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Trump says ‘bad things’ will happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram air base

21 Sep 2025

By Katharine Jackson and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened “bad things” would happen to Afghanistan if it does not give back control of the Bagram air base to the United States, and declined to rule out sending in troops to retake it. “If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back …

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China’s internet regulator warns Kuaishou, Weibo over content violations

20 Sep 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s top internet regulator issued warnings and imposed disciplinary measures against live-streaming platform Kuaishou and social media platform Weibo on Saturday, citing failures in content management. The Cyberspace Administration of China said in two separate statements the actions to be taken include summoning company representatives, issuing official warnings and ordering rectifications within a …

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South Korea to assess US changes to H-1B visa for impact on companies, workforce

20 Sep 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Saturday it will assess the impact of the U.S. H-1B visa worker changes on South Korean companies and professional workers seeking to enter the United States and with the U.S. side as needed. The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 …

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Taiwan determined to defend itself, president says capping week of defence events

20 Sep 2025

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s message to the international community is that it is determined to defend itself and that people should not believe any claim it has surrendered in the event of invasion, President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday, capping a week of defence events. Democratically-governed Taiwan has faced stepped up military pressure …

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Two bodies found in search for Freeport Indonesia workers trapped in mine, reports say

20 Sep 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two bodies have been recovered in the search for seven Freeport Indonesia workers trapped underground at a major copper mine since September 8 due to heavy mudflows, Indonesian media reported. The team is still looking for the other workers and the identification process will begin when police arrive, media outlets quoted a …

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Chinese film on ‘evil’ WW2 germ warfare unit risks adding fuel to Japanese tensions

20 Sep 2025

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING (Reuters) – “Evil Unbound”, which depicts Japanese germ warfare during World War Two, set a first-day box office record among the war films released in China this year, as Beijing seeks to highlight Tokyo’s war-time actions and what it calls a lack of accountability. The film dramatises the Japanese military …

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Exclusive-Trump intelligence advisers met with Taiwanese official, sources say

19 Sep 2025

By Gram Slattery and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taiwan’s top representative in the United States met privately in Washington this month with a little-known group of intelligence advisers that officials say has emerged as a key power node in U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House. The meeting with Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s de facto U.S. ambassador, …

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India says it expects Saudi Arabia to mind ‘sensitivities’ after pact with Pakistan

19 Sep 2025

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India said on Friday it hoped Saudi Arabia would keep in mind mutual interests and sensitivities between the two countries, two days after Riyadh signed a mutual defence pact with New Delhi’s old foe Pakistan. Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed the pact on Wednesday, and although few details have been made …

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Japan plans not to recognise Palestinian state for now, foreign minister says

19 Sep 2025

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan does not plan to recognise a Palestinian state at U.N. meetings this month, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday. But he also said that for Tokyo, which supports a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, it is not a matter of whether to recognise a Palestinian state, but when …

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