Whatever the US decides to call the gulf, it does not mean other countries will pay any heed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The total number of tourists really is not that large for a country of Japan’s size. Read more at straitstimes.com.

About 2.2 million to 2.6 million forecast to travel this year, compared with the pre-pandemic peak of 6.3 million. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Students saw classes suspended and even schools damaged or destroyed due to climatic shocks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS - A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal ...

The issue prompted Meta to initiate an emergency procedure it uses to troubleshoot urgent problems. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAKARTA - Indonesia and France will on Friday sign an agreement over the repatriation of a Frenchman on death row for drug offences, a senior Indonesian minister said.    Read more at straitstimes.com ...

ROME - Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld the conviction of American Amanda Knox for slander in a case related to the ...

LONDON - England Rugby Football Union CEO Bill Sweeney defended his pay package on Thursday and said he had no intention of ...

DAKAR - The U.S. plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa ...

SEATTLE - A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an ...

The statue was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national day. Read more at straitstimes.com.