During naval exercises in March and April, the US operated F-35B Lightning II jets from an amphibious assault carrier for the first time.

A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for foreign markets under a safe passage agreement - the first departure since the Russian invasion blocked shipping through the Black Sea five months ago.

Girl’s condition deteriorated less than 24 hours after she showed symptoms last Wednesday night.

As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of Covid-19.

Plot spanning 150 metres was declared a military dock by Hong Kong government after much back and forth between administration and politicians over the years.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has reanimated fears of nuclear confrontation and cranked up the urgency of trying to reinforce the 50-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command said he wanted to identify new areas where Washington could work with Wellington, calling Australia and New Zealand’s Pacific leadership ‘critically important’.

Two people are running to be Britain’s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the contest: Margaret Thatcher.

Government task force involving various departments, experts and police convenes for first meeting at accident site on Monday.

‘Many agree that men who have sex with each other should not be thrown into prison’, said Singapore’s law minister in a Facebook video, while noting that ‘people don’t want’ the city state’s current definition of marriage to change.

Shift comes as Chinese policy banks balk at African debt distress and Beijing aims for private entities to take a bigger role.

A secondary school in China has caused heated debate after it banned students from wearing a list of ‘weird styles’ including sideburns, fringes, mullets and even long hair on girls.

Children have lost nearly three years of a “normal” educational setting: how much has remote learning damaged them and how quickly can the damage be undone?

Parts of Beirut’s grain silos collapsed, just days before the second anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the Lebanese capital’s port that ravaged the stores and swathes of the city.

A tiny turtle rescued by a Sydney zoo took six days to pass all the plastic in his system. A veterinary nurse said he was lucky to survive. The amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is projected to outweigh fish by 2050, according to the WWF.

Even in cities without major coronavirus lockdowns, including Hong Kong, ‘trust issues’ are rife among foreigners, and many do not intend to return until zero-Covid restrictions are eased.

The move, effective Monday, holds the promise of eventually revolutionising cross-border trading in an economy that still remains significantly cut off from international markets.

Russia’s Singapore envoy Nikolay Kudashev said Russia had ‘nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing to regret’, pointing out that few Asian nations had sanctioned President Vladimir Putin’s government over its war in Ukraine.

China’s Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) eased to 50.4 in July from 51.7 in June, data released on Monday showed.

Jacinda Ardern on Monday called for Beijing to be clear that it does not support the invasion of Ukraine, and to uphold the international rules and norms that both China and New Zealand had benefited from.

Massive pile of trees uprooted during 2018’s Typhoon Mangkhut led to first recycling facility for such waste.

A new father in China has caused outrage after complaining angrily about his wife giving birth to a daughter instead of a son, and stating he couldn’t even be bothered naming the newborn girl.

The Register of Overseas Entities, which becomes active on Monday, is part of a crackdown on Russian oligarchs and corrupt elites laundering illicit wealth.

Experts sound alarm as number of marriages, births plunge further in 2021, with Hongkongers delaying such decisions.

Kentucky’s governor predicted bodies will continue to be found as rescuers embarked on a long and gruelling effort to locate victims from devastating flooding.

Sagging interest in studying ‘most serious competitor’ impedes Biden administration’s goals amid tense bilateral relations.

Rishi Sunak, who has struggled against his rival Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, has pledged immediate tax cuts that he said would mark the biggest income tax cut since the time of former PM Margaret Thatcher.

Nichelle Nichols’ portrayal of starship communications officer Lieutenant Uhura on the 1960s sci-fi TV series Star Trek and subsequent movies broke colour barriers and helped redefine roles for black actors.

It was the first-ever European victory for England’s Lionesses, and the first major international trophy for any England team – male or female – since 1966.

Powerful Iraqi Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr urged other factions to support a protest that has seen his followers occupy parliament in a dispute over who should name the next prime minister.

The state of emergency was first declared in February last year, after the military toppled the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi

A female former guard at a maximum-security prison says she was repeatedly raped by a Palestinian inmate after being forced to work as a ‘sex slave’ by her superiors.

Jim Fitton, 66, was sentenced in June to 15 years in an Iraqi prison. A Baghdad appeals court overturned the conviction and last week ordered his release.

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President Putin signed a new naval doctrine and vowed to respond ‘with lightning speed to anyone who decides to encroach on our sovereignty and freedom’, and said the US is his country’s biggest threat.

A 4½-minute clip circulating online shows the male officer sleeping on three chairs arranged into a makeshift bed.

Current sabre-rattling is all about intimidation, with domestic issues the real priority, Indonesian and Indian observers believe.

British Olympic champion Matt Walls was treated in the stands for almost 40 minutes after both he and his bike were flung off the track. He was taken to hospital with another rider, while two spectators received medical attention.

Officials approved nearly 1,700 applications in the past 16 months allowing people under quarantine to see critically ill family members or attend their funerals.

The provincial health authority dismissed a suggestion that those who were not vaccinated or tested should be given a blue code.

China’s cyberspace watchdog said it fined 283 internet platforms and removed 177 apps from local app stores in the first six months of the year in its ongoing crackdown on ‘illegal’ content.

A ‘hero of Ukraine and his wife tragically died as a result of shelling’, it was announced as the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain prepared to leave Odesa port on Monday.

The heir to the British throne’s charitable trust received the donation from the family of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden – it’s not the first time the prince’s charities have been accused of criminal wrong doing.

Chinese leader tells United Work Front Department – the body responsible for liaising with non-party groups – to reach out to ‘patriotic forces’ overseas

He won the presidency in 1992 and was credited with steering the economy into a period of rapid growth until the 1997 financial crisis hit Southeast Asia.

Moscow media quoted Sevastopol governor as saying 5 staff were wounded by a drone. Ukraine said heavy Russian strikes hit southern cities early on Sunday, and thousands are still exposed to fierce fighting in the Donbas region.

Shen Hongbing, 58, has also been tasked with strengthening the nation’s capacity to deal with public health emergencies.

District council member Christine Fong in a Facebook post calls on HSBC to spin off its Asia business and bring back the bank’s primary listing to Hong Kong.

A recent analysis of a type of jewellery called ‘group jade pendants’ offers unique insights into Ming dynasty imperial court traditions and even highlights transitions in the empire’s history.