Australia has axed a multi-billion dollar defense satellite project with US contractor Lockheed Martin, dismaying Australia's space industry and highlighting budget tensions as the middle…
New Zealand’s jobless rate rose less than forecast in the third quarter as fewer people sought work in a sluggish economy. Unemployment climbed to 4.8%…
Taiwan has received its first batch of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from the United States, Taipei's defence ministry said November 6, as the…
Russian lawmakers on November 6 voted unanimously to ratify a landmark mutual defence pact with North Korea, as Kyiv and the West say Pyongyang sent…
The United States has approved the potential sale of airborne early warning and control systems to its ally South Korea, part of a nearly $5…
A Taiwanese radio host and his wife have been charged with receiving $2.3 million from "overseas sources" including China in exchange for attempting to influence…
Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed November 6, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes. The…
Joint naval exercises held frequently by the Philippines, United States and other Western powers are helping rein in "aggressive" Chinese actions in the South China…
Two pilots were missing after a military aircraft crashed during training in Vietnam’s south central coastal province of Binh Dinh on November 6, VnExpress news…
Malaysia's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on November 6, in line with market expectations, amid a positive economic growth outlook and steady…
IBE Electronics’ factory in Vietnam’s northern Bac Ninh province counts US electric vehicle giant Tesla among its customers. Angel Xu and her husband founded the…
Thailand's exports are expected to rise 2% this year, unchanged from a previous forecast of 2% growth, the Thai National Shippers' Council said on November…
Opium cultivation rose by 19% in Afghanistan this year, the UN reported November 6, despite a Taliban government ban that almost eradicated the crop. Currently,…
Indian-administered Kashmir's assembly passed a resolution on November 6 demanding New Delhi restore the disputed Muslim-majority territory's partial autonomy, cancelled in 2019 by Prime Minister…
Two Chinese nationals were wounded in Pakistan's largest city on November 5, a hospital official said, after a spate of targeted attacks prompted Beijing to…
Around 200 Bangladeshis abducted by security forces during toppled premier Sheikh Hasina's rule are still missing, a commission tasked with investigating enforced disappearances said November…
Donald Trump claimed a "magnificent" victory over Kamala Harris in the fight for the presidency on November 6 as results put him on the verge…
Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of his defence minister, demanding the government do everything in its power to bring home…
Egypt joined a call led by Turkey and backed by dozens of countries, urging the United Nations to halt arms deliveries to Israel, citing concerns…
Iran has sentenced three people to death over the 2020 assassination of one of the country's top nuclear scientists, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the judiciary said on…
South Africa has closed a busy border crossing with Mozambique on November 5 following post-electoral violence in the country. Mozambique has been rocked by unrest…
Russia said November 6 it had captured two Ukrainian villages near the town of Kurakhove, in southeast Ukraine, where Moscow has quickly advanced since seizing…
A referendum in Qatar to scrap short-lived legislative polls has passed with more than 90% of the vote, officials said on November 6, ending a…
Spain announced November 5 an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that…
German industrial orders rebounded more than expected in September, official data showed November 6, but analysts warned a Donald Trump victory in the United States…
