Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine's Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China

The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea and from what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea, and using them to help U.S. military leaders for a potential future conflict with China

Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine's Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China
Asia|News|World

Chinese aircraft carrier comes closer than ever to Japan

A Chinese aircraft carrier entered an area near Japan's shores for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its “serious concerns” to Beijing over China’s increasingly assertive military actions around Japan, officials said

Chinese aircraft carrier comes closer than ever to Japan
Arts|Asia|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

Dancing, drums and rituals: with zeal and joy, India celebrates Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi

Dancing, drums and rituals: with zeal and joy, India celebrates Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi

Dancing, drums and rituals: with zeal and joy, India celebrates Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi
Asia|Election

India's cabinet accepts recommendation to hold simultaneous national, state elections

India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament, the information minister said on Wednesday, a move

India's cabinet accepts recommendation to hold simultaneous national, state elections
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Who made Hezbollah’s exploding devices? Questions swirl around a mysterious supply chain stretching from Taiwan to Hungary

Who made Hezbollah’s exploding devices? Questions swirl around a mysterious supply chain stretching from Taiwan to Hungary

Who made Hezbollah’s exploding devices? Questions swirl around a mysterious supply chain stretching from Taiwan to Hungary
Asia|Crime

Malaysia charges man linked to Islamic firm in alleged child abuse scandal

A Malaysian man, who authorities say is linked to an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly abused, was charged with

Malaysia charges man linked to Islamic firm in alleged child abuse scandal
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Sri Lanka's 2022 'Aragalaya' revolt hangs heavy over presidential vote

Just over two years since Sri Lanka's 'Aragalaya' uprising that deposed the nation's president, the movement that sparked the mass struggle

Sri Lanka's 2022 'Aragalaya' revolt hangs heavy over presidential vote
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Japan says economy in moderate recovery, cautious on risks

Japan's government said on Wednesday the economy was in moderate recovery but it remains cautious due to potential global economic risks and financial market volatility.

Japan says economy in moderate recovery, cautious on risks
Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

China chip stocks surge on government equipment list

Shares in several Chinese companies linked to the semiconductor industry surged on Wednesday, driven by investor excitement over a government list that some interpret as signaling

China chip stocks surge on government equipment list
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Thailand to prosecute security personnel over deaths of 78 protesters in 2004 crackdown

Thailand will prosecute eight former security personnel over their roles in a crackdown two decades ago in which 78 protesters suffocated or were crushed to death when crammed into

Thailand to prosecute security personnel over deaths of 78 protesters in 2004 crackdown
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Indonesia's central bank front runs Fed with surprise rate cut

Indonesia's central bank delivered its first rate cut in more than three years on Wednesday, just hours ahead of the widely expected start of

Indonesia's central bank front runs Fed with surprise rate cut
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China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan

China announced steps against nine U.S. military-linked firms on Wednesday over U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, freezing their property within China, in the latest move to put added

China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan
Asia|Business|Technology

Israel-Hamas war latest: 20 killed, 450 wounded in second day of explosions in Lebanon

Lebanon’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 450 others wounded by exploding electronic devices in multiple regions of the country

Israel-Hamas war latest: 20 killed, 450 wounded in second day of explosions in Lebanon
Asia|Australia|Environment|Science|World

La Nina, if it appears, will likely be brief, Australia's weather bureau says

Conditions in the Pacific Ocean have become more La Nina-like in recent weeks, but if the weather pattern does form, it is likely to be weak and short-lived, Australia's weather

La Nina, if it appears, will likely be brief, Australia's weather bureau says
Asia|Business|Economy

Ultra-weak home prices in northern China arrive in southern powerhouses

Chinese homebuyers on a tight budget have long sought out Hegang, an ex-coal boomtown on the Russian border.

Ultra-weak home prices in northern China arrive in southern powerhouses
Asia|Election|News|World

India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade

Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan

India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
Asia|Business|Technology

Vietnam's top leader Lam to meet Google, Meta in US next week, sources say

Vietnam's president and ruling Communist Party chief To Lam is set to meet representatives from several U.S. corporations, including Google

Vietnam's top leader Lam to meet Google, Meta in US next week, sources say
Asia|News|World

Japan says Chinese carrier entered its contiguous waters for first time

A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan's contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, Japan's defence ministry said, the latest in a string of military manoeuvres that

Japan says Chinese carrier entered its contiguous waters for first time
Asia|World

Malaysia's king to visit China, eyes infrastructure support

Malaysia's king Sultan Ibrahim will visit China from Thursday, the first by a Malaysian monarch in a decade, where he will meet President Xi Jinping and likely seek

Malaysia's king to visit China, eyes infrastructure support
Asia|Election|News

Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy

The first leg of a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has concluded in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago

Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
Asia|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall Street droops, dollar edges back after bumper Fed cut

Major stock indexes closed with modest losses and the dollar gained ground in choppy trading on Wednesday after the U.S.

Wall Street droops, dollar edges back after bumper Fed cut
Asia|Economy

How would Japan's ruling party race affect BOJ rate hike timing?

Japan's ruling party leadership race, which will determine who becomes next prime minister, could complicate the central bank's plan to normalise ultra-loose monetary

How would Japan's ruling party race affect BOJ rate hike timing?
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates

Most of the U.S. stock market edged lower after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates
Asia|News|World

North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say

South Korea and Japan’s militaries say North Korea had test-fired multiple ballistic missiles

North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say
Asia|Economy|News

Japan's exports slow sharply, machinery orders shrink in blow to economic recovery

Japan's export growth slowed sharply in August as shipments to the U.S. dropped for the first time in three years, while machinery orders

Japan's exports slow sharply, machinery orders shrink in blow to economic recovery

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