Jean-Pierre Thebault was angry about Aukus as he left Australia on Saturday night, saying: ‘It’s like in a couple, you know, when you commit … you don’t run away’Australia ‘regrets’ France’s recall of ambassadorGet our free news app; get our morning em…
Will she run for president? Duterte’s daughter keeps the Philippines guessing
Sara Duterte ahead in the polls despite refusing to commit to presidential raceIt was a decade ago, before her father had become Philippine president, that Sara Duterte attracted national attention. A local sheriff had ignored orders issued by her, the…
Islamic State affiliate leader killed in raid, says Indonesian military
Central Sulawesi province’s military chief says Ali Kalora of East Indonesia Mujahideen shot during gun battle with security forcesIndonesia’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in a gun battle with security …
Australia ‘regrets’ France’s recall of ambassador as Aukus fallout predicted to last years
Australia says it looks forward to engaging with France again but experts say submarine decision was ‘deeply humiliating’ for ParisFrance recalls ambassadors to US and Australia after Aukus pactAustralia has said it “notes with regret” France’s extraor…
ICC authorises full inquiry into Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’
‘Reasonable basis’ to believe crime against humanity committed in Philippines crackdown, say judgesThe international criminal court has authorised a full investigation into the Philippine president’s “war on drugs”, saying it resembled an illegitimate …
Alt-right finds new partners in hate on China’s internet
Populists and nationalists are spreading anti-Muslim, anti-feminist messages – but also backing the Communist party lineIn the early days of the 2016 US election campaign, Fang Kecheng, a former journalist at the liberal-leaning Chinese newspaper South…
Replacing Suga as prime minister will do little to resolve Japan’s political crisis | Paul O’Shea and Sebastian Maslow
Despite its unpopularity, the ruling LDP party looks unassailable. The country is stagnating because of itJapan will soon have a new prime minister. Not because there is a general election coming up – although there is – but because the leader of the r…
Investors are doubling down on Southeast Asia’s digital economy
Southeast Asian tech companies are drawing the attention of investors around the world. In 2020, startups in the region raised over $8.2 billion, about four times more than they did in 2015.
North Korea celebrates 73rd anniversary – in pictures
Civil defence units and health personnel wearing gas masks and hazmat suits featured in celebrations in Pyongyang to mark the 73rd anniversary of North Korea’s founding, in a departure from previous militaristic displays Continue reading…
‘Hunger was something we read about’: lockdown leaves Vietnam’s poor without food
Vietnam was a Covid success story but the latest lockdown, with people unable to leave the house even for food, is leaving tens of thousands hungryWhen the strictest lockdown to date was imposed in Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Thi Hao*, a factory worker, was…