Pentagon - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday, the first dialogue between the two countries' defense chiefs in nearly 17 months. The Pentagon said Austin and Chinese Admiral Dong Jun discussed "defense relations" and global security issues from Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine to recent provocations from North Korea. A press release said Austin stressed the importa ..read more

NEW DELHI -- At least 18 Naxals were killed and three members of government forces wounded Tuesday in a fierce gunfight in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The gunfight between Naxals and joint contingents of the police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) and paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) broke out in Chhotebethiya area of Kanker district, about 264 km south of Raipur, the capital cit ..read more

SINGAPORE, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania-flagged freighter LAYAR ANGGUN 8 reported fire onboard in Singapore's territorial waters Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Singapore Police Coast Guard recovered all the 12 crew members. A firefighting vessel from the Singapore Civil Defence Force and MPA patrol craft went to the site to provide support ..read more

Singapore, April 16 (ANI): Singapore has announced that Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over as the country's next Prime Minister on May 15, according to Al Jazeera. Wong, 51, will succeed Lee Hsien Loong who has held the top job for two decades. Lee will "relinquish his office on 15 May 2024", the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Monday evening. "He will formally advise the President to appoin ..read more

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 710.28 Euro 100 759.69 Japanese yen 100 4.6419 Hong Kong dollar 100 90.705 British pound 100 889.83 Au ..read more

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Meeting in Singapore immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, PrimeMinister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterparts almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ..read more

New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The schedule for the upcoming Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton tournaments was unveiled by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Monday, with India scheduled to start their Thomas Cup title defence against Thailand on April 27 and also face Canada on the same day in the women's competition. Both the tournaments will take place from April 27 to May 5 in China, as per Olympics.com. The ..read more

ISLAMABAD -- At least two people were killed and over 50 others injured in a road accident in Chakwal district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, highway police said on Monday. Highway patrolling police said that a bus fell into a deep ravine in the Sar Kalan area near the Kallar Kahar region of the district late Sunday. (Pakistan-Road Accident) - - - - SINGAPORE -- Singaporean Prime Minister L ..read more

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian government has agreed to establish Energy Exchange Malaysia (ENEGEM) for cross-border green electricity sales to neighboring countries. The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) said in a statement on Monday that the move is in line with Malaysia's energy transition aspiration and commitment to support regional power integration via the AS ..read more