Thousands of people were casting their ballots in Australia’s general election on Saturday with high costs of living and a shortage of housing major issues in the campaign.

Japanese authorities have accused two US marines stationed in Okinawa of recently raping and assaulting local women.

China has dispatched a naval group led by an aircraft carrier to the western Pacific Ocean following the United States' deployment of ship-sinking missiles in the Philippines.

China has criticized countries that make trade agreements with the US at its expense.

President Xi Jinping has said China stands united with Malaysia and other Asian countries against geopolitical confrontation, protectionism, and unilateralism which endanger the global order.

In ‘resolute solidarity’ with the people of Palestine, the Maldives Parliament has approved legislation ratified by President Mohamed Muizzu, which bans the entrance of Israelis into the country.

The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,300 as the United Nations aid chief made a renewed call for the world to help the disaster-struck nation.