A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, a Mississippi…
Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent in Bangkok
Getty ImagesThailand’s Constitutional Court strikes again, removing yet another prime minister from office.
The country’s notoriously interventionist panel of nine…
Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa, according to Yemeni and Israeli reports. The strikes also targeted top military officials, including the group’s defence minister.
The Taliban’s acting minister of mines and petroleum Shahabuddin Dilawar (left), acting first deputy prime minister Abdul…
Thailand was thrust into deeper political crisis after the Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violations, setting off the search for a third leader in two years.
The nine-member court said Paetongtarn…
On August 29, the Japanese Ministry of Defense submitted a record defense budget request of $60.2 billion (8.8 trillion yen) for fiscal year 2026, which begins in April.
Plans include the establishment of the national multi-layered…
