A feline passenger has gone viral after it was filmed resting next to a female taxi driver in Thailand. A TikTok video posted on May 4 by user @kip182524 shows the ginger cat resting atop a turquoise blanket placed between the driver's seat and front passenger seat. The video, which has garnered over 101,000 likes and 7,450 shares, captioned: "Is it a doll or real cat?" Two female […]

MANILA — The top enforcer of former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday (May 12) to not hand him over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), but said he was ready to face justice at home.Fearing arrest and hunkered down in his legislative office for a second day, Senator Ronald dela Rosa said he had faithfully served his […]

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A massive blast at a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan killed nine people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday (May 12), the emergency services agency said, as the latest attack in the region threatens to reignite fighting with neighbouring Afghanistan.The bomb blast at the crowded Naurang Bazar caused panic on the streets, as people rushed to help the […]

BEIJING/SEOUL — From famine to nuclear war, North Koreans have had plenty to worry about over the years. Now, the upwardly mobile residents of Pyongyang face a more prosaic concern: Finding a parking spot.North Korea's capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time and necessitating new parking lots and EV charging infrastructure to […]

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Monday (May 11) he would discuss the topic of arms sales to Taiwan and the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week."I'm going to have that discussion with President Xi," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked about Washington's longstanding support for Taiwan's defence."President […]

SINGAPORE — The expedition to North Maluku was advertised to run for 11 days and was rated beginner-friendly in terms of difficulty, although some preparatory training was necessary.From April 30 to May 10, a group of hikers would climb three volcanoes in the Indonesian province — "two of which are constantly erupting" — said a post put up in late 2025 on the Instagram page of […]

THE HAGUE/MANILA — The chief enforcer of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs" locked himself in his Senate offices on Monday (May 11) after the International Criminal Court (ICC) unsealed a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of crimes against humanity.In the hours before the ICC confirmed that the warrant had been issued for Philippine Senator Ronald dela […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan, an approach that's raising questions ahead of this week's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping about whether the US leader could be open to dialing back support for the island democracy that Beijing views as its breakaway province.Trump in December authorised an $11 […]

MANILA — Philippine lawmakers on Monday (May 11) overwhelmingly backed the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, setting the stage for a trial in the Senate that could end her hopes for a presidential run in 2028.A House justice committee had last month found probable cause for her impeachment in a petition from activists accusing her of misusing public funds, accumulating unexplained […]

A woman hoping to treat her young child to a beach holiday in Thailand was left shocked after arriving at a resort she had booked online, only to discover the property had been abandoned for months.In a TikTok video posted on Tuesday (May 5) that has since gone viral, the woman shared footage of the deserted resort, showing overgrown vegetation and empty buildings. According to her post, she […]