UN says initial findings show roadside blast killed Lebanon peacekeepers
A ROADSIDE explosion appears to have struck the convoy of two Indonesian peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday,...
Trump says the US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO — US President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and Tehran...
Malaysia says its tankers will be exempt from Iran’s Hormuz toll
Malaysian tankers allowed to sail through the Strait of Hormuz won’t be subject to a toll imposed by Iran, according to Transport Minister Anthony...
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump’s latest threats
TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON — Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald J. Trump warned...
US vows to seek WTO alternatives after Cameroon meeting fails to renew e-commerce moratorium
YAOUNDE — World Trade Organization (WTO) countries failed to agree on a reform path or even a routine extension of an e-commerce duty moratorium,...
Australia readies social media court action citing teen ban breaches
SYDNEY — Australia threatened on Tuesday to sue social media giants for allegedly flouting a ban on under-16s, as its internet regulator disclosed it...
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly...
Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies
TOKYO/COLOMBO/WELLINGTON - Indonesia’s leader visited Tokyo this week in Asia’s latest flurry of fuel bartering efforts to offset crippling shortages caused by conflict in...
Fire hotspots, scant rain raise haze alarm in Southeast Asia
The number of fire hotspots across Indonesia and Malaysia is at the highest in seven years, raising the risk of severe haze conditions across...
Homicides in Sweden hit lowest level in over a decade in 2025
STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s homicide and manslaughter rate fell to its lowest in over a decade in 2025, official statistics showed on Tuesday, as new...
Pricier fuel hits Tokyo cherry blossom river cruises
TOKYO — A few dozen tourists hopped onto a small cruise boat in Tokyo to admire the cherry blossoms lining the Meguro River —...
Vingroup proposes scrapping LNG-powered plant plan for renewables amid Iran war, document shows
HANOI — Vingroup has told Vietnam’s government it wants to ditch a plan to build the country’s largest LNG-fired power plant and embark on...