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ASEAN welcomes world leaders as China-US rivalry overshadows region
Southeast Asia's ASEAN bloc on Wednesday welcomed world leaders to Indonesia's capital for a summit likely to be dominated by worry about rivalry between the United States and China overshadowing the region
6 September 2023, 07:29 AM
'Xi, Putin missing G20 summit not unusual'
China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin skipping this week's G20 summit in New Delhi is not unusual and has nothing to do with India, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told the ANI news agency
6 September 2023, 07:08 AM
An accused has S$160m assets with wife frozen
Su Haijin, one of the 10 accused in the billion-dollar money laundering case, has been slapped with a new charge of money laundering on Wednesday
6 September 2023, 05:53 AM
US says North Korea will 'pay a price' for any weapons supplies to Russia
Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively advancing, a US official said on Tuesday and warned leader Kim Jong Un that his country would pay a price for supplying Russia with weapons to use in Ukraine
6 September 2023, 05:23 AM
Ex-Proud Boys leader jailed for 22 years over US Capitol attack
A former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the longest sentence so far in the case
6 September 2023, 05:06 AM
6b tonnes of sand extracted from oceans each year: UN
Some six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world’s seas and oceans every year, the UN said yesterday, warning of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities.
5 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Billions pledged for green development
The UAE pledged $4.5 billion in clean energy investments in Africa yesterday at a landmark climate summit aimed to showcase the continent’s potential as a green powerhouse.
5 September 2023, 18:00 PM
G20 per capita coal emissions growing
G20 per capita coal emissions continue to rise despite climate pledges and transition efforts by some members of the group of major economies, new research showed yesterday.
5 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Manipur charges four journalists
Indian police in Manipur state have filed criminal charges against four journalists, accusing them of misrepresenting facts in a report about the violent clashes between ethnic groups earlier this year.
5 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Asean leaders urge Myanmar junta to stop attacks on civilians
Southeast Asian leaders strongly condemned violence and attacks on civilians in Myanmar at a summit Tuesday, directly blaming the ruling junta, with host Indonesia saying there had been scant progress on an agreed peace plan
5 September 2023, 11:45 AM
Chinese spy agency suggests that Biden-Xi meeting hinges on "sincerity"
China's top security agency has hinted that any meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in San Francisco later this year will depend on the United States "showing sufficient sincerity"
5 September 2023, 09:08 AM
We've to be captains of our own ships, says Indonesian president
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday called on South-east Asian leaders to become bolder, more agile and devise a long-term tactical plan to address growing global challenges
5 September 2023, 08:14 AM
EU sees asylum requests jump 28% so far in 2023: agency
The number of migrants lodging asylum applications in the EU has jumped 28 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, official figures released Tuesday showed
5 September 2023, 05:30 AM
Nine killed as Colombia guerrillas clash despite peace talks
Nine people were killed in fighting between two Colombian guerrilla groups, an official said Monday, even as progress was reported in talks seeking to end decades of armed conflict in the South American nation
5 September 2023, 02:43 AM
Bomb attack on border hub kills 5 officials
A bomb attack on a government compound in the Myanmar border hub of Myawady killed five government and security officials and wounded 11 policemen, sources told AFP yesterday.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM
ANN ramps up co-op to amplify Asia’s voice
Representatives of 15 news titles in Asia emphasised the need for elevating cooperation to a new level and making Asia’s voice heard during the Asia News Network (ANN) annual board meeting in Beijing yesterday.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM
World losing over $400b per year: UN
Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said yesterday.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Nearly 2m people to flee Sudan by year-end
The UN has more than doubled its aid appeal to assist nearly two million people expected to flee conflict-torn Sudan by the end of this year amid soaring needs.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Xi to skip G20 summit in India
Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation at a G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, China's foreign ministry said today, indicating President Xi Jinping would not attend and scuppering chances of a meeting with US President Joe Biden there
4 September 2023, 13:24 PM
Biden 'disappointed' that Xi set to miss G20
US President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed disappointment that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would not attend the G20 summit in India this week, as Washington seeks to repair relations with Beijing
4 September 2023, 10:19 AM