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The Trump administration on Monday announced a plan to isolate Iran's economy by threatening to impose secondary sanctions on the "enablers" that allow the Islamic Republic to stay in business.
The Japan Coast Guard has tested out Yanmar's uncrewed gas detection boat near Yokohama. (Yanmar)
The review is focused on potential issues linked to the China-founded retailer’s purchase of a firm that handles Americans’ personal data
The review is focused on potential issues linked to the China-founded retailer’s purchase of a firm that handles Americans’ personal data
Japanese lawmakers have travelled to Beijing in a bid to soothe strained relations between the two nations.
Building materials trading company Nippon Kanzai Center saw a tenfold rise in job applicants after advertising at Dodger Stadium. (Nippon Kanzai Center)
IAEA inspectors confirm the safety of the water being released from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (TEPCO)
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Planned new US sanctions on Iran and the United Arab Emirates's (UAE) halt on trade with Tehran could severely disrupt Indian exports of rice, tea and pharmaceuticals to Iran, which have been largely routed through Dubai's port in recent years, Indian exporters said on Monday.
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A Nissan Elgrand minivan with the Uber logo sits in front of Tokyo Station. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
THE Philippines will showcase its global hosting capacity as Clark prepares to welcome more than 6,000 delegates from 120 countries for the Junior Chamber International (JCI) World Congress on Nov. 11 to 15, 2026.
SEVEN Filipino media professionals participated in a regional training in Bangkok focused on strengthening journalism’s role in preventing mass atrocities and protecting migrants and other vulnerable communities.
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SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States have agreed to continue "close" communication and cooperation to address North Korea's nuclear issue and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula during a call, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The use of AI to discover new chemical compositions is gaining traction in the materials industry. (Nikkei illustration)
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Beijing has ramped up its law-enforcement and survey operations around island since Tokyo and Manila announced boundary talks
Beijing has ramped up its law-enforcement and survey operations around island since Tokyo and Manila announced boundary talks
National Master Keith Adriane Ilar of the Philippines delivered a remarkable performance on the international stage, bringing home five medals — one gold and four silvers — at the 26th Asean Age Group Chess Championships held at the Our Tampines Hub in Singapore from Aug. 7 to 17, 2026.
Tukaram Mundhe’s crackdown on poor hygiene and unsafe is forcing businesses in Mumbai to make pre-emptive changes
Tukaram Mundhe’s crackdown on poor hygiene and unsafe is forcing businesses in Mumbai to make pre-emptive changes
Jordan and China called for a negotiated end to the US-Iran war that addresses the “root causes” of the conflict after King Abdullah met President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
View image in fullscreenMiddlesbrough, UKA police officer leaves flowers for PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough at the Cleveland police HQ memorial garden. The pair were killed when a vehicle being pursued by police was driven the wrong way along a dual carriageway and collided with their marked armed response vehi…
La primera ministra japonesa Sanae Takaichi habla durante una conferencia de prensa en la sede de su oficina, en Tokio, el lunes 27 de julio de 2026. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo vía AP)
MANILA, Philippines — A police officer’s arm was severed when he was attacked by a man who ran amuck in Camarines Sur on August 22, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday.
KUWAIT — Kuwait's emir on Sunday approved a decree banning naturalized citizens from voting, two years after dissolving parliament and embarking on a mass nationality stripping campaign.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deployed more security personnel following the ambush incident in which Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua survived last August 15 in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte.
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The two sides also criticised Israel’s ‘dangerous escalatory actions’ following King Abdullah’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing
The two sides also criticised Israel’s ‘dangerous escalatory actions’ following King Abdullah’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing
LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble
LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble
Regular readers are aware that one of our biggest concerns with the AI supercycle, and the entire AI arms race between the US and China, is that when push comes to shove, not only is there mounting grassroots opposition to data center build out across the US but, more importantly, the US is badly lagging China when …
O poder pode ser sedutor. Muitos que o detêm querem mantê-lo o máximo possível. Os líderes da China e da Rússia, por exemplo, já abriram, há anos, o caminho para permanecer mais tempo no cargo. O presidente dos Estados Unidos ocasionalmente fala em concorrer a mais um mandato, embora isso não esteja previsto na Cons…
State media says 54,000 people have been relocated, with over 8,000 now in emergency shelters.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a diplomatic solution to the Middle East crisis during talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Beijing on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Bam Aquino on Monday questioned former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta over the lack of internal investigation into the suspicious recipient names on the confidential fund receipts.
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future,” a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations unite to combat climate change.
The U.S. military killed two men in a strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific that it said was transporting narcotics, U.S. Southern Command announced early Monday. It was the first such strike by the military since June 21.
Weeks before the expected Xi-Trump summit in Washington, officials are trading barbs on social media over the latest competitive arena
Weeks before the expected Xi-Trump summit in Washington, officials are trading barbs on social media over the latest competitive arena
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecasted that Typhoon Obet would exit the Philippine Area of Responsibilty (PAR) within 12 hours.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now studying long-term interventions for Bulacan, including a more comprehensive flood-control plan that would address the problem beyond individual projects.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian hits out at ‘certain countries and organisations’ for using judicial cases to smear Hong Kong