In early 1942, the Japanese forces were rapidly advancing across the Pacific, conquering island after island and defeating ...

China is expected to fill a gap in aid funding to Australia's region as the Trump administration slashes US development programs.

China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors ...

Timor-Leste's very own Luís Figo and Vabio Canavaro are living up to their legendary namesakes at the ASEAN U-23 Championship.

The stretch of water borders the coastline of several Middle East countries, including Iran, and is vital for the global oil trade.

Timor-Leste has dismissed Myanmar’s objection to it becoming the 11th member of ASEAN as “inconsequential and irrelevant.” Timor President José Ramos-Horta said his country’s path to full membership ...

Dili, July 1, 2025 – David Freedman has been appointed as the World Bank Group Resident Representative for Timor-Leste, a position that unifies country-level leadership across the institution to ...

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It’s in one of the world’s most populous nations, on Australia’s doorstep and a former centre of global trade. Yet the Maluku Islands now feel untouched.

Have an existential crisis about your place in the vast scale of a fictional universe by diving deep into the newly updated official map of the 'Star Wars' galaxy.

The following map shows where the U.S.’s other key military bases near Iran are.

Iran targeted the U.S. military's largest Middle East air base on Monday, June 23, in an apparent response to Saturday strikes.