Thai-Cambodia row: Fighting rages on despite Trump’s ceasefire claim

Cambodia shut its border crossings with Thailand yesterday, after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed to end days of deadly fighting.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Junta denies deadly Rakhine hospital strike

Myanmar’s military junta yesterday denied killing civilians in a hospital air strike that left more than 30 people dead.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Ousted party holds mega rally in Nepal

Tens of thousands rallied for the party of Nepal’s ousted prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday, in the largest gathering in the Himalayan country since youth-led anti-graft protests forced him out three months ago.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Cambodia says Thailand still bombing hours after Trump truce call

On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs
13 December 2025, 03:16 AM

Pakistan’s ex-spy chief to appeal 14-year term: lawyer

The former head of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency will appeal a 14-year hard labour sentence on charges including abuse of power, his lawyer said Friday, decrying a “sham” military trial.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

China harming regional peace

Beijing’s actions are “not conducive to regional peace”, Japan’s defence minister and US counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft locked radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan, Tokyo said yesterday.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Thai PM dissolves House, paving way for elections

Thailand’s prime minister dissolved parliament yesterday, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbour Cambodia.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Thailand, Cambodia continue fighting

Fighting raged yesterday along the border of Cambodia and Thailand, with explosions heard near centuries-old temples ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned phone call to the leaders of both nations.
11 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Fighting rages at Cambodia-Thailand border ahead of expected Trump call

At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have been killed in the reignited border conflict, officials say
11 December 2025, 02:59 AM

Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports

Changing tariffs will also affect South Korea, India, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan and Brazil
11 December 2025, 02:31 AM

Fire kills 12 in south China residential building: state media

It comes after a huge blaze last month engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong
10 December 2025, 04:48 AM

Over half a million evacuated in Cambodia, Thailand during border clashes

This week's clashes are the deadliest since five days of fighting in July that killed dozens
10 December 2025, 03:28 AM

Hong Kong fire death toll climbs to 160

The death toll in Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades rose to 160 after an additional body was identified, police said yesterday, adding that six people were still listed as missing.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Building fire kills 22 in Indonesia’s capital

A fire tore through a seven-storey office building in Indonesia’s capital yesterday, killing at least 22 people, police said.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured

PM Takaichi said 30 people were injured in the quake which triggered tsunami waves up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) high
9 December 2025, 03:33 AM

Cambodia 'retaliated' in border clashes with Thailand: ex-PM

The two countries have blamed each other for the fresh fighting, which saw Thailand launch air strikes and use tanks against its neighbour on Monday
9 December 2025, 02:39 AM

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports

Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November, reversing the slight decline recorded in October
8 December 2025, 06:27 AM

Four Nepalis among 25 killed in India's Goa club fire

The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub's staff and holidaymakers from New Delhi
8 December 2025, 05:35 AM

Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite

Both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by Donald Trump
8 December 2025, 02:46 AM

Nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

Indian authorities ordered an investigation and offered compensation to victims yesterday after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25.
7 December 2025, 18:51 PM