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Over 60% of negative child-related reports in Bangladesh involve rape, murder: study

Anti-IS operations enter fourth

The US-led coalition campaign to destroy the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria enters its fourth year this week, and the Pentagon believes the jihadists' defeat is inevitable.

Japan sees growing threat from N. Korea missiles: defense white paper

Japan faces an increasing threat from North Korea's development of longer-range ballistic missiles and feels more concern about China's expanding military activities at sea and in the air, according to its annual defense report released on Tuesday.

Madrid pushing for Eurozone budget: PM

Spain will call for a eurozone budget and finance minister to oversee it at an August 28 summit with France, Germany and Italy, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday.

Government report sees drastic climate change impact in US: NYT

Average US temperatures have risen dramatically and fast, with recent decades the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a draft federal government report cited by The New York Times on Tuesday.

Spain won’t seek to recover Gibraltar in Brexit talks: minister

Spain will not make its recovery of Gibraltar a condition in the Brexit taks, its foreign minister said in an interview on Sunday that could ease tensions over the disputed British territory.

North and South Korea foreign ministers meet: Yonhap

Top diplomats of the two Koreas met on the sidelines of a regional forum in Manila, the South's Yonhap news agency reports today, citing an official from Seoul's foreign ministry.

Cayetano explains Filipino South China Sea policy

Other countries should put themselves in Filipino shoes while considering the nation’s foreign policy twists and turns, says Alan Cayetano, Foreign Secretary of the Philippines.

Finding the right equilibrium

Syed Hamid Albar*
Former Foreign Minister, Malaysia

Into the Future

By Ong Keng Yong *
Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

The next chapter

Retno L. P. Marsudi*
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

Time for an Asian-Asean century

Roberto F. de Ocampo*
Former Finance Secretary, Philippines

United ASEAN needs to showcase political will: experts

In the context of growing rivalries between major world powers, ASEAN needs to demonstrate strong political will and unity to promote peace, security and prosperity, foreign policy experts said on Friday.

Foiled Australia plane plot directed by Islamic State: police

A senior Islamic State commander directed a group of Australian men to build a bomb destined for an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney, with a second poisonous gas plot also in the works, police alleged Friday.

US grand jury impaneled for Russia probe: report

Special counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury to investigate Russia's interference with the 2016 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday -- a step toward possible criminal indictments.

Blaze rips through Dubai skyscraper ’The Torch’

Panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers in Dubai early Friday after a fire ripped through it, the second blaze to hit the skyscraper in as many years.

Ecuador’s president strips VP of all functions

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno on Thursday stripped his vice president, Jorge Glas, of all his functions after his deputy delivered a stinging critique of the new leftist leader.

UK security researcher ’hero’ accused of creating bank malware

A British computer security researcher hailed as a hero for thwarting the "WannaCry" ransomware onslaught was in US custody on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating malware to attack banks.

Chile Congress lifts abortion ban

Chile's Congress on Wednesday eased a strict ban on abortion in effect since the final days of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship nearly three decades ago.

US wants China to decide on N. Korea sanctions soon: diplomats

The United States is pressuring China to decide in the coming days on whether to back tougher UN sanctions on North Korea after weeks of negotiations on a response to Pyongyang's missile launches, diplomats said.

Qatar creates new residency status for foreigners

Qatar on Wednesday created a new permanent residents status for certain groups of foreigners, including those who have worked for the benefit of the emirate.