Türkiye sends firefighting planes to Syria as wildfires spread on both sides of border
Türkiye sent two firefighting aircraft to Syria on Saturday to help control wildfires as crews battled flames on both sides of the border....
Indonesia is set to ratify a maritime boundary deal with Vietnam, finalizing EEZ limits in the South China Sea, aiming to ease tensions, assert legal clarity, and reinforce its stance as a non-claimant in ongoing regional disputes.
Indonesia's parliament is expected to ratify a maritime boundary agreement with Vietnam next week, marking a significant step in defining the two nations' exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement, reached in 2022 after over ten years of negotiations, outlines the exact coordinates of their EEZs and still requires ratification from Vietnam's parliament.
Lawmaker Nico Siahaan said the formal approval process would begin Monday, with ratification expected shortly after. Indonesia hopes the agreement will reduce ongoing tensions caused by Vietnamese fishing activity in its waters.
International law expert Hikmahanto Juwana noted that the deal effectively disregards China’s expansive claims over most of the South China Sea. China continues to assert control over the area, including parts of other Southeast Asian nations' EEZs, despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling that rejected its claims, a ruling Beijing does not accept.
Indonesia’s deputy foreign minister, Arif Havas Oegroseno, emphasized that the agreement will offer legal clarity for activities such as patrolling and oil exploration. He added that, as a maritime nation surrounded by neighbors, Indonesia benefits from clearly defined sea boundaries.
While Indonesia signed a maritime cooperation deal with China last year, leading to speculation about a shift in its neutral stance, the Indonesian foreign ministry maintains that it remains a non-claimant state in the South China Sea with no overlapping territorial claims with China.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s Tokara Islands on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued but residents advised to remain vigilant.
The United States has rescinded licensing restrictions on ethane exports to China, allowing shipments to resume after a temporary halt and signalling progress in efforts to ease recent trade tensions.
Italy plans to grant approximately 500,000 work visas to non-EU nationals between 2026 and 2028, as announced in a cabinet statement. The initiative aims to address labor shortages by expanding legal immigration pathways
Following a deadly glacier collapse in Blatten, near the Swiss Alpine village of Kandersteg, the town is on high alert as melting permafrost and shifting rock threaten another potential disaster after it was buried a month ago.
A malfunction in the radar transmission system at the Area Control Center in Milan suspended more than 300 flights at the weekend, across northwest Italy since Saturday evening according to Italy's air traffic controller Enav (National Agency for Flight Assistance).
Shanghai welcomed its first-ever Legoland resort, attracting visitors with a giant 26-meter Lego figure named Dada.
Northern Pakistan recorded some of its highest temperatures ever on Saturday, with Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas district reaching 48.5°C (119.3°F), breaking a 28-year-old record, according to the Meteorological Department.
Türkiye sent two firefighting aircraft to Syria on Saturday to help control wildfires as crews battled flames on both sides of the border.
A small propeller plane crashed in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, killing all four people on board, authorities said.
The death toll from a collapsed residential building in southern Pakistan has climbed to 21 as rescuers continue searching for survivors into the second day.
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