Wednesday, June 17, 2026

WORLD

Blinken to travel to China this weekend

After he cancelled his initial visit to Beijing earlier this year due to a Chinese spy balloon transiting the US, Secretary of State...

6.2-magnitude quake jolts Philippines

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Batangas province in the northern Philippines on Thursday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...

Kim Jong-un touts leadership of China’s Xi in b’day greetings

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the latter's 70th birthday, saying that Beijing's national...

Meta introduces text-based ‘world chat’ feature for Horizon Worlds

Meta has introduced a new text-based 'world chat' feature, a way to communicate with other people in the same world session, for the...

Flame for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games lit in Liangzhu culture site in China

The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games flame was lit at the Liangzhu ancient city on Thursday, to mark the 100-day countdown to the opening...

Tibetans in exile place hopes on Blinken for Tibet-China dialogue

As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks on a visit to China this weekend, the Tibetan exile administration places hopes on history...

Samsung Galaxy Watches to soon alert users of irregular heart rhythms

Samsung Electronics has announced that the 'Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification' (IHRN) feature on the Samsung Health Monitor app will soon be available in...

India offers Pakistan ‘utmost sympathy’ for its ignorance, non-comprehension of peace culture

India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj has offered Pakistan the "utmost sympathy" for what she described as its mindset of ignorance and inability to...

‘Extremely fierce battles’ rage in Ukraine as counter-offensive continues

Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar has confirmed that "extremely fierce battles" are raging in parts of the country as forces continue their...

Australia’s most-decorated soldier won’t apologise for alleged war crimes

In an alleged war crimes case, Ben Roberts-Smith, a former soldier who is Australia's most-decorated, on Wednesday said he will not apologise, adding...