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Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation
ANKARA - Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Japan's Prime Minister Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over...
Aug 15, 20243 min read


Thai politics braces for shakeup after court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin
BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics...
Aug 14, 20243 min read


Explainer-What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among...
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Srettha Thavisin's dramatic rise and fall in Thai politics
BANGKOK - Srettha Thavisin won a parliamentary vote to become Thailand's prime minister last August, after a closely-fought election...
Aug 14, 20243 min read


Factbox-What happens next after Thai PM Srettha Thavisin's exit?
BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was dismissed on Wednesday by the Constitutional Court for a breach of ethics in...
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Analysis-Prabowo's free meals plan poised to expand Indonesia dairy consumption, imports
JAKARTA - Indonesia's president-elect campaigned on a pledge to provide free meals to over 80 million school children, a costly and...
Aug 14, 20244 min read


More Indian hospitals hit by doctors' protest after rape and murder of medic
KOLKATA - Hospital services were disrupted in several Indian cities on Tuesday after a doctors' protest spread nationwide following the...
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Putin tells Abbas of 'great pain' at Palestinian plight
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin told visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that Moscow was pained by the...
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Exclusive-Turkey, Syria could meet at ministerial level if conditions suitable, Ankara says
ANKARA - Turkey and Syria could meet at the ministerial level as part of efforts to normalise ties if suitable conditions are created,...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Exclusive-Turkey's priority is fulfilling NATO responsibilities, defence minister says
ANKARA - Turkey wants to improve its ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), but its priority is fulfilling its...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


China trials cargo drones, air taxis as low-altitude economy gains speed
BEIJING - Engineers sent China's biggest-yet cargo drone on a test run over the weekend while a helicopter taxi took to the skies on a...
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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