Woman recovered after volcanic eruption on remote island, while operation to find two missing Singaporeans goes on Associated Press in Jakarta Rescuers have recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption on Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s remote island of Halmahera, officials have said. Search operations continued on Saturday for the bodies…
Taiwan’s reputation for tech excellence means it is a favoured alternative source for Ukrainian drone-makers Alicia Chen and Yu-chen Li Over the four years that Ukraine has been fighting to repel Russian forces from its territory, its country’s battlefields have become scarred by airstrikes, pockmarked by artillery fire, and littered with the wreckage of cheap aerial drones….
The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could push tens of millions into poverty, trigger a surge in global hunger and even tip the world towards recession, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday. António Guterres decried the restrictions on free passage through the crucial chokepoint which is “impeding the delivery of oil, gas, fertilizer,…
Beijing urges Washington to ‘make the right choices’ on Taiwan to maintain ‘stability’ between the two powers Agency France-Presse China’s foreign minister on Thursday urged the US to maintain “stability” between the two powers and warned that Taiwan posed the biggest risk, weeks ahead of President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit to Beijing. In a call…
Washington reportedly limits satellite data after minister spoke publicly about suspected facility in North Korea Raphael Rashid in Seoul The US has partly restricted intelligence sharing with South Korea after the country’s unification minister publicly identified a suspected North Korean nuclear site, according to reports in South Korean media. Chung Dong-young told lawmakers in March that North Korea…
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir Middle East crisis – live updates Julian Borger, and Saeed Shah in Islamabad Donald Trump has said that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and complimented the work of Pakistan’s army chief as mediator. The US…
Agreement comes after Wellington halted millions in aid to its former colony after Cook Islands formed strategic partnership with Beijing Eva Corlett in Wellington New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a defence and security declaration, ending a year-long diplomatic row that erupted after the Cook Islands struck strategic agreements with China. The Cook Islands was a…
Tehran says it will confront any land attack, as Trump says regime’s export hub on Kharg island could be taken ‘very easily’ Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem Iran has warned the US that it is prepared to confront any ground assault, accusing Washington of secretly planning a land attack while publicly seeking talks, as the war that…
Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to three years in prison Reuters Hong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city’s national security law provide mobile phone or computer passwords in a further crackdown on dissent. The amendments to…
As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solar Callum Jonesin Sydney Xi Jinping has been preparing for a crisis like this for years. China must secure its energy supply “in its own hands”, its president was reported to have…