Malaysia renews Lynas Rare Earths’ license for 10 years, orders end to radioactive waste by 2031AP News• Mar 2, 2026 03:02 amKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths’ operating license for 10 years but will…
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Exiled activist Anna Kwok vows to keep fighting after Hong Kong jails her fatherAP News• Feb 27, 2026 08:01 pm
North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congressAP News• Feb 27, 2026 06:56 pm
19 deputies of China’s legislature, including 9 military officers, removed before annual meetingAP News• Feb 27, 2026 01:59 am
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The father of a US-based Hong Kong activist is sentenced to 8 months under national security lawAP News• Feb 25, 2026 08:56 pmHONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison…
North Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogueAP News• Feb 25, 2026 04:02 pm
Cambodian opposition politician convicted of inciting social disorder gets early prison releaseAP News• Feb 25, 2026 07:59 am
American is freed after 11 years for Bali ‘suitcase murder,’ but a US case awaitsAP News• Feb 25, 2026 01:56 am
US and South Korean militaries will have joint drills in March as tensions with North Korea escalateAP News• Feb 24, 2026 11:53 pm
Sri Lanka police arrest former intelligence chief in connection with 2019 bombingsAP News• Feb 24, 2026 10:56 pm
US military plane hits road barrier during Philippine training, injuring American personnelAP News• Feb 24, 2026 10:53 pm
Thai officials say 72 tigers at tourist parks died of canine distemper, allaying bird flu fearsAP News• Feb 24, 2026 06:20 amOfficials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper…
Militants kill 6 officers and a civilian in ambushes on police vehicles in northwest PakistanAP News• Feb 24, 2026 04:22 am
Australia begins sweeping public inquiry probing antisemitism after Bondi Beach killingsAP News• Feb 24, 2026 02:05 am
Myanmar’s new parliament is to convene next month for its first session after electionsAP News• Feb 24, 2026 02:02 am
Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of 2 key ports on the Panama CanalAP News• Feb 24, 2026 01:53 am
Ousted South Korean President Yoon appeals life sentence for martial law decreeAP News• Feb 23, 2026 07:56 pm
Rajanish Kakade, AP photographer who captured the daily rhythm of India’s Mumbai, dies at 55AP News• Feb 23, 2026 02:08 am
A packed bus plunges off a Nepal highway, killing 19 and injuring 25AP News• Feb 22, 2026 10:05 pmA crowded bus in Nepal has crashed off a mountain highway, killing 19 people including a British national. Police say…
Japan’s emperor expresses concern about disaster survivors on his 66th birthdayAP News• Feb 22, 2026 08:56 pm
A Hong Kong court dismisses appeals of activists in a key national security caseAP News• Feb 22, 2026 07:54 pm
Kim reelected to top post of North Korea’s ruling party as it hails his nuclear buildupAP News• Feb 22, 2026 04:53 pm
Hong Kong government offers to buy apartment ownerships from fire victimsAP News• Feb 21, 2026 01:50 am
Buddhist monks rally in Sri Lanka to pressure the government for a wider role in affairs of stateAP News• Feb 20, 2026 06:12 am
2 Cambodian journalists appeal treason convictions over a photo from Thai border clashAP News• Feb 20, 2026 03:50 am
Torrential rains unleash landslides that kill 7 in southern PhilippinesAP News• Feb 20, 2026 02:50 am
Osaka city stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipesAP News• Feb 20, 2026 01:58 amTOKYO (AP) — Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth 560 million yen ($3.6 million) from an…
Ex-South Korean president remains defiant following life sentence for rebellionAP News• Feb 19, 2026 11:53 pm
Japan’s traditional kimonos are being repurposed in creative and sustainable waysAP News• Feb 19, 2026 09:50 pm
A resistance leader in Myanmar turns himself in to the army after clashing with rival forceAP News• Feb 19, 2026 07:20 am
A look at major events that led to ex-South Korean president’s conviction over martial lawAP News• Feb 19, 2026 02:56 am
Gas explosion kills 16 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern PakistanAP News• Feb 18, 2026 11:59 pm
Former South Korean president receives life sentence for imposing martial law in 2024AP News• Feb 18, 2026 09:50 pm
North Korean leader deploys 50 new rocket launchers ahead of major party congressAP News• Feb 18, 2026 06:56 pmSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment…
Photos follow the color red through public and intimate spaces during the Lunar New YearAP News• Feb 18, 2026 02:20 pm
Why Trump’s comment on discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concernsAP News• Feb 18, 2026 07:59 am
Former cricket captains urge Pakistan to ensure better medical care for Imran Khan in prisonAP News• Feb 18, 2026 05:59 am
Philippine Vice President Duterte will seek presidency in 2028 but faces impeachment bidsAP News• Feb 17, 2026 10:01 pm
Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s near-freezing deepAP News• Feb 17, 2026 09:59 pm
From automated farm tractors to exam paper grading, AI boosts efficiency for some in IndiaAP News• Feb 17, 2026 07:54 pm
Takaichi, reelected as Japan’s leader, wants to cooperate with US in rare earths developmentAP News• Feb 17, 2026 04:50 pm
Sri Lankan lawmakers scrap their pensions, delivering on a campaign promiseAP News• Feb 17, 2026 06:55 amCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan legislators overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to scrap their pensions, in a bid to fulfill…
Suicide bomber and gunmen kill 11 soldiers and a child in northwestern PakistanAP News• Feb 17, 2026 01:58 am
US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarmAP News• Feb 17, 2026 01:55 am
India eyes $200B in data center investments as it ramps up its AI hub ambitionsAP News• Feb 16, 2026 10:55 pm
Imran Khan’s physician says report of ‘improvement’ in ex-PM’s eyesight cannot be verifiedAP News• Feb 16, 2026 07:56 am
A writer is cleared by Thai court after Malaysian agency withdraws defamation caseAP News• Feb 16, 2026 06:53 am
Myanmar expels East Timor’s top diplomat over a criminal complaint alleging military abusesAP News• Feb 16, 2026 01:55 am
Motorcycle bomb at police station kills at least 2 and wounds several in northwestern PakistanAP News• Feb 15, 2026 11:53 pm
Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in courtAP News• Feb 15, 2026 10:50 pmA man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach has…
Singapore sets first ever sustainable aviation fuel levy, as Southeast Asia’s fuel industry growsAP News• Feb 15, 2026 10:01 pm
Pakistan’s imprisoned ex-PM Khan to get medical treatment after reported partial vision lossAP News• Feb 14, 2026 08:50 am
Thailand’s ruling conservative party moves closer to forming new coalition governmentAP News• Feb 13, 2026 04:53 am
People — and robots — are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in ChinaAP News• Feb 13, 2026 04:16 am
Thousands rally in support of Nepal’s former king and call for monarchy’s returnAP News• Feb 13, 2026 02:50 am
New Zealand restricts the spread of a reviled killer’s views by hampering his attempts to gain fameAP News• Feb 12, 2026 10:50 pmWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In a near-empty courthouse, in front of almost no one, the appeal by New Zealand’s…
Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farmsAP News• Feb 12, 2026 08:08 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country’s first election since 2024 uprisingAP News• Feb 12, 2026 06:55 pm
Sister of North Korea’s leader says South Korea’s drone regret was sensible but insufficientAP News• Feb 12, 2026 06:53 pm
Pakistan court orders medical exam after imprisoned former leader Khan reports partial vision lossAP News• Feb 12, 2026 05:03 am
Indian unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with USAP News• Feb 12, 2026 02:12 am
Spy agency says Kim Jong Un’s daughter is close to being designated North Korea’s future leaderAP News• Feb 12, 2026 02:09 am
What to know about a mass shooter’s bid to undo his guilty pleas for the Christchurch mosque murdersAP News• Feb 12, 2026 02:06 am
South Korea’s former interior minister gets 7-year sentence for aiding martial lawAP News• Feb 12, 2026 12:01 amSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s former interior minister was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for abetting…
In Cambodia, thousands flood out of scam compounds and find little helpAP News• Feb 11, 2026 04:04 pm
Militants ambush police in restive northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officersAP News• Feb 11, 2026 08:21 am
Teenager steals gun from police and attacks a school in southern Thailand, killing 1AP News• Feb 11, 2026 06:09 am
Sri Lankan court sentences 12 men to death over killing of lawmaker during 2022 protestsAP News• Feb 11, 2026 06:06 am
Thai coffee chains cut default sugar content in coffee and tea drinks in a new health pushAP News• Feb 11, 2026 03:01 am
The father of a US-based Hong Kong activist is convicted under national security lawAP News• Feb 10, 2026 08:55 pm
US won’t abandon the Philippines in fighting China’s assertiveness at sea, Manila’s envoy saysAP News• Feb 10, 2026 04:01 am
China’s Lunar New Year travel rush begins with record 9.5 billion trips expectedAP News• Feb 10, 2026 12:23 amBEIJING (AP) — Liu Zhiquan was waiting for a 30-plus hour train journey to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province,…
New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals courtAP News• Feb 9, 2026 06:56 pm
Hong Kong fire victims long for home as Lunar New Year stirs painful memoriesAP News• Feb 9, 2026 03:53 pm
Bhumjaithai Party’s election victory signals a conservative shift in Thailand’s politicsAP News• Feb 9, 2026 08:01 am
Takaichi’s election victory sets the stage for a rightward shift in Japan’s security policiesAP News• Feb 9, 2026 02:53 am
Jimmy Lai’s evolution from Hong Kong media magnate to activist in photosAP News• Feb 8, 2026 10:06 pm
Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai party tops election that marks a conservative comebackAP News• Feb 8, 2026 10:00 pm
New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to discard his guilty pleas, saying prison made him irrationalAP News• Feb 8, 2026 05:55 pm
What to know about Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong journey from media mogul and activist to convictAP News• Feb 8, 2026 02:58 pmHONG KONG (AP) — To his supporters, former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To…
China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security caseAP News• Feb 8, 2026 02:55 pm
Prime Minister Takaichi’s party wins a supermajority in Japan’s lower houseAP News• Feb 7, 2026 02:53 pm
Photos of Singapore Air Show display ‘the latest and the greatest’ in aviationAP News• Feb 6, 2026 09:50 pm
A charismatic straight talker, Japan’s Takaichi expands her power after huge election winAP News• Feb 6, 2026 04:53 pm
Japan’s first female prime minister counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s electionAP News• Feb 6, 2026 04:50 pm
Pakistan’s cultural capital erupts in color as kite-flying Basant festival ends 20-year hiatusAP News• Feb 6, 2026 05:00 am
Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scoresAP News• Feb 6, 2026 02:55 am