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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos, held their first face-to-face talks on Thursday (Sep 22) with tensions in the South China Sea high on their...

NEW YORK: Japan’s strict border restrictions will be loosened next month, the prime minister announced on Thursday (Sep 22), allowing tourists to easily enter for the first time since the...

NEW YORK: Japan on Thursday (Sep 22) announced that it will lift tough COVID-19 restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years. "Finally, Japan will reopen...

NEW YORK: Japan announced on Thursday (Sep 22) that it will lift tough COVID-19 restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years. Speaking at the...

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday (Sep 22) said sorry in a contempt of court case and promised not to hurt the dignity of the judiciary, the...

Let's get you up to speed with the day's stories. Average prices for fresh fish from Malaysia and Indonesia have risen by about 20 per cent so far this year. Industry...

MEXICO CITY: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Mexico early on Thursday (Sep 22), claiming the life of a woman in Mexico City who fell and hit her head as...

UNITED NATIONS: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held the first one-on-one talks between their countries' leaders since 2019 on Wednesday (Sep 21) and agreed...

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday (Sep 22) said it has never supplied weapons or ammunition to Russia and has no plans to do so, while warning the United States to...

WELLINGTON: In the Cold War, analysts were sometimes concerned that the Kremlin might misread a rogue statement of bellicosity in Washington DC as an indication of White House intentions. If...