SINGAPORE - Developments in the Middle East have thrown up several hard lessons for Asian countries, including the point that the use of force to settle scores seems to be an acceptable course of ...

Over several decades, the Middle East has experienced many large-scale, cross-border displacements for myriad reasons. The original forced displacement of Palestinians surrounding the creation of ...

The US has strengthened its military posture consistently in the Middle East over the last year following the breakout of the war between Israel and Hamas, with tensions increasing further ...

These market gyrations underscore the potential for the Middle East conflict to spill into the global economy – a point made by International Monetary Fund spokeswoman Julie Kozack on Thursday.

It marked the biggest weekly gain since January 2023. The price surge came as escalating conflict in the Middle East ignited fears of violent disruption to exports in a region that produces a ...

Timor-Leste officials wanted the case of former Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. to be done with already, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Thursday. “Gusto nila ...

“The serious crisis in the Middle East has emboldened China and allowed them to test the Americans further in the Indo-Pacific region,” said Collin Koh, a maritime security expert at the ...

Meanwhile, oil and defence stocks made further gains as a result of the latest events in the Middle East, with Shell, BP and BAE Systems up strongly. Fears of weakening demand from China and ...

How did Mount Everest come to be the world’s tallest mountain, towering more than 200 metres above the next two highest peaks? Geologists suggest the mountain owes part of its extra height to ...

Iran’s ballistic missile strikes on Israel on October 1 have raised fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. The deepening spiral of bloodshed began on September 17 and 18 with the detonation ...

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla met with Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta on Oct. 1 to discuss diplomatic and security issues, including the risks involving Philippine offshore ...

NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended little changed on Wednesday, with technology shares gaining but investors nervous about Middle East tensions and more U.S. labor data due this week.