Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an on Monday defended the city as welcoming and inclusive after a police raid of a gay bar sparked protests by the
October 05, 2026California woman arrested for spying for China and surveilling Taiwanese president’s son, officials say
October 05, 2026Japan's service sector expanded at a weaker pace in September as business activity and new orders grew more slowly and earthquake disruption dampened demand, a business survey
October 05, 2026The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base
October 05, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he believed Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with its longstanding ally North Korea.
October 04, 2026Body camera footage shows moment officer shoots woman in Baltimore County
October 04, 2026Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals have arrived in the country’s largest city after being sent back from Malaysia
October 04, 2026Around 100 members of Taipei's LGBTQ+ community protested on Sunday after police raided a gay bar the day before and detained its customers, a
October 04, 2026Hurricane Nolo has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the remote Pacific Ocean, far to the west of Hawaii’s main islands and population centers
October 04, 2026Crude futures finished down after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves to lower prices and reduce fuel
October 02, 2026The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
October 02, 2026Investment firms Petersen Energia and Eton Park petitioned the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a $16.1 billion judgment against
October 02, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked a proposed oil pipeline to the Pacific coast
October 01, 2026The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who
October 01, 2026Man accused of neglecting, starving dog, sheriff's office says
October 01, 2026Cricket heavyweights India and Pakistan will meet in the Asian Games gold medal match after winning their semifinals on Thursday
October 01, 2026Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed 10 civilians, mostly children, Afghanistan and the United Nations say
October 01, 2026Both parents of toddler found with loaded handgun at Canton daycare to be arraigned
October 01, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin believes his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at an APEC summit in China next month will yield results and benefit ties, Russian news
October 01, 2026Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan hit three houses on Thursday, killing nine people, the Afghan Taliban government said, while Islamabad said the strikes killed 22 "
October 01, 2026Factory growth in the euro zone continued its upward march in September, hitting its fastest rate in more than four years, as resilient demand drove new
October 01, 2026An Indonesian police spokesperson said on Thursday that the captain of a ship that capsized in the Java Sea last month has been arrested and will face criminal charges for
October 01, 2026India's manufacturing sector expanded sharply in September, ending a three-month slowdown as robust demand drove the fastest growth in factory activity in seven months,
October 01, 2026A senior Taiwan naval commander has been transferred to the Coast Guard to boost coordination at a time China has ramped up its maritime presence around the
October 01, 2026Iranian officials say they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran's own proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump rejected days earlier
September 30, 2026Money the ‘root cause’ behind Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s murder, prosecutors say
September 30, 2026A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign
October 01, 2026South Korea's factory activity grew in September at the strongest pace in four months, as export demand hit the fastest pace in 15-1/2 years led by the chip and auto sectors,
October 01, 2026A bill aiming to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled in the Senate as lawmakers headed for the exits until after the November midterm elections
October 01, 2026More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report
September 30, 2026The White House is considering regulatory relief that would expand sales of red-dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, as prices surge
October 01, 2026Human rights advocates have asked a United Nations panel to intervene in a new U.S. government practice that they say amounts to the “enforced disappearance” of noncitizens
October 01, 2026The U.S. military has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group
September 30, 2026A Turkish court has ordered access to the website and social media accounts of independent news portal T24 to be blocked over content deemed "LGBT propaganda", the Justice
September 30, 2026Senate Democrats block bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading and impose new voter ID requirements
September 30, 2026Heartbreaking video shows deputies honor K9 Dundee who died in the line of duty
September 30, 2026Spain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had alerted prosecutors to an Amnesty International report alleging the military tortured or mistreated migrants in Ceuta, and
September 30, 2026Stock market investors might have been expected to run for the hills in the face of an extraordinary surge in global borrowing costs, currency interventions,
September 30, 2026Caterpillar said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for its compact equipment business amid rising customer demand.
September 30, 2026Violence against women in South Africa is a national shame, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, after another woman's corpse was found dumped over the weekend.
September 30, 2026China’s latest expansion of its overseas military footprint was carved from a patch of farmland in Laos over the past year, satellite
September 30, 2026How a nomadic tent network opened the untamed ‘Mountains of Heaven’ to hikers
September 30, 2026A Chinese government survey shows the country's factory activity has expanded for the first time since June, signaling a positive shift as officials aim to boost economic growth
September 30, 2026China's government on Wednesday accused Taiwan of "desecrating the martyrs" with its criticism of Beijing's interpretation of World War Two, saying that to question the
September 30, 2026South Korea made no promise to provide military support for Ukraine's fight against Russia in the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers, a South
September 30, 2026North Korea on Wednesday dismissed as a "farce" a South Korean investigation that found Pyongyang responsible for a mine blast in the
September 30, 2026Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in August from the previous month, government data showed on Wednesday.
September 30, 2026The United Nations expressed alarm on Tuesday at reports that an airstrike by the Myanmar military near the country's border with Bangladesh had killed 50 people and wounded dozens
September 30, 2026A US Justice Department lawyer asked an appeals court on Tuesday to terminate a judge's inquiry into whether Trump administration officials willfully
September 30, 2026An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador
September 30, 2026Alex Eala is prioritizing representing the Philippines at the Asian Games over the WTA Tour for the moment
September 29, 2026Iran's leaders may radiate bullishness in their war with the United States, but life is becoming ever tougher for ordinary citizens unable
September 29, 2026U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles
September 29, 2026Iran's Revolutionary Guards, whose power and influence have expanded since the US and Israel pursued war against Iran, have appealed to US
September 29, 2026China's foreign exchange regulator said on Tuesday it expects the country's trade in goods and services to keep growing, and cross-border investment to remain
September 29, 2026US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep
September 29, 2026Malaysia has begun repatriating Myanmar nationals under a voluntary program, despite warnings from the UN refugee agency and rights groups about unsafe conditions in Myanmar
September 29, 2026Thailand's cabinet has approved 1.26 trillion baht ($37.5 billion) in new borrowing for the 2027 fiscal year starting in October, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
September 29, 2026South Korea's defence minister said on Tuesday North Korean mines caused a blast last week that injured two South Korean personnel in the Demilitarized Zone
September 29, 2026The death toll from rains and flooding in Thailand has risen to 23, authorities said on Tuesday, as waters receded from the
September 29, 2026They have become a familiar sight on Islamabad’s roads whenever a protest is expected: shipping containers lined along streets or placed across key routes to restrict demonstrators’ movement and keep them from reaching sensitive areas of Pakistan’s capital
September 29, 2026A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter
September 29, 2026North Korea has used its yearly U_N_ platform to warn other world leaders of “a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation.”
September 29, 2026Seoul has demanded an apology after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what it says was supposed to be a secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea
September 28, 2026Denmark is confident that NATO will maintain a heightened presence in Greenland and the broader Arctic region over the long term following a security
September 28, 2026China's Gotion will invest €1.1 billion ($1.25 billion) in Volkswagen's battery plant in Valencia under a broader plan to jointly develop a European battery
September 28, 2026Indonesian investigators found signal and communication problems were the main cause of a deadly train collision near the capital Jakarta which killed 16 in April, a
September 28, 2026China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of goods imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US
September 28, 2026South Korea's military said on Monday that it was "highly likely" that the blasts that seriously injured two South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) at the
September 28, 2026Lebanon hopes for a new staff-level agreement with the
September 28, 2026Thailand's Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the legality of February's general election, ruling
September 28, 2026Rain has eased in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, but flooding persisted in several low-lying areas, with thousands forced to evacuate
September 27, 2026Officials say at least 62 people have died after days of heavy rain and flooding in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state
September 28, 2026Private home prices in Hong Kong were largely flat in August, stabilising after the first fall in 16 months in July, data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed
September 28, 2026China's industrial profit growth slowed further in August as strength in technology manufacturing amid the AI boom was outweighed by persistently weak domestic demand.
September 28, 2026Russian drones set ablaze a market outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, killing two people, while three others died in strikes by Moscow's forces in different regions and
September 27, 2026The Chinese government has signaled it could allow some domestic companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia's chip built for high-end professional computers, The
September 27, 2026Floodwaters receded in many parts of the Thai capital Bangkok on Sunday after torrential rain eased, even as residents in
September 27, 2026A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds
September 27, 2026The foreign ministers of Russia and Germany met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday in the
September 26, 2026China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications
September 26, 2026How one of the most bombed places on the planet survived
September 26, 2026Thousands in Nepal have lost their homes and livelihoods after last month's devastating floods
September 26, 2026South Africa remains open to talks with the US on areas of dispute, including rules for foreign investors on Black employment and ownership, although
September 26, 2026US television networks resumed coverage of President Donald Trump’s White House events on Friday, providing the first live pool access for Chinese
September 25, 2026A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns from officials at the university where he was killed
September 26, 2026President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections
September 26, 2026Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has postponed a planned long march from Peshawar to Islamabad until October 4, the chief minister of the
September 26, 2026The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections
September 25, 2026Daily protests in Kosovo against war crimes convictions for former rebel commanders have spread throughout the small Balkan country
September 25, 2026A laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was identified in the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, the director of a local hospital and two health officials said, raising
September 25, 2026Pakistan says its forces have killed at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel in overnight fighting along the countries’ southwestern border, a claim Afghanistan denies
September 25, 2026Driver accused of hitting, killing MaineDOT workers on I95 arrested, charged
September 25, 2026Wall Street's main stock indexes were steady at open on Friday as AI optimism offset worries regarding high oil prices and rising Treasury yields, while investors monitored chances
September 25, 2026Residents of northern Ethiopia's largest city are living in fear as renewed fighting has erupted between federal troops and rebels
September 25, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., has impressed the Chinese public
September 25, 2026A defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan could turn into a broader pact "for the Muslim world" that includes Iran, Turkey's parliament speaker said on
September 25, 2026Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland,
September 25, 2026Washington's talk of a possible ban on diesel exports is widening the gap between US crude oil futures and the global Brent benchmark, a signal that markets expect US
September 25, 2026Olena Kalynychenko is among thousands missing after devastating floods hit the Nepal-China border
September 25, 2026Cambodia is gathering evidence against suspected "masterminds" of massive cyber fraud operations, the country's anti-scam minister said, amid
September 25, 2026The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China on Friday of obstructing a resupply mission to troops on board a grounded World War Two-era warship in the South China Sea,
September 25, 2026She chatted with US first lady Melania Trump in English without a translator, and sang along quietly when serenaded by a youth choir, looking
September 25, 2026Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has asked a court to suspend a 15-year prison sentence imposed on him for his involvement in a multibillion-dollar
September 25, 2026President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but protesters gathered outside the White House
September 25, 2026North Korea said on Friday that South Korea would become a "decisive target" for collective retaliation if it served as a central hub in a US-led collective defence system,
September 25, 2026The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms
September 24, 2026Wall Street's main stock indexes opened lower on Thursday as simmering Middle East tensions lifted oil prices and Treasury yields, while investors also exercised caution ahead of a
September 24, 2026A senior Morgan Stanley banker covering financial sponsors in Asia accidentally leaked their deal pipeline in an email sent to clients,
September 24, 2026Iranian airlines were barred from neighbouring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response
September 24, 2026Major Chinese auto group Geely has unveiled new ultrafast EV charging technology that can recharge a battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes
September 24, 2026Scissor lift collapses, traps two Walmart workers in Lancaster County, dispatchers say
September 24, 2026The White House has pushed federal agencies to accelerate their review of at least 47 state voter rolls obtained by the Department of Homeland
September 24, 2026Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, the government
September 24, 2026The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States has been gravely injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank
September 24, 2026Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world’s leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts
September 24, 2026Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, pulled down by Alphabet and Amazon, as Treasury yields climbed and Iran's president said Tehran would never surrender to US
September 23, 2026France on Wednesday welcomed Azerbaijan's pardon of French citizen Martin Ryan as a humanitarian gesture that would pave the way for improved
September 23, 2026The Hungarian central bank's move to lower its inflation target has sent a fresh signal to investors that the new government in
September 23, 2026Forces from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray launched a major offensive against the federal government on Wednesday, a senior Ethiopian official said, shattering a four-year
September 23, 2026Police and local authorities in South Africa say three gunmen opened fire at a house party and killed 11 people including a pregnant woman
September 23, 2026The easy part for Fariba Hashimi was winning a silver medal in the women’s cycling road race at the Asian Games
September 23, 2026Purges of military leaders may have dented China's war-fighting readiness, but are likely to have strengthened President Xi
September 23, 2026The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara
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