New Zealand and Pacific Nations Failing to Stop Trafficking, US State Department Says
New Zealand, together with eight Pacific Island nations, have failed to stop human trafficking according to the latest data from the U.S. State Department....
PNG Cabinet Backs New Defence Pact, Elevating Ties With Australia to Full Ally Status
Australia has scored a major victory in its Indo-Pacific diplomacy efforts after the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Cabinet, by “an absolute majority,” agreed to...
Waterbomb Hong Kong music festival postponed this weekend due to typhoon forecast
Published: 12:04pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 1:23pm, 2 Oct 2025 A water-themed music festival scheduled for this weekend has been postponed due to a forecast...
China’s AS700 airship completes low-altitude flight in key airworthiness test
China’s first crewed airship – the Xiangyun AS700 – has completed its first low-altitude flight over the mountainous region of Guanling in southwestern Guizhou...
Patel Says FBI Cut Ties With Anti-Defamation League
FBI Director Kash Patel said on Oct. 1 that the bureau has severed ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that tracks anti-Semitism,...
Hong Kong shelves HK$700 million infrastructure gallery proposal after backlash
Published: 11:46am, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 11:49am, 2 Oct 2025 Hong Kong authorities have shelved a controversial proposal to build a costly exhibition hall at...
Morocco reports first deaths from Gen Z protests as violence flares
Morocco has reported its first deaths from youth-led protests over poor public services and heavy spending on preparations for the 2030 men’s soccer World...
‘Taken against my will’: Israel detains 12 Malaysians on board Gaza aid flotilla
At least 12 Malaysians on a humanitarian aid trip to Gaza have been detained by Israeli forces who stopped their flotilla outside the blockaded...
Is there something fishy about fried shark in Indonesia’s free meals programme?
Published: 11:07am, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 11:22am, 2 Oct 2025 Indonesia’s well-intentioned free meals programme for schools has come under fire again – not for...