46th Asean summit will be held from October 26 to 28

Confirmed Thai authorities

Calls off trade negotiations labelling Canada's behaviour 'egregious'

Said in response to Trump's reported authorisation of covert action against Venezuela

In a rare moment of agreement, the three candidates vying to be mayor of New York City all denounced on Wednesday a federal immigration raid that targeted street vendors.

US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies on Wednesday, complaining that his talks with Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war “don’t go anywhere.”

US Vice President JD Vance said yesterday that Israel would not annex the West Bank, the day after Israeli lawmakers voted to advance two bills paving the way for the territory’s annexation.

Africa accounts for roughly 40 percent of the world’s armed conflicts, with some 50 ongoing clashes across the continent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vice-president told AFP yesterday.

Iran yesterday warned against fresh attacks on his country, after UN nuclear watchdog chief said he fears a possible “renewed use of force” if attempts at diplomacy with Tehran fail.

Gunmen fired on a vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern border region, killing a pro-government militia leader and five others before torching their bodies, an official told AFP yesterday.

An explosion at a factory in the central Russian city of Kopeysk killed 10 people and left 12 others missing, the region’s governor said yesterday.

The Indian government has reduced the number of officials who can order content to be taken down from the internet, a move that follows a bitter legal battle with Elon Musk’s X that centered around a contentious policy.

Almost 90 percent of satellite-detected methane leaks flagged to governments and oil and gas companies are not being acknowledged, the UN said Wednesday ahead of the COP30 climate talks next month.

Israel repeatedly cut off aid to the Gaza Strip during the war, exacerbating dire humanitarian conditions

Beijing this month announced sweeping controls on the critical rare earths industry

Russian oil is a main irritant for US President Donald Trump in prolonged trade talks with India.

Four other French museums robbed recently

New Yorkers responded to the federal immigration raid with protests on Tuesday and Wednesday evening

Trump, under pressure from US farmers reeling from big drops in Chinese orders for soybeans, said he expected to reach some agreement with Xi on the issues

A highly publicised crackdown starting in February saw around 7,000 workers repatriated and Thailand enact a cross-border internet blockade