, Myanmar -- A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar came under fire from an unknown armed group, a military official and a diplomat said Monday. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's administration in February 2021. On Sunday a convoy of several...
MALAPPURAM, India -- At least 22 people died when a tourist boat capsized in India, officials said Monday, with many of those on board thought to be children. It was not clear why the double-decker boat carrying at least 30 people tipped over in the southern state of Kerala's Malappuram district...
