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EXPLAINERThe state secretary, who is under Chinese sanctions, is on a state visit to Beijing under the name ‘Marco Lu’.Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026How did United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio enter China despite being…

Ronald dela Rosa, police chief under ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, faces an ICC arrest warrant.More than a dozen gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate as police and marines moved in to arrest a senator wanted by the International…

TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets that were open for trading mostly rose Monday, as investors continued to closely watch the war in Iran, soaring oil prices and what President Donald Trump might say…

The new provisions allow police to seize items with ‘seditious intention’, bypassing judicial authorisations.Published On 24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026Hong Kong police are now empowered to require anyone suspected of violating the…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returned Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police locked down a central boulevard…

Voters in Kazakhstan headed to the polls Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution that would strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia’s largest country.The…

BANGKOK (AP) — European shares opened higher on Wednesday after another day of sell-offs in Asia, where South Korea’s benchmark plunged more than 12%. U.S. futures were 0.3% lower. Oil prices…

Increasingly prominent appearances stoke speculation Kim Jong Un is grooming his teenage daughter as a future leader.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 28 Feb 202628 Feb 2026Click here to share on social…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024, his lawyers…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration’s interests in the Western Hemisphere…