Many visitors who have been exempt for 60 days will soon have to apply for a visa after 30 days. BBC News
Read More »Thailand cuts visa-free stay period for more than 90 countries including UK
What really holds China and Russia together
Unlike Western nations, which sanction and punish on the basis of differing values including human rights, Russia and China do not pass judgement on the actions of the other. Recurring allegations of large-scale human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region of China, which China denies, and the death of Russian …
Read More »Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs. BBC News
Read More »Driver of crashed train tested positive for drugs, Thai police say
The freight train collided with a bus in Bangkok, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others. BBC News
Read More »Taiwan will not provoke conflict nor give up sovereignty, says president
Lai Ching-te made his first direct response to Trump and Xi’s meeting where they discussed Taiwan independence. BBC News
Read More »Tributes flow after Australian shark attack victim named as father-of-two
Steven Mattaboni, 38, died on Saturday after a shark attack while spearfishing at Rottnest Island. BBC News
Read More »From misfit to rap sensation: A 'Reble' storms into Indian hip-hop
Reble has emerged as one of hip-hop’s most distinctive new voices, channelling defiance into a sound rooted in India’s northeast. BBC News
Read More »Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' to Xi on Taiwan
Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, “I don’t talk about that”. BBC News
Read More »Beijing trip ends with Zhongnanhai tour
When Trump asked about other foreign leaders who had been inside the compound, Xi said it’s “extremely rare”, before adding that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had been there. Belarus’s president Alexander Lukashenko also visited Zhongnanhai last year. BBC News
Read More »Former China hawk Matthew Wale elected Solomon Islands’ leader
“Chinese infrastructure is embedded. China is also critical to Solomon Islands economy as a major export destination, and now, thanks to the security pact, its military and police are increasingly integrated,” Graham wrote in a commentary published today. BBC News
Read More »New Zealand's Māori Queen meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace
The meeting with the British monarch was Te Arikinui’s first since she became Maori Queen in 2024. BBC News
Read More »Gunfire chaos as Philippine senator resists ICC arrest: What we know so far
Gunshots rang out sparking chaos in the Senate building where Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa had sought refuge. BBC News
Read More »Philippine Senate in lockdown after gunshots fired
Police commandos entered the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge. BBC News
Read More »Climbers clear path to Everest summit past giant chunk of ice
Nearly 1,000 climbers will attempt to scale the peak in coming weeks and this has raised safety concerns. BBC News
Read More »Alleged scammer extradited after hacking attempt on BTS star
The suspect allegedly tried to transfer millions of dollars worth of shares from Jungkook’s account. BBC News
Read More »Indigenous Australians win record A$150m after billionaire mined without permission
The Yindjibarndi people had sought A$1.8bn compensation for cultural damage and economic loss. BBC News
Read More »BJP leader back to head India's Assam state for second time in a row
Himanta Biswa Sarma is seen as one of the architects of BJP’s rapid growth in India’s northeast. BBC News
Read More »Ex-Philippine leader Duterte's drug war enforcer escapes ICC arrest
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, has sought refuge in the senate. BBC News
Read More »I led hikers up an Indonesian volcano – and then it erupted
An Indonesian guide who led hikers up Mount Dukono has described the moment of Friday’s eruption which killed three people. BBC News
Read More »Trump’s visit to China could set relations for many years to come
“So long as the visit proceeds smoothly and Trump concludes he was treated respectfully, then the uneasy calm in the bilateral relationship will endure. If, on the other hand, Trump leaves feeling disrespected or trifled with, then he could have a change of heart,” says Ryan Hass, Director of the …
Read More »
Recent Comments