Shock absorber: will Asean’s power grid be up to the task by 2045?
Southeast Asia has been planning a unified electricity grid since 1997. Now, nearly 30 years later, its leaders are giving renewed impetus to the...
LIVE NOW: Over 30 Trapped After 9-Story Construction Building Collapses in Philippines; Rescue Underway
A massive search-and-rescue operation is underway in Angeles City, Philippines, after a nine-story construction building collapsed before dawn on May 24, Philippine time, trapping...
Crude oil drops as US inches towards Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Oil dropped at the week’s open as the US and Iran edged towards a deal, although US President Donald Trump said Washington’s blockade of...
Tulsi Gabbard to Resign as US Intelligence Chief
WASHINGTON—Tulsi Gabbard is set to resign from her position as the director of national security, citing her husband’s recent cancer diagnosis. “Unfortunately, I must...
Federal Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge in Tennessee on May 22 dismissed criminal human smuggling charges pending against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on the grounds of vindictive prosecution....
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson Get Married
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson got married over Memorial Day weekend. Anderson confirmed the nuptials on May 23, after she uploaded a black...
Global tensions, funding crisis threaten peacekeeping missions, SIPRI warns
Geopolitical tensions and a funding crisis are jeopardising peacekeeping missions, particularly those under the auspices of the United Nations, the Stockholm International Peace Research...
Trump Touts Tax Relief at Campaign Event in Swing New York District
SUFFERN, N.Y.—President Donald Trump highlighted a tax deduction enacted in his signature law last year at a campaign event for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.)...
Stable US-China ties? It won’t last long, Evan Medeiros says
Published: 6:00am, 25 May 2026Updated: 9:44am, 25 May 2026 Dr Evan Medeiros is the Penner family chair in Asia studies and the Cling family...