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China says US attack on Iran has damaged its credibility

23 Jun 2025

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -China said the U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities had damaged Washington’s credibility and warned the situation “may go out of control”, its state broadcaster reported, following a U.N. Security Council meeting on Sunday. President Donald Trump said the U.S. had “obliterated” Tehran’s key nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western …

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South Korea’s Lee names first civilian defence minister in decades

23 Jun 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung named veteran lawmaker Ahn Gyu-back as the country’s first civilian defence minister in 64 years on Monday, making good on a campaign promise made after December’s martial law shook faith in the military. Lee, who took office on June 4 after winning a snap election called when …

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Indonesia weather agency revises outlook, shorter dry season in 2025

23 Jun 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Most areas in Indonesia will see a shorter-than-expected dry season this year due to higher-than-normal precipitation thus far, the country’s weather agency said, which is expected to boost the rice crop in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics agency previously predicted a normal dry season this year, beginning in April in …

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Japan calls for de-escalation of Iran conflict

23 Jun 2025

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan called on Monday for de-escalation of the conflict in Iran and said U.S. strikes demonstrated Washington’s determination to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.  Japan also said it was “extremely regrettable” the situation between Israel and Iran had escalated into a cycle of retaliation, according to Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya. “Japan continues …

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Taiwan is ‘of course’ a country, president says in rebuke to China

22 Jun 2025

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is “of course” a country and China lacks both the historical evidence and legal proof to back up its sovereignty claims, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday in a strong rebuke to Beijing and its stepped up political and military pressure. China says democratically-governed Taiwan is “sacred” Chinese territory …

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Thai PM claims she has coalition support after resignation calls

22 Jun 2025

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s prime minister, seeking to fend off calls for her resignation, said on Sunday all coalition partners have pledged support for her government, which she said would seek to maintain political stability to address threats to national security. Paetongtarn Shinawatra has faced criticism for her perceived mishandling of a border row with Cambodia, …

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off coast of Hokkaido, Japan, GFZ says

21 Jun 2025

(Reuters) -A Magnitude 6 earthquake struck off coast of Hokkaido, Japan on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru, Editing by Franklin Paul)

China warns of more floods as extreme storms hit world’s No.2 economy

21 Jun 2025

By Joe Cash and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -Central and southern China were on high alert for more flash floods on Friday as the annual East Asia monsoon gathered pace and extreme rainfall threatened disruption in the world’s second-largest economy. Red alerts, the first for this year, were issued late on Thursday covering the provinces …

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Thai PM will not resign or dissolve parliament, ruling party official says

21 Jun 2025

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s embattled prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve parliament, a senior official from the ruling Pheu Thai party said on Saturday, risking a prolonged political crisis in Southeast Asia’s second largest economy. Sorawong Thienthong, who also serves as Thailand’s tourism minister, said in a Facebook post that the prime minister …

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