Indonesia expects first aircraft carrier in October

Both Thai and Indonesian navies agreed to increase cooperation in operations with coordinated patrols Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Britain celebrates 'Slippery Sunday' double gold

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 16 - It did not quite match the Super Saturday high point of the London 2012 Olympics but Britain's two thrilling comeback golds won on \"Slippery Sunday\" will go down ...

Climate Crossroads: A Decade After the Paris Agreement

Feb 16 - Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect, newly released climate datasets show the world warming at an accelerating pace, with 2025 ranking among the three hottest years ever recorded, ...

$15.1b budget surplus reflects uncertain economy, cyclical windfalls: economists

MPs said such surpluses should be funneled back into society, and used to tackle long-term challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

French police raid Arab World Institute in Epstein-linked probe into Jack Lang

PARIS, Feb 16 - French police on Monday searched the Arab World Institute in Paris in connection with an investigation into its former head, ex culture minister Jack Lang, and his ties with the ...

Ecuador prison deaths climb again despite Noboa security strategy, data shows

QUITO/GUAYAQUIL, Feb 16 - After hundreds of Ecuadorean inmates were killed in prison riots in 2021 and 2022, President Daniel ...

Cyclone Gezani leaves 59 dead in Madagascar, displaces more than 16,000

At least 59 people died when Cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar last week, the disaster management office said on Monday, as it ...

Taiwan parliament to tackle defence spending review after Lunar New Year holiday

TAIPEI, Feb 16 - Taiwan's parliament will prioritise the review of a $40 billion special defence budget when it resumes work after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, its speaker said on Monday ...

Pokemon card sold at auction in New Jersey for world-record $20 million

The Pokemon Illustrator card depicts the iconic cartoon character Pikachu. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Nigerian troops repel coordinated Islamist attacks in Borno, military says

ABUJA, Feb 16 - Nigerian troops have repelled simultaneous assaults by Islamist militants on two military bases in Borno state, leaving an unspecified number of soldiers dead, the army said on Monday, ...

Senior ‘Luffy’ crime group member gets life sentence over Japan robberies

A 90-year-old woman died in one of the group’s robberies in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Thirty four Australians released from Syrian camp holding IS-affiliated families

ROJ CAMP, Syria, Feb 16 - Syrian Kurdish forces on Monday released 34 Australians from a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants in northern Syria, saying they would be flown to ...