Bangladesh authorities uncover fugitive ex-PM Hasina’s gold stash
Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10kg (22 pounds) of gold worth about US$1.3 million from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister...
Taiwanese leader Lai pledges US$40 billion rise in defence spending
Published: 7:04pm, 26 Nov 2025Updated: 7:50pm, 26 Nov 2025 Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has set out plans for an unprecedented rise in defence...
Beijing Uses Security Dialogue as Cover for Indo-Pacific Expansion: Analysts
The United States is countering the Chinese Communist Party’s deceptive actions in the Indo-Pacific by accelerating the integration of regional allies into a collective...
17 dead as flash floods wreak havoc across Indonesia’s Sumatra
Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and...
Space Force Awards Initial Golden Dome Missile Prototype Contracts
The U.S. Space Force has awarded initial contracts for prototypes under the Golden Dome missile defense program, a spokesperson for the military branch has...
Will Indonesian peacekeepers in Gaza be forced to fight Hamas?
Indonesia’s pledge to send troops to Gaza as part of a US-backed international stabilisation force (ISF) has prompted warnings by analysts that the Muslim-majority...
China’s mega dredger joins ranks of the world’s largest after passing sea trials
China has boosted its strategic capacity from land reclamation to deep-sea mining and pipelines, with the successful completion of sea trials for Asia’s largest...
Japan man defies family, rejects traditional career path, wears women’s clothing
A man in Japan has defied his family’s expectations by rejecting a civil service examination, wearing women’s clothing and living in a flat filled...
Chinese tourism to Russia soars as travellers pivot from under-fire Japan
As China’s tourists scrap plans to visit Japan en masse amid an ongoing diplomatic feud, many appear to be pivoting to an alternative destination:...