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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday denied the existence of a “gentleman’s agreement” between his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, and China that Manila would not make repairs to a ...
A court in Argentina has ruled that international arrest warrants be issued for Myanmar's self-appointed president and junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and 22 other military officials for ...
A stockpile of more than 200 U.S. artillery shells from the Second World War discovered at a school in the Solomon Islands capital has been safely removed. Honiara is estimated to be littered with ...
Indonesia is going ahead with a project to convert millions of acres in Papua into a gigantic sugarcane plantation so it can become self-sufficient in sugar and its related liquid fuel, bioethanol.
More than 1,000 students in Indonesia’s restive Papua region took to the streets to protest a government-sponsored free-meal program, demanding that the government instead prioritize free education.
Triana Rahmawati, a mother of two, lost her publishing job in Jakarta earlier this year, forcing her family to cut back on spending drastically. Gone are the days of leisurely outings with friends and ...
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said in Russia on Wednesday that his visit to Jakarta’s “great friend” Moscow was intended to highlight that as leader he would like to deepen bilateral ...
China is moving ahead with plans to build the world's largest hydropower dam on Tibet's longest river despite environmental, water security and displacement concerns raised by India, Bangladesh and ...
Malaysia is angling to join the Beijing and Moscow-backed BRICS bloc to diversify its economic options, senior officials say, while some analysts question how membership in the group, which comprises ...
This week's recommendation by the Thai Election Commission that the Constitutional Court disband the progressive Move Forward Party – the top vote-getter in last year's general election – raises new ...
A Philippine court convicted four police officers Tuesday for killing a father and his son in 2016, putting the total number of police successfully prosecuted for their involvement in former President ...
Tribal violence and claims of ‘cannibalism’ in Papua New Guinea have marked the start of 2025 for the Pacific nation as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence. Nine people were ...