Asia

Turkey says construction starts on indigenous air defence destroyer

Turkey says Lebanon-Cyprus maritime deal violates Turkish Cypriots' rights, is unacceptable

Soyuz spacecraft blasts off for International Space Station with Russian and American crew

Turkey says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire needed first before discussing troop deployment

'Like an ocean': Malaysians recall race against rising waters after major flood

Russian court jails eight men for life over Ukrainian truck bomb attack

Japan will pay 'painful price' if steps out of line over Taiwan, China military says

Thailand shifts gear in flood evacuation; Indonesia death toll climbs to 61

South Korean police raid Hanwha Ocean shipyard after death of worker, Yonhap says

Exclusive-New Zealand navy ship made rare transit through Taiwan Strait this month

National Guard member dies as ambush in US capital becomes political flashpoint

Taiwan says it has discussed with US arms purchases for extra defence budget

Volunteers seek lost pets amid Hong Kong deadly inferno wreckage

Myanmar junta pardons thousands ahead of disputed election

Train hits, kills 11 in China's worst rail accident in over a decade

Australia lists Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard as state sponsor of terrorism

Trump says US must re-examine Afghan immigrants who came when Biden was president

US directs diplomats to lobby governments against mass migration, cable says

China's top paper urges US to rein in Japan over Taiwan

Mexico investigates Miss Universe president for drugs, arms trafficking

Trump urged Japan's Takaichi not to aggravate China dispute, sources say

Trump told Japan's PM to lower the volume on Taiwan, WSJ reports

Swiss tourist killed in shark attack off Australia's east coast

New Zealand government announces inquiry into Phillips children case

Hong Kong police arrest construction firm bosses over fire; death toll hits 83 with scores missing

Hong Kong police say death toll rises to 40 in residential blaze

Pentagon seeks to add Alibaba, Baidu, BYD to China military list, Bloomberg News reports

Death toll rises to 36 in Hong Kong residential block fire

South Korea's fourth space rocket launch successful, sends satellites into orbit

Berlin needs to brace for shifting, unreliable alliances, says minister

Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines

China again cautions citizens against Japan visits

China demands clarity from Japan on its position regarding Taiwan: Video

LOT passenger jet veers off Vilnius taxiway, no injuries reported

European states buy underwater drones for military use, manufacturer says

Massive fire in Hong Kong high-rise blocks claims four Lives, including firefighter: Video

India says examining Bangladesh request for Hasina's extradition

Poland to receive $51 billion from EU's defence investment programme, PM says

EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media to safeguard minors