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France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on after a family photo on the day of the Euro-Mediterranean Summit (EU-MED9) in a resort near Paphos, Cyprus, October 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Asia

Macron decorates Indonesia leader before Buddhist temple visit

Macron's visit to Indonesia is the second stop of a three-nation, six-day tour of Southeast Asia that began with Vietnam and concludes in Singapore

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth meets with Senator-elect Jim Banks (R-IN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Asia

US defence chief looks to woo allies in Asian security forum debut

Vietnam's President To Lam addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Dee Delgado

Asia

Hanoi bans The Economist's printed issue with Vietnam's top leader on cover: distributor sources

A mock model of the FFM "Upgraded Mogami" class is displayed during the Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan May 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Asia

Asia boosts weapons buys, military research as security outlook darkens

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto gestures as he attends the annual State of the Nation Address at the parliament building, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool//File Photo

Asia

France's Macron, Indonesia's Prabowo to discuss defence ties

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, prepares for the second televised debate for the upcoming presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

Asia

South Korea's liberal candidate Lee holds clear lead a week before presidential vote

Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, a Nepali mountaineer, waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 28th time, creating a new record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

Asia

Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 31st time

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Asia

North Korea says US space shield is 'nuclear war scenario'

Asia

Southeast Asian leaders meet to talk tariffs, truce and East Timor

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Vietnam's President Luong Cuong shake hands during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 26, 2025. Photo: NHAC NGUYEN/Pool via REUTERS

Global Economy

France, Vietnam set to sign dozens of deals as Macron visits Hanoi

A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, April 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo

Asia

Hong Kong urges universities to facilitate students after Harvard ban

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, prepares for the second televised debate for the upcoming presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool

Asia

South Korea frontrunner Lee suggests extending US tariff talks

Asia

Telegram 'surprised' as Vietnam orders messaging app to be blocked