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Hezbollah fires 100 rockets at Haifa, Israel intercepts majority with Iron Dome
HAIFA, March 12 — Flashes of fire tore through the night sky over Haifa as a volley of projectiles streaked toward northern Israel from across the Lebanese border. Caught in the open street, an AFP team witnessed the rocket fire
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South Korea to punish officials after Jeju Air crash victims’ remains found a year later
SEOUL, March 12 — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered tough disciplinary action against officials responsible for delays in recovering the remains of victims from the 2024 Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people, his office said today.
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Bangladesh parliament reconvenes after uprising as new PM pledges democratic reset
DHAKA, March 12 — Bangladesh’s parliament convened today for the first time since a deadly 2024 uprising plunged the country into political turmoil and following elections last month. The government of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist
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China criminalises ‘ethnic separatism’, mandates Mandarin education in sweeping new minority law
BEIJING, March 12 — China was set to approve Thursday what it called an “ethnic unity” law, which rights advocates warn could further marginalise minority groups like the Uyghurs. The draft law, set to be passed by the National People’s
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Australian aircraft owner charged with people smuggling after ‘black flight’ carried fugitives to Indonesia
SYDNEY, March 12 — An Australian aircraft owner appeared in court on Thursday charged with people smuggling after allegedly helping two fugitives flee to Indonesia on a “black flight” from a remote peninsula, police said. Indonesian officials detained four men
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Indonesia, Australia plan wider security ties with Japan and Papua New Guinea
JAKARTA, March 12 — Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta’s defence minister said today after a meeting with his Australian counterpart. Trilateral security arrangements would be developed with
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Three crew still trapped after Thai ship hit in Strait of Hormuz attack
BANGKOK, March 12 — Three crew members believed to be trapped aboard a Thai bulk carrier hit by projectiles while travelling through the crucial Strait of Hormuz were yet to be rescued today, the vessel’s owner said. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
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Malaysia among countries in US trade investigations that could lead to new tariffs
WASHINGTON, March 12 — US President Donald Trump’s administration said today it was launching two new trade investigations into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners and into forced labour, to rebuild tariff pressure after the US Supreme Court
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Five merchant ships attacked in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz as war threatens key shipping route
DUBAI/BASRA, March 12 — Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze and killing one crew member yesterday, after projectiles struck three vessels in Gulf waters, said port, maritime security and risk
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US ignites Iran war, but Gulf Arab states pay the price, Gulf sources say, as fallout spreads
DUBAI, March 11 — The US may have pulled the trigger on the Iran war, but it is the oil-producing Gulf that will pay the price, Gulf sources and analysts say, signalling unease in ties between a region under Iranian
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