Myanmar’s rice farmers scrounge for diesel as Iran conflict dries up supply
WIN ZAW is among five of a Myanmar family who fan out on motorcycles most nights from their small village in the rice-growing Irrawaddy...
Japan’s cherry blossom picnics feel the pinch of global inflation
TOKYO — Global inflation is taking a bite out of Japan’s iconic “hanami” cherry blossom picnics, with an index tracking food and drink costs...
Trump cites progress with Iran, US proposes plan to end war
ISLAMABAD/JERUSALEM — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to war with...
Denmark’s Frederiksen bruised in election, coalition talks loom
COPENHAGEN/NUUK — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats were headed for their worst election outcome in over a century on Tuesday, as migration...
US safety agency says tracking system failed at LaGuardia jet collision
NEW YORK/MONTREAL — The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that a system which would have allowed a New York airport controller to...
Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump’s talk of negotiations as ‘fake...
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV — Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after US President Donald Trump postponed the bombing...
German military satellite plan fuels EU fragmentation fears
GERMAN plans for a €10-billion ($11.6-billion) military satellite network independent of a parallel European program are raising red flags among some European Union (EU)...
South Korea’s Lee calls for energy-saving campaign including shorter showers, car curbs
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for a nationwide energy-saving campaign over risks to oil and gas supplies from...
Bahrain pushes UN-backed action for Hormuz shipping; France tables rival text
PARIS — Bahrain has put forward a draft UN Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use “all necessary means” - diplomatic language...
Japan to tap joint oil stockpiles, PM says, with no end seen to supply...
TOKYO — Japan will tap joint oil stockpiles held by producing nations in the country by the end of March, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi...
Iran denies talks with US after Trump postpones strikes on power grid
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV — Iran denied on Monday that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat...
Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s nuclear status is irreversible, threatens South
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most...