BEIJING - China said Monday it "firmly rejects" US claims that it had violated a sweeping tariffs deal, as tensions between the two economic superpowers showed signs of ratcheting back up.

SEOUL – As South Korea heads to the polls for an earlier-than-expected presidential election on June 3, the nation stands at a political crossroads.

MANILA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that vaccine-preventable diseases are seeing a “dangerous comeback” in countries in the East Asia and Pacific, including the Philippines, with measles cases reaching its peak in the re...

TOKYO – Satellites orbiting the Earth are essential for weather forecasting, broadcasting and even for locating people. The “eyes” that view the planet from space now have such high resolution that they can boast tremendous capabilities in...

Superlek Kiatmoo9 has denied he asked for his bout with Nabil Anane to be changed to a three-round contest – contradicting earlier claims made by ONE Championship chairman Chatri Sityodtong.

GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Hamas announced on Saturday that it had submitted its reply to a US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Washington's main negotiator almost immediately criticised the response as "totally unacceptable".

PARIS - France's Holocaust memorial and three Paris synagogues and a restaurant were vandalised with paint overnight Saturday, in what the Israeli embassy denounced as an "coordinated antisemitic attack".

MOSCOW - At least seven people were killed late Saturday and dozens injured after a bridge collapsed onto a railway in a Russian region bordering Ukraine, officials said, in an incident the railway operator blamed on "illegal interference".

MOKWA (NIGERIA) - Flash floods that ripped through parts of central Nigeria have killed at least 115 people, an emergency services official said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise further.

SINGAPORE - US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was "here to stay" in the Indo-Pacific region.