6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (925+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking to reporters at a press conference on Sept 1 during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, the capital city of Palau. Published Sep 13, 2026, 05:00 AM SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (448+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 05:20 PM China has told the United States that it intends to cancel a planned meeting between their leaders later in September if Washington approves any new arms sales to Taiwan by then, multiple sources familiar with bilateral ties…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (117+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 05:26 AM Updated Sep 12, 2026, 05:31 AM Sept 12 - North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's defense ministry said on Saturday. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported earlier that South…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (212+ words) Published Sep 08, 2026, 03:45 PM Updated Sep 08, 2026, 11:53 PM Beijing – China’s new badminton chief vowed on Sept 8 to crack down on corruption after the man he replaced was put under investigation and had not been seen in months. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Zhang…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (209+ words) Published Sep 11, 2026, 09:56 AM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 10:01 AM TAIPEI, Sept 11 - Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy in Italy along with Taipei's foreign minister, the presidential office said on Friday. While Taiwan's…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (822+ words) Government and industry reports have sounded the alarm that China may overtake South Korea in terms of chips prowess, which has become central to the latter’s economy. Published Sep 11, 2026, 09:09 AM South Korea is tightening its defences against industrial espionage with…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (761+ words) Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, said: “(the Democrats) hate Christians, they hate Jews, they hate the capitalism, they hate the Constitution and they hate America.” Published Sep 11, 2026, 08:29 AM DALLAS, Texas – Republicans used their Dallas convention on Sept 10 to…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (760+ words) AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI have both reported incidents of models hacking external companies during testing. Published Sep 11, 2026, 08:02 AM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 08:16 AM US lawmakers this week called for new rules to govern AI, after an Anthropic researcher went public with…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (169+ words) Published Sep 11, 2026, 05:00 AM While looking for a migrant domestic worker recently, I approached several employment agencies. I was surprised that many insisted I must purchase their designated insurance package if I wanted to hire a helper through them. Employers understand…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (403+ words) Published Sep 11, 2026, 05:00 AM I refer to the article “Government open to using chemical castration to tackle sex crimes if proven effective: Shanmugam” (Sept 8). AWARE is heartened that the Government continues to take sexual crimes seriously. Rape and molestation cases have…...