Myanmar military recaptures 2 strategic border towns from ethnic militias
by BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has regained control of two towns near the country’s borders with India and Thailand, marking a significant …
Month: May 2026
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
NEW DELHI (AP) — Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a …
Japan records bigger exports and imports in April, despite oil supply concerns
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports soared 14.8% in April from the same month a year earlier, according to Finance Ministry data released Thursday, showing that …
Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge fined X Corp. 650,000 Australian dollars ($465,000) on Thursday for failing to provide information to an online safety …
Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing …
US test fires mobile rocket system near Mount Fuji in rapid ‘shoot and scoot’ drill
GOTEMBA, Japan (AP) — U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher on Wednesday at a range in the foothills of Japan’s …
Taiwan’s Lai says he’d tell Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases from US, if given a chance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that if given the chance he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump of his hope …
Indonesia tightens state control over exports of vital commodities
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is tightening state control over its globally important natural resources, with new regulations requiring that state-owned enterprises handle exports of …
Finnish divers recover remaining 2 bodies of Italians from underwater cave in Maldives
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Divers on Wednesday recovered the last two bodies of four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives …
New Zealand’s government plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government will lay off nearly 9,000 workers, amounting to 14% of public sector jobs, by mid-2029 as part …