5+ hour ago   (322+ words) BANJARMASIN, Indonesia, Sept 13 (Reuters) - At least six people died and another 129 are still missing after an Indonesian passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during bad weather early on Sunday, the search and rescue agency said. Crews managed to rescue…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (342+ words) China on Wednesday pushed back against Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s criticism of Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea, urging him to stop what it called “provocations and theatrics.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (495+ words) SEOUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed cooperation on security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a summit in Paris on Tuesday, but the talks did not concern…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (509+ words) By Gwladys Fouche, Claudia Greco and Leonhard Foeger OSLO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - King Harald V of Norway will be laid to rest on Wednesday, in a series of ceremonies marking the culmination of 13 days of national mourning following his death at…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (178+ words) The Supreme Court has reversed the 2018 Sandiganbayan conviction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos and acquitted her of seven counts of graft involving alleged financial interests in foundations based in Switzerland. The SC First Division issued the ruling on June…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (227+ words) King Charles authorised a letter to senior British officials on Monday confirming that his youngest son Harry and Harry's wife Meghan remain non-working royals following their return to the UK. The letter, which was shared with Harry's team and sent…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (386+ words) Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda said a chance encounter with a manga about friendship, ambition and loss inspired him to make "Look Back", the first live-action adaptation of a work by bestselling author Tatsuki Fujimoto. Premiering at the Venice Film…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (294+ words) Indonesia has reopened its main Jakarta airport and four other airports that had been closed due to volcanic ash from a series of eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, transport minister Dudy Purwagandhi said in a statement on Tuesday. Ash from…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (368+ words) North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge on Monday in a carefully choreographed display of friendship, a structure which spans the Tumen river and which both sides cast as an important milestone in their deepening strategic partnership. The…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (334+ words) The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday declined to take a position on whether the constitutional principle of double jeopardy could apply to her impeachment proceedings, saying the issue may be raised separately before the trial court....