Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday:Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

SINGAPORE: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has granted the Lion City Sailors provisional approval to host the upcoming AFC Champions League Two final at Bishan Stadium. "This is subject to ...

Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month's massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday. A 2021 coup ...

Japanese companies and other multinationals have faced pressure to pull out of investments in Myanmar that are perceived to benefit the military. “We believe this meets our initial intention to ...

ASEAN has refused to allow Myanmar's military officials to attend key meetings, with the rare exception of the latest talks between the ASEAN chair and Myanmar's top military leader.

The UN children's agency says 6.3 million people are estimated to be in urgent need of assistance and protection more than three weeks after a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar.

Myanmar's military government said Thursday it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country's new year festivities. Civil rights groups say the junta has arrested ...

Paramount+ is expanding its footprint in Japan through a deal with prominent local streamer Lemino, operated by Japan’s top ...

Myanmar's junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a ...

Thaksin, who is the father of Paetongtarn and has been seen as pulling the strings of her government, has focused on back-channel diplomacy to end Myanmar's conflict. Anwar posted on X that he had ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has warned that trade negotiations with the US will not be easy, after discussions between Washington and Tokyo yielded no real breakthrough. US President ...

04/18/2025 April 18, 2025 Myanmar's military rulers and representatives of the country's opposition seem ready to extend a ceasefire, Malaysia's prime minister says.