The government's rebranding campaign, "Hello, Hong Kong", bills itself as an effort to tell "good stories" about the southern Chinese city, where years of political repression, coupled with pandemic curbs, have tarnished its business-friendly reputation.

The concentration of small and hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 in the capital was at 14 times the level recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), making it the sixth-worst in the world, according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality tracking platform. 

The number of Australian students participating in Indonesian language programs has hit a historic low, and many researchers voiced concerns that this trend could have an adverse effect on broader bilateral ties.

Washington would be given expanded access to four more locations under an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) dating to 2014, statements on Thursday from the defence ministries of the Philippines and United States said.

The treaty came into force in 2011 and was extended in 2021 for five more years. It caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the United States and Russia can deploy, and the deployment of land- and submarine-based missiles and bombers to deliver them.

Washington is eager to extend its security options in the Philippines as part of efforts to deter any move by China against self-ruled Taiwan, while Manila wants to bolster defense of its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. 

Between 300 and 400 policemen had gathered for afternoon prayers at the compound's mosque on Monday in the provincial capital Peshawar when an entire wall and most of the roof were blown out, showering rubble on officers. 

The White House said Monday that the national and public health emergencies declared just as the COVID-19 pandemic took grip three years ago will officially end May 11.

Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Anwar, who is also Malaysia’s Minister of Finance, will attend a welcome ceremony at the Istana.

The solid, silver-coloured cylinder is smaller than a human fingernail -- just 8mm by 6mm -- but the authorities say it contains enough Caesium-137 to cause acute radiation sickness.

In a memo dated Feb. 1 but released on Friday, General Mike Minihan, who heads the Air Mobility Command, wrote to the leadership of its roughly 110,000 members, saying, "My gut tells me we will fight in 2025."

A bitter row erupted in September 2021 when Australia's previous prime minister Scott Morrison abruptly tore up a contract for France to build a dozen diesel-powered submarines and announced a deal to buy US or British nuclear-powered subs.

In a possible nod to his humble beginnings, the President and several ministers cycled to the iconic Sarinah building before joining a street parade to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, where he delivered a speech on Indonesia’s focus as the 2023 ASEAN chair.

Sunak had ordered independent adviser to investigate questions over the tax affairs of Zahawi, who was briefly finance minister during a period of political turmoil in Britain last year.

Gandhi was shot dead at a multi-faith prayer meeting on January 30, 1948, by Nathuram Godse, a religious zealot angered by his victim's conciliatory gestures to the country's minority Muslim community.

In an interview published on Wednesday, the pope had said being homosexual was "not a crime ... but it’s a sin".

Washington earlier this month designated the Wagner group as a "transnational criminal organization," citing its weapons dealings with Pyongyang in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Buffeted by political and legal headwinds, the 76-year-old Republican addressed a few hundred supporters at an intimate rally in South Carolina's capital Columbia after speaking to grassroots activists in Salem, New Hampshire.

Jesus Crispin Remulla said the ICC should not impose on the Philippines, which is no longer a signatory to the international tribunal.

The changes, effective from early May, will classify the disease on the same level as the flu, down from its current status on par with tuberculosis and SARS.

Australians residing in Indonesia are divided over the controversial national holiday, and some have had their opinions changed by their time abroad.

The previous elections in November 2020 were won resoundingly by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy but the military staged its coup after making unsubstantiated allegations of massive voter fraud.

The army-backed Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) gave the 77-year-old former army chief the nod as unofficial campaigning gathers momentum -- although no polling date has yet been announced.

President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere said Commissioner of Police Sitiveni Qiliho had been suspended on the advice of the Constitutional Offices Commission, "pending investigation and referral to and appointment of, a tribunal".

Xi made his comments in a congratulatory message for Australia Day to Australian Governor-General David Hurley, the Xinhua state-run news agency reported.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland said that US authorities working with German and Netherlands law enforcement took over Hive's website and servers after having infiltrated it for nearly seven months.

Boeing Co pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a 737 MAX fraud conspiracy felony charge after families objected to a 2021 Justice Department agreement to resolve the investigation into the plane's flawed design.