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US President Trump departs for 47th ASEAN Summit at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre after ceremonial welcome

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26 -- US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, departed for the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in the Beast to attend the 47th ASEAN Summit.... Read More


Timor-Leste becomes ASEAN's 11th member

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 26 -- Timor-Leste has officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as its 11th member. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, President Ferdinand R. Marcos... Read More


"This is not new": Ex-diplomat Yash Sinha on Pakistan's air raids on Balochistan

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Former Indian diplomat Yash Sinha on Sunday said that Pakistan's reported air raids in Balochistan are "not new", recalling that similar actions have taken place in the past, inc... Read More


PBBM holds bilateral talks with Cambodia, Thailand, Canada, Japan, EU

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 26 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Cambodia, Thailand, Canada, Japan, and the European Council, on the sidelines of ... Read More


PBBM promises 'practical, measurable' initiatives in ASEAN 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 26 -- The Philippines would bring tangible benefits to the region through practical, inclusive and measurable initiatives when it hosts the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (A... Read More


China, US agree on "basic consensus" on trade framework ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

Kula Lumpur, Oct. 26 -- China and the United States on Sunday reached basic consensuses on a preliminary trade deal after two days of talks in Kuala Lumpur, ahead of a potential meeting of the preside... Read More


India Central in Indo-Pacific security

India, Oct. 26 -- The Indo-Pacific has overtaken the Atlantic to be the most important of the two. Meanwhile, Asia has overtaken Europe where Gross Domestic Product is concerned. Of course, some Europ... Read More


Pakistan keen to deepen cooperation with Bangladesh: Visiting CJCSC

, Oct. 26 -- Visiting Chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza has expressed his country's willingness to deepen cooperation with Bangladesh across v... Read More


The UN at 80

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The United Nations is 80. It is easy to count its failures and criticise its imperfections. But in a fractured world plagued by war, pandemics, climate shocks and technological d... Read More


"Pakistan has always treated Afghanistan as fiefdom", says former diplomat on recent border skirmishes

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Former Indian diplomat Yash Sinha said that Pakistan has always treated Afghanistan as if it were under its control, like a "colony", adding that no proud nation would ever accep... Read More