March 1 (UPI) -- Ramadan began Friday evening, marking the start of the holy month for some 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide.

The Ramzan crescent has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, and Indonesia, marking the ...

Two men from Russia have died after a strong current in the Philippines swept them out to sea, the country's coast guard ...

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The U.S. has unfrozen billions in security assistance programs to Taiwan and the Philippines, with an eye toward China.

China carried out a “joint combat readiness patrol” drill on Wednesday in an area 40 nautical miles off Taiwan that included ...

In what should have been a chill year for Bryony Botha, the Kiwi cyclist has already set a world-first record, worked with the Tall Blacks, signed with her first road team - all while studying for two ...

Chinese authorities said they began live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin on Monday, only days after Vietnam announced a ...

Just when we thought we had seen enough of China’s mischief right in our own waters, a few days ago we learned that China outdid itself yet again. On Feb. 18, a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ...

Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted ...

Host New Zealand overwhelmed Gilas Pilipinas with its sheer firepower while playing before a crowd that cheered for the Philippine team in the third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 ...

Dozens of commercial flights were forced to change course when Chinese warships unexpectedly announced live-fire drills off ...