Malaysian Nagaenthran executed over drugs charges in Singapore
Execution comes the morning after mother’s last-ditch effort to save her intellectually disabled son was dismissed. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a Malaysian with learning disabilities who was...
Chinese drone giant DJI suspends business in Russia, Ukraine
DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, has announced it is temporarily halting operations in Russia and Ukraine, in a rare example of a Chinese firm...
Russia-Ukraine war: Poland, Bulgaria ‘facing Gazprom gas cuts’
Polish and Bulgarian officials say Russia is cutting off gas deliveries to their countries after their refusal to pay in Russian roubles, a demand made...
India: Many dead as truck hits power line during Hindu procession
At least 11 people, including two children, die after being electrocuted as their truck, decorated as a temple chariot, touches overhead power transmission wire. At...
India struggles to find vessel to ship crude from Russia
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is struggling to find a vessel to ship 700,000 barrels of crude from Russia’s Far East, in a...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail for corruption
Deposed leader handed five-year jail term after court finds her guilty of accepting gold and cash payments totalling $600,000. A court in military-ruled Myanmar has...
Australia’s prices surge at fastest pace in two decades
Soaring prices come as Prime Minister Scott Morrison fights a tough election campaign. Australian consumer prices surged at the fastest pace in two decades during...
World Bank to provide struggling Sri Lanka with $600m
Sri Lanka’s worst financial crisis has left it struggling to pay for essentials, including food, fuel and medicines. The World Bank has agreed to provide...
China angered as US sends destroyer through Taiwan Strait
USS Sampson conducted a monthly patrol of the Strait, which the US regards as international waters China’s military has accused the United States of undermining...