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Malaysia’s Mahathir says Russia may take nuclear option

The world is facing the grim prospect of a nuclear war as the Ukrainian conflict drags on, a former Asian…

1 year ago

Papua New Guinea, United States deepen relations with defense pact signing

The United States signed a defense cooperation agreement on Monday with Papua New Guinea, and announced other security and humanitarian…

1 year ago

Papua New Guinea foreign minister faces backlash over primitive animals comment

UPDATED AT 03:46 a.m. ET on 2023-05-12 Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister is facing an intense public backlash and calls…

1 year ago

Data lacking on Asia’s electricity needs, report says

Asia urgently needs to improve the transparency of its power sector data, as over half of the region’s economies lack…

1 year ago

More opposition defections lift Cambodia’s ruling party ahead of July election

A string of recent defections and public apologies by opposition party officials and critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen has…

1 year ago

Tibetans abroad rally in support of Dalai Lama following outrage over video

Tibetan demonstrators held rallies in Europe, the United States, India and Australia this week to protest negative media coverage of…

1 year ago

Friends say it’s likely Vietnamese blogger was abducted from Bangkok

Wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, shorts and sandals, the man with the glasses whistled as he slid onto the saddle of…

2 years ago

G7 talks tough on Ukraine, Taiwan and Korea during Blinken’s Asia trip

UPDATED AT 07:34 a.m. ET on 2023-04-17. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Japan where he, together with…

2 years ago

Philippines, US launch largest-ever joint war games

Treaty allies the United States and the Philippines kicked off their biggest-ever annual joint military exercises on Tuesday, amid growing…

2 years ago

Australia-Papua New Guinea security agreement concerns China, says PNG’s top diplomat

Beijing has raised concerns about a proposed security agreement between Papua New Guinea and Australia, the Pacific island country’s foreign…

2 years ago

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