1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (905+ words) UKMTO's report of a projectile hitting a vessel as it moved through the Strait of Hormuz came the day after Saudi Arabia said it had temporarily closed its East-West pipeline as a precaution after a drone attack. DUBAI: Maritime trackers…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (794+ words) An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with mainland China. HONG KONG: Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago   (517+ words) Children look at burned cars near a hotel damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the city of Chornomorsk, Odesa region, Ukraine September 12, 2026. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok KYIV: Russian air strikes in several Ukrainian regions on…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago   (486+ words) The ship's captain reported that the vessel was "tilting" before losing contact, says a rescue official. JAKARTA: One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday (Sep 13) after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (615+ words) SAPTARI, Nepal: For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. When a disaster response team finally pulled him to…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (278+ words) The Virgo Transport 8 had left Surabaya for Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan on Borneo island. JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday (Sep 13) after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (820+ words) China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said both countries should “stay committed” to resolving the boundary question and “maintain peace and tranquility in border areas”. NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together…...

22+ hour ago   (558+ words) NEW DELHI: Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday (Sep 12), in what was seen as a sign of…...

22+ hour ago   (321+ words) NEW DELHI: The BRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday (Sep 12), a significant diplomatic breakthrough as its leaders began summit tal...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Saudi Arabia shut down the East-West pipeline after it was attacked by drones, calling it "a precautionary measure". CAIRO: Saudi Arabia said on Friday (Sep 12) it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and…...