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King Charles to deliver TV message about his cancer ‘journey’
AFP, Published on 12/12/2025
» LONDON - Britain’s King Charles III, who has broken royal taboos to talk openly about battling cancer, will Friday appear in a “personal message” filmed for a TV campaign raising funds for research into the devastating disease.
Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2025
» TOKYO — As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Trump says Putin should end the Ukraine war, not test missiles
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2025
» AIR FORCE ONE - US President Donald Trump said on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the war in Ukraine instead of testing a nuclear-powered missile, and that the United States had a nuclear submarine positioned off Russia's coast.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, first launch in months
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» SEOUL — North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, its first such launch in months and just a week before world leaders, including United States President Donald Trump, descend on South Korea for a summit.
Indonesian students stage protest as Prabowo marks a year in office
Reuters, Published on 20/10/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian students protested in Jakarta on Monday as President Prabowo Subianto completed a year in office, two months after violent demonstrations nationwide, with one expert faulting the government on grounds of openness and public participation.
Trio wins economics Nobel for work on tech-driven growth
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» STOCKHOLM - The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's impact on sustained economic growth.
Indonesians want opposition check on Prabowo power, survey says
Bloomberg, Published on 08/09/2025
» A survey conducted shortly before Indonesia saw massive protests over lawmakers’ perks found a majority of people want an opposition presence in parliament, underscoring public unease about the dominance of President Prabowo Subianto’s coalition.
Malaysia's Anwar signals support for China's global vision during 4-day trip
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/09/2025
» Following two days in Tianjin for a regional bloc summit and another day of meetings with top Chinese leaders, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stood on the rostrum at Beijing's Tiananmen Square to witness a spectacular military parade.
Hong Kong denies visa renewal for another journalist
The New York Times, Published on 23/08/2025
» HONG KONG - A journalist for Bloomberg News has been denied a visa to continue living and working in Hong Kong, effectively expelling her from the semiautonomous Asian financial centre in another potential blow to media freedom in the territory.
Stressed UK teens seek influencers' help for exams success
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LONDON - Posing as a fortune teller on his YouTube channel, former teacher Waqar Malik tells thousands of followers that he can predict this year's exam questions.