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German leader urges US to repair ties with Europe
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» MUNICH - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged on Friday that a rift had opened up between Europe and the United States but issued an appeal to Washington: “Let’s repair and revive transatlantic trust together.”
China conducts second day of military drills around Taiwan
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» BEIJING - China kicked off a second day of live-fire drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ports and assaults on maritime targets.
Tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was on Monday found guilty on two counts of foreign collusion and of seditious publication, in one of the Chinese city's highest-profile national security trials.
Global ‘red list’ of threatened species updated
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» ABU DHABI - The world’s top conservation body is holding its world congress starting on Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species.
NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MACAU — The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
US targets attempts to dodge Trump tariffs with China in crosshairs
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump ramps up tariff threats on US trading partners, his administration is taking aim at a tactic said to be used by Chinese companies to dodge the levies by moving goods through third countries.
Rubio says Asia might get 'better' tariffs than others
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Asian nations might get "better" tariff rates than the rest of the world, as he attended Asean talks focused on Washington's trade war.
Rubio meets Russia's Lavrov at Asean talks
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia on Thursday, bringing the war in Ukraine to the sidelines of Asean talks focused on Washington's tariff drive.
Disgraced Korean ex-president Yoon detained again
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell pending investigations into accusations of insurrection.
Rubio to meet Russian counterpart in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his Russian counterpart on Thursday in Malaysia, where Asean foreign ministers are holding talks on US tariffs and China's growing influence in the region.