Three Indian nationals have been charged in the shooting, and authorities are ‘investigating connections to the government of India’.

President Xi Jinping’s European trip comes amid barrage of EU trade and competition tools largely targeting Chinese firms, including dramatic raids in the Netherlands and Poland.

The port has become a thriving transshipment hub in the Indian Ocean particularly for vehicles, with a turnover of 700,000 units a month.

After months of stop-and-start negotiations, the ceasefire efforts appear to have reached a critical stage, with Egyptian and American mediators reporting signs of compromise in recent days.

Academics said his use of the term was unfair given Japan’s unique cultural and historical context.

New prime minister Jeremiah Manele is expected to apply a “lighter touch” to ties with Beijing given the demand for greater transparency.

Trade talks between Taiwan and the United States for a phase-two deal have begun, with progress likely to be ‘harder’, analysts say, as more contentious topics fall under the microscope.

Analysts say the sudden two-tier rise of the warning despite no major events in progress for Seoul could signal precautions against a retaliation over a row on defected diplomats.

US defence chief Lloyd Austin said the grouping would look at undertaking more maritime drills, as well as providing greater security assistance to Manila.

The two countries will discuss a visiting forces agreement, a month after French troops took part in the annual Balikatan exercises.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Wellington do not want to see developments that ‘destabilise’ the region’s security.

The stricter rules are not surprising since Australia has to protect critical assets, but collaboration with Beijing especially in sectors such as green energy would be unavoidable.

Or’s wife, Yonat, was killed in the October 7 Hamas attack, while two of their three children were abducted and then freed as part of the November ceasefire deal.

The US president says the protests have not made him reconsider his position on the war, but he does not support calls to send in the National Guard.

Japan is a critical US ally, while India, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, is a vital partner in the Indo-Pacific despite differences on human rights

Australia’s former top diplomat Bob Carr will sue New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters over incendiary allegations about the closeness of his ties to China.

Most analysts believe Trump would maintain the alliance to counter Beijing, but some said major shifts including a potential troop pull-out were possible

Manele said reviving growth and establishing a special economic zone would be at the top of the new government’s agenda.

With wars raging in Ukraine, the Middle East, an emboldened North Korea, and the coming US presidential election, it is prudent Seoul not get involved in a potential Taiwan crisis, one expert said.

20 companies based in mainland China and Hong Kong were among hundreds of entities hit by the wide-ranging move.

Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024.

Diana Mondino’s delegation was the first official visit to China since the country’s Western-leaning government took office last year.

Nepal’s “dysfunctional” politics may curb its economic ambition amid jostling between India and China to step up their investments in the country.

India summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner after ‘Modi Wanted’ banners were reportedly hoisted at a Toronto event addressed by Justin Trudeau.

Observers speculate the investigation is politically motivated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s ongoing feud with his predecessor.