Australian state parliament reconvenes to push through stricter gun laws after Bondi mass shooting
SYDNEY — Australia's New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday to vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on...
Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
NIIGATA — The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a...
ASEAN to seek resolution to Thailand-Cambodia conflict with Malaysia meeting
KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet in Malaysia on Monday, seeking to end border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia that have killed...
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak to face two key court rulings in 1MDB saga
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak, jailed for corruption in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, will learn on Monday if he can...
US intel indicates Putin’s war aims in Ukraine are unchanged
WASHINGTON/PARIS — US intelligence reports continue to warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and...
Australia honors Bondi Beach attack victims as PM orders safety review
SYDNEY — Australia on Sunday was honoring victims of a gun attack a week earlier on a seaside Hanukkah celebration, as the prime minister...
North Korea’s KCNA: Japan’s ambition for nuclear weapons should be curbed
SEOUL — North Korea said Japan’s ambition for possession of nuclear weapons should be “thoroughly curbed,” state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
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Myanmar arrests hundreds under new election law ahead of December vote
MYANMAR'S junta said this week it had arrested more than 200 people under a new law against undermining elections, drawing criticism from a monitoring...
Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after official floats weapons idea
TOKYO — Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday after local media reported that a senior security official suggested the...
EU leaders will loan 90 billion euros to Ukraine, but fail to agree to...
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to loan 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to Ukraine to fund its defense...
Bangladesh rocked by unrest over death of student leader
VIOLENT protests erupted in several cities across Bangladesh after the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi late on Thursday, with concerns of further unrest...
Police ID suspect in Brown University shooting, probe link with MIT killing
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/SALEM, New Hampshire — Police have identified a suspect in last weekend's deadly mass shooting at Brown University and are investigating a possible...