Australia voiced concern on June 18 about the "ham-fisted" actions of two Chinese diplomats at a media event, tarnishing a highly touted visit in which…
Australia's conservative opposition will build nuclear power plants across the country if it wins the next election, according to plans detailed on June 19 that…
Fijian President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has reaffirmed Fiji’s support in finding a peaceful solution to the war by Russia against Ukraine. At a bilateral meeting…
Fiji's cooperative sector continues to thrive, with 151 million Fijian dollars (around 67 million U.S. dollars) in assets and generating 2.5 million Fijian dollars (around…
China on June 18 urged NATO to "stop shifting blame" over the Ukraine war after the Western military alliance's chief accused Beijing of worsening the…
Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border on June 18 but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second…
Ramming boats, building militarized islands and threatening perceived trespassers -- China is escalating confrontations with the Philippines in a bid to push it out of…
More than 1,000 doctors in South Korea will face a probe over kickbacks from a drugmaker, Yonhap news agency said on June 17 citing the…
The Philippine military on June 19 said that the Chinese coast guard rammed and boarded Filipino navy boats and seized their guns in the South…
Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto paid an official visit to Laos to further strengthen the longstanding relations and cooperation based on…
Singapore's ST Engineering on June 17 announced that it received contracts for 155 mm and 40 mm artillery ammunition from European customers. The contracts, valued…
A nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign has achieved good results across Laos, with 90 percent of the target children vaccinated. The Lao government aims…
An Indian national extradited to the US from the Czech Republic pleaded not guilty on June 17 to involvement in an alleged plot to kill…
A severe heat wave sweeping India has killed at least five people this week in the capital, New Delhi, The Times of India said on…
Credit ratings agency Fitch on June 18 forecasted that Pakistan's inflation and interest costs will decline in tandem, with economic growth and primary surpluses driving…
The Sri Lankan navy seized an Indian trawler and apprehended four Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Jaffna in the north of the…
Amnesty International accused Egypt of rounding up Sudanese refugees en masse and forcibly deporting them, urging authorities to stop these "unlawful" actions, in a report…
Two wildfires burning out of control in New Mexico forced more than 7,000 people to flee on June 18 from a mountainous region of the…
A wildfire forced the partial suspension of shipping in Turkey's busy Dardanelles strait for several hours on June 18, the country's coast guard said. The…
Kenya's government on June 18 scrapped plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said, amending a controversial bill that sparked protests where hundreds of…
Diplomats on June 18 said at least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, underscoring the grueling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching…
Sudan's UN ambassador on June 18 launched a verbal attack at the United Arab Emirates in the middle of a Security Council meeting, accusing the…
China's support for Russia's defense industry is prolonging the Ukraine war and "has to stop," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on June 18.…
Russia on June 18 detained another journalist and accused him of helping organizations of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in the latest such arrest in…
About 580,000 Haitians have now fled their homes due to gang violence, a 60% spike just since March, a United Nations agency said on June…
