ASEAN meets to seek resolution to Thailand-Cambodia conflict
ASEAN ministers seek to revive ceasefire brokered by Malaysia, USThailand, Cambodia blame each other for rupture of ceasefireMalaysia…
Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
Item 1 of 6 Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world’s…
Lebanon drafts law to address funding shortfalls in financial system
Draft law aims to address Lebanon’s funding shortfalls, repay depositorsDepositors to recover money through instalments and asset-backed securitiesInternational…
Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after official floats weapons idea
Senior security official said Japan needed nukes, local media reportHiroshima, Nagasaki history makes debate highly sensitiveWillingness to loosen…
Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal – welcome to Vladimir Putin’s phone-in
Item 1 of 3 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow,…
Bangladesh holds state funeral for slain youth leader amid tight security
Item 1 of 4 Supporters block the Shahbagh Square as they protest, demanding justice for the death of…
Surging barrels at sea spook oil markets more than Russia or Venezuela
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to…
Ukraine strikes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Mediterranean
Item 1 of 2 Crude oil tanker Qendil transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Yoruk…
Australia’s gun control consensus frays after Bondi Beach attack
Right-wing populists resist Albanese’s plans for tighter gun controlConservatives argue focus should be on antisemitism, not gun lawsPopulist…
BP appoints Woodside’s Meg O’Neill as CEO after Auchincloss’ abrupt exit
Item 1 of 2 Meg O’Neill, chief executive officer (CEO) of Woodside Energy, poses for a portrait after…
Israel approves natural gas deal with Egypt, Netanyahu says
Item 1 of 2 The gas platform for Leviathan, Israel’s largest gas field is seen from a helicopter…
Exclusive: Poland to start producing anti-personnel mines to lay along eastern border
Item 1 of 2 A general view of a first part of a system dubbed East Shield, the…