Fifty-two Singaporeans have been arrested and detained in Guangxi, China, over suspected pyramid scheme activities and related offences, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and police said on Friday (Sep
U.S. national average price of retail diesel hit a new record on Thursday as crude oil rebounded and the U.S. refining sector faces capacity restraints.The U.S. national average price of
New Zealand recorded its third-warmest winter on record in 2026, with a nationwide average temperature of 9.7 degrees Celsius, Earth Sciences New Zealand said Friday.The temperature was 1.1 degrees Celsius
Australian disaster response specialists left for Nepal on Friday to join the search for survivors after the catastrophic Himalayan floods, as the government expressed “serious concerns” for the welfare of
South Korea and the United States are discussing semiconductor investments in the U.S. as part of broader bilateral talks, a Seoul official told reporters on Friday.The presidential official was responding
Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept
Indonesia’s top human rights body urged the police on Friday to investigate several new outbreaks of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programme to provide free meals to
China’s southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong braced for further torrential rain on Friday, after severe downpours linked to Typhoon Saudel triggered flooding in urban and rural areas, swamping
Five people have been hospitalized, including two with serious burns, after a forklift caught fire at a business in the eastern Australian city of Brisbane on Friday morning.Emergency services were
South Korea is reviewing options, including military measures, to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the presidential office said on Friday, while denying media reports that the