Asia Pacific

‘New Zealanders have really been forced to open their eyes and realise the environment that they’re in now.’

US President Donald Trump has issued an ominous threat to the People’s Republic of China, warning President Xi if action is not taken by Wednesday, ‘all talks’ between the two nations will be ‘terminated’.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both pledged to return the Chinese-owned Port of Darwin to Australian hands. 

China has issued a clear warning to the United States, saying its military will ‘respond to all dangerous, provocative actions’ as it ‘resolutely safeguard national territorial sovereignty’.

The surprise announcement by military leaders, who also head the unelected government, will mean a pause in the country’s ongoing civil war.

Chinese state media has backed in Anthony Albanese’s stance on the Chinese “spy” ship in Australian waters as it turned on Peter Dutton, accusing him of “beating the drums of war”.

More details of the champion Australian cricketer’s death have been made public days after it was revealed sex drugs were found in his Thai holiday villa.

China’s military has begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to ‘serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence’.

A popular Australian reality TV star has shared horrifying details of the moment a woman started to open the door of an aircraft as crew yelled at passengers to put their seat belts on immediately. 

Signs of life are still being detected in buildings reduced to rubble as the death toll from the 7.7-magnitude quake exceeds 2000.

Anthony Albanese says it’s okay for China to use deep-sea research ships off Australia’s coast, adding he ‘would prefer that it wasn’t there’ but that the ADF do the same thing in the Taiwan Strait.

The horrific reality of the devastating earthquake that struck Southeast Asia is becoming clear, as the death toll rises to 1700, with authorities fearing it could reach 10,000. 

Horrifying footage continues to emerge after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck across Southeast, so far claiming 144 lives, as the desperate search for survivors amongst rubble continues.

A powerful earthquake has caused a high-rise building under construction to collapse in Bangkok, as the tremor rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly stressed the importance of North Korea to be at the forefront of accelerating AI-powered drones for military use, as new ‘suicide drones’ are tested.