Last house in the sea: Java woman battles rising waters with mangroves
DEMAK, April 20 — Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia’s Central Java province, wakes…
Texas Muslim housing project faces backlash amid Shariah law conspiracies
PLANO, April 20 — Threats to Muslims living in Texas are nothing new, but…
Running for office in the Philippines? Better wear a bulletproof vest
MANILA, April 20 — Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to…
‘How will I hug you?’ Haunting portrait of young Palestinian amputee wins World Press Photo top honour
AMSTERDAM, April 19 — A haunting portrait of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy who lost…
A month since Istanbul mayor Imamoglu’s jailing, Turkiye’s youth refuse to back down
ISTANBUL, April 19 — Last month’s jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu may have…
‘We can’t all be tarred with the same brush’: US Salvadorans fear deportation after botched Kilmar Abrego Garcia case
WASHINGTON, April 19 — Sara Lopez hugs the wall of the mall as she…
US and Iran resume high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome amid looming deadlines
ROME, April 19 — The United States and Iran resumed on today high-stakes talks…
Malaysia’s first English–Bahasa Melayu Braille dictionary launches for free next month
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The country’s first-ever bilingual Braille dictionary will be distributed…
US VP JD Vance at Vatican City for key meeting after Pope’s US criticism
VATICAN CITY, April 19 — US Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Vatican…
Ecuador on maximum alert over alleged assassination plot against President-elect Noboa
QUITO, April 19 — Ecuador is on maximum alert over an alleged assassination plot…
Bloody Philippine passion play sees final performance of veteran ‘Jesus’
SAN FERNANDO, April 19 — Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching…
Sophie the grey cat causes a stir with press corps after straying onto White House grounds
WASHINGTON, April 19 — A cat found its way onto the heavily secured north…