China offers to help Southeast Asia counter impact of Middle East war on energy supplies
China has pledged to work with Southeast Asian countries on energy security as the war in the Middle East continued to take its toll...
India’s weight-loss price war begins as semaglutide patent expires
Namita Joshi made a New Year’s resolution in January to tackle one of her long-standing problems: being overweight. A key part of her slimming...
Paralegals among 16 people arrested over ‘crash-for-cash’ scams in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police have arrested 16 more people, including paralegals, over traffic accident compensation claims worth more than HK$3.6 million (US$459,290) tied to a...
US rapper Afroman celebrates after court protects his right to mock police
Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home...
LIVE NOW: Intel Chiefs Gabbard, Patel, and Others Testify at House Intelligence Hearing on Worldwide Threats Assessment
The House Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment at 2 p.m. ET on March 17. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi...
LIVE NOW: Hegseth, Caine Hold Iran Briefing
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine hold a briefing on Iran at 7:45 a.m....
‘Uncompromising’: Takaichi’s meeting with Trump seen as key to China-Japan ties
China and Japan’s long-standing rivalry has deep historic roots, and relations between the two have taken a significant turn for the worse in recent...
If the Iran war takes oil above US$120 a barrel, how bad could the shock get?
With the US-Israel war on Iran entering its third week, the world faces the risk of a more severe oil shock as military strikes...
Recession fears grip markets as energy facilities come under fire in Middle East
A recession mindset took hold among global investors after strikes on energy infrastructure in the Middle East heightened fears that disruption to production and...