Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he didn’t rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders “wherever they are” as the heads of Arab and Islamic states held a summit to show support for Qatar after Israel’s attack on the Gulf state last week. The September 9 strike targeting leaders of the Palestinian militant group in […]
Read MoreBy Jane Caiin Beijing,Sylvie Zhuang in Beijing and Nora Mankel This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union as well as the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. The fourth in a series of reports examining ties between the […]
Read MorePhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said no one will be exempt from an independent investigation into alleged anomalies in infrastructure projects, as he vowed to rebuild public trust as protests over corruption loom. Marcos assured the graft-weary public that the probe would break from past efforts, calling it an “inflection point” in how the government […]
Read MoreBy Vanessa Caiin Shanghai China’s swift recognition of Nepal’s interim government reflects Beijing’s interest in regional stability, according to analysts who said that the political transition was unlikely to have a significant impact on relations between the two countries. Former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as the country’s interim leader on Friday after […]
Read MoreBy Park Chan-kyong North Korea has threatened military retaliation in response to joint drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, with the powerful sister of ruler Kim Jong-un and a top military official issuing parallel statements. Both denounced the ongoing drills and signalled that Pyongyang was prepared to answer with its own show […]
Read MoreA former DJ and his obscure Nepalese non-profit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country’s new interim leadership. Sudan Gurung, the 36-year-old founder of Hami Nepal (We are Nepal), used the Discord messaging app and Instagram to mobilise massive […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel on Sunday as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise building and killing at least 13 Palestinians. Rubio said ahead of the trip that he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following […]
Read MoreBy Nava Thakuria As a tiny south Asian nation, sandwiched between India and Tibet (China), returned to normalcy after a brief political unrest, Nepal now looks for national polls within six months, as the Parliament was dissolved by President Ramchandra Poudel. The Himalayan nation witnessed a massive uprising on 8 and 9 September 2025 against […]
Read MoreBy Sam Beltran A growing wave of anger in the Philippines over corruption-tainted flood control projects is spurring activism among university students and other Filipinos that observers say evokes the spirit of past political uprisings. At the University of the Philippines’ main campus in Quezon City, over 3,000 students and lecturers left their classrooms to rally […]
Read MoreBy Bruce Pannier Russia continues to try to reorient its natural gas exports from Europe to Asia and is planning a new pipeline route to China that would pass through Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan stands to benefit not only from transit fees, but could also import some Russia gas for regions in northeastern Kazakhstan that are desperately […]
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