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A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet prepares to take off inside the airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, 29 December 2025. China announced that it would conduct live-fire drills around Taiwan on 30 December. — EPA
China holds war games around Taiwan after lashing out at US arms deal 
HONG KONG — China is holding military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island's key areas, as a warning against "separatist forces".Codenamed "Justice Mission 2025", the drills are taking place days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan worth $11bn (£8.2bn). That move drew sharp protest from Beijing which in turn sanctioned US defense firms.China’s military announced Monday it was mobilizing army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for “major military drills” aimed at sending a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence and “external” forcing interfering with the island.The exercises would test combat readiness and “blockade and control of key ports and critical...
December 29, 2025

China holds war games around Taiwan after lashing out at US arms deal 

Footage aired by local broadcaster Metro TV showed the fire engulfing the nursing home
16 killed in Indonesia nursing home fire
JAKARTA — Sixteen people were killed and three others injured in a fire at a nursing home for the elderly on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, according to local authorities.The fire department was alerted to a fire at Damai retirement home in the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, on Sunday night at around 20:30 local time (12:30 GMT).Many victims were found inside their rooms, the city's fire and rescue agency chief Jimmy Rotinsulu told news agency AFP, adding that they were likely elderly residents who were resting for the evening when the fire broke out.Police are still investigating the cause of the blaze, which was put out at around 21:30 (13:30) on Sunday.Authorities say police are trying to identify the deceased, urging family members of the victims to...
December 29, 2025

16 killed in Indonesia nursing home fire

Myanmar electoral officers count early voting ballots after closing the first phase of general election at a polling station in Naypyitaw, the capital city of Myanmar, 28 December 2025. (EPA)
Myanmar holds first election since 2021 coup
YANGON — Voters in Myanmar went to the polls Sunday for the first phase of the country’s first general election in five years. The election, being held in three phases through late January, is widely expected to pave the way for junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to formally assume the presidency. Final results are expected to be announced in February. The military has portrayed the vote as a step toward restoring electoral democracy after it seized power in February 2021, ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Critics, however, say the process is designed to legitimize continued military rule, pointing to the exclusion of major opposition parties, tight restrictions on free expression and reports of voter intimidation. More than 4,800 candidates from 57 parties are contesting...
December 28, 2025

Myanmar holds first election since 2021 coup

A handout photo made available by the Defense Ministry of Thailand shows Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha and Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit exchanging ceasefire agreement documents during a General Border Committee Meeting in Ban Pak Kard, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, 27 December 2025. (EPA)
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes
BANGKOK — Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to an immediate ceasefire, halting nearly three weeks of intense border fighting that killed dozens of people and displaced close to one million civilians along their disputed frontier. The ceasefire took effect at noon local time (0500 GMT) following a meeting of the 3rd Special General Border Committee, co-chaired by the defense ministers of Thailand and Cambodia, according to a joint statement issued by the Cambodian prime minister’s office. Thai media reported that the situation along the border in Sa Kaeo province had stabilized after the agreement came into force. Under the deal, both sides committed to an immediate halt to all armed hostilities and pledged to avoid unprovoked fire, troop advances, or movements toward opposing...
December 27, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes

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Malaysian high court finds former PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian court has found jailed former prime minister Najib Razakguilty of abuse of power in the biggest trial yet in a multibillion-dollar scandal in the country.The ruling handed down by the Kuala Lumpur High Courton Friday could have significant political repercussions. The judge has yet to deliver the full verdict and sentencing.Najib, 72, was found guilty on four counts of abuse of power regarding the illegal transfer of about 2.2 billion Malaysian ringgit ($539m) from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.Malaysian and US investigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund Najib co-founded in 2009 while in office. More than $1 billion allegedly made its way into accounts linked to Najib, who has consistently denied...
December 26, 2025

Malaysian high court finds former PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power

Afghans walk past the demolished historic Ariana Cinema site in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 December 2025. — EPA
Kabul’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping complex
KABUL — The Ariana Cinema, a historic landmark in downtown Kabul that had weathered decades of war and revolution, has been completely razed to make way for a modern commercial center.On December 16, demolition crews began to tear down the cinema, which first opened its doors to moviegoers in 1963.“It’s not just a building made of bricks and cement that is being destroyed, but the Afghan cinema lovers who resisted and continued their art despite the hardships and severe security problems,” Afghan film director and actor Amir Shah Talash told The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, all the signs of historical Afghanistan are being destroyed.”Hearing about the Ariana Cinema’s destruction was “very painful and sad news for me,” said Talash, who has been active in...
December 26, 2025

Kabul’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping complex

A Bangladesh Nationalist Partty (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s poster is on display in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 December 2025. — EPA
Bangladesh opposition leader returns after 17 years in exile
DHAKA — Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned from nearly 17 years in exile on Thursday ahead of landmark general elections.The 60-year-old son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia isthe front-runner to be the next prime minister as the BNP is eyeing a return to power when Bangladesh goes to the polls in February next year.His homecoming also carries personal urgency, with Khaleda seriously ill for months. Hundreds of thousands of supporters lined the route from Dhaka’s airport to the reception venue, waving party flags and carrying placards, banners and flowers, while chanting slogans welcoming Rahman, as senior BNP leaders received him at the airport under tight security.Dressed in a light grey, finely checkered blazer over a crisp white shirt,...
December 25, 2025

Bangladesh opposition leader returns after 17 years in exile

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un inspects the country's nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea releases new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine
SEOUL — North Korean state media released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday. The pictures showed leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the guided-missile submarine at an indoor construction facility, indicating it has not yet been launched.Building a nuclear-powered submarine has been a long-held goal for Kim, who first discussed it at a ruling party congress in 2021, but the fact its rival, South Korea, has recently being given the blessing of the Trump administration to pursue its own nuclear-powered subs appears to have added urgency to Kim’s plans.Such vessels come with many advantages. They can stay submerged for long periods of time – essentially for years, if they can carry enough provisions for the crew – whereas most conventionally...
December 25, 2025

North Korea releases new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine

NSW Premier Chris Minns attends the National Day of Reflection vigil and commemoration for the victims and survivors of the Bondi Massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, 21 December 2025. — EPA
Australian state passes sweeping anti-terror law after Bondi shooting
SYDNEY — New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, on Wednesday passed sweeping new gun and anti-terror rules following the mass shooting on Bondi Beach, Reuters reported.The state parliament passed the Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill early morning after the upper house approved the bill by 18 votes to eight during an emergency sitting.Premier Chris Minns said not all residents of New South Wales would support the tough reforms but his government was doing everything possible to keep people safe, in the wake of the December 14 shooting at a Jewish Hannukah celebration, where 15 people were killed and dozens wounded."Sydney and New South Wales has changed forever as a result of that terrorist activity," Minns told reporters.The bill passed the lower house on...
December 24, 2025

Australian state passes sweeping anti-terror law after Bondi shooting

People continue to bring flowers to the Bondi Beach promenade as crowds return to Bondi Beach on the a day of National Reflection one week on from the Bondi Massacre in Sydney, Australia, 21 December 2025. — EPA
Australian arrested after endorsing Bondi attack had weapons stockpile, prosecutors say
SYDNEY — Police found several guns, a stockpile of ammunition and a shopping list for bomb materials in the home of a Western Australian man who was arrested following a public tip-off after he pledged support to the Bondi attackers, prosecutors said on Wednesdy.Martin Glynn, 39, appeared in a court in Perth charged with racial harassment, possessing a prohibited weapon and failing to properly store firearms.Prosecutors claimed that flags of Hamas and Hezbollah were located at Glynn's home during a police raid.In a statement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said "there is no place in Australia for antisemitism, hate and violent ideologies".The court heard that Glynn posted on Instagram just hours after two gunmen killed 15 people in a targeted attack on a Hanukkah event at...
December 24, 2025

Australian arrested after endorsing Bondi attack had weapons stockpile, prosecutors say

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