TOKYO - Japan began releasing oil from state reserves on Thursday to cushion the impact of the conflict on its economy, as concerns over supply mount and ...
SEOUL - The South Korean Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged a strong protest over Japan's approval of new high school textbooks that include renewed...
CANBERRA - Australia's environment enjoyed another year of above-average conditions in 2025, but is "accelerating" damage to ecosystems and wildlife, a new report...
CANBERRA - Australian and European Union (EU) leaders on Tuesday announced they have finalized a "landmark" free trade agreement following years of negotiations.Australian Prime...
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is studying alternative transit routes and strengthening its focus on the Asian market to sustain tourist arrivals amid disruptions linked...
GENEVA/RAMALLAH - A United Nations (UN) independent expert said on Monday that Israel has long carried out systematic torture against Palestinians, which has now...
A cyclone that menaced last week now threatens to disrupt energy and mining operations in the country’s west.Currently a low-pressure system, Narelle is...
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO/LONDON/BAGHDAD - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday denied having negotiations with the United States, the country's official IRNA news agency reported, reversing US...
VIENTIANE -- The first session of the 10th Lao National Assembly elected Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's...
TEHRAN/JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/MOSCOW - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday warned that energy and oil infrastructure across the region could face "irreversible" destruction if...
PYONGYANG -- The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday reelected Kim Jong-un as president of the...
