Rare instance of cooperation between arch-rivals comes after months of discussions

Minister says migrants should only qualify if they pay social security contributions, don’t claim benefits, have record of volunteering

Hip-hop mogul faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment after conviction on prostitution-related charges

Kabul among most water-stressed cities in Asia, with shortages fuelling disease, malnutrition

Bangkok looks to conclude reciprocal tax agreement with US by year's end, expand trade in continential markets

One killed, 102 evacuated with nearly 80 injured victims taken to hospital

World petrol organisation likely to approve an increase in production for November at its meeting this weekend

Hanoi evacuates over 28,500 people before typhoon hits, hundreds of flights delayed, cancelled by closure of four airports in central provinces

Ankara sends long-endurance aircraft to follow aid mission to Palestine, reason yet unknown

UN-backed document details ‘systematic destruction’ of minority group’s settlements

Lawyer says influential ex-leader looking to further cut one-year jail sentence

Storm damages 245 homes, floods 1,400ha of padi fields and other crops, cuts off access to several areas

Govt division says migrant labour drawn to jobs in key infrastructure projects such as Changi Terminal 5

Indonesian president says programme not without challenges, has ordered solutions, safety practices put in place

Prices likely to remain firm in coming months due to uncertainties over Indonesian supplies, MPOB says

Journo had asked Prabowo about his free-meal initiative, which has since caused 6,000 kids to fall ill

Children among those wounded; suspect later taken down by police

Kyiv says ‘massive’ air assault on city underlines need for punitive sanctions against Moscow to halt aggression

Tehran vows harsh response to European powers’ accusations of violating 2015 deal

ICAO rebukes Moscow for actions taken after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine