7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (534+ words) The autonomous region will complete its transition to an elected self-government Nearly 2.4 million voters are set to cast their ballots in the Philippines’ Muslim-majority south’s first parliamentary election in the backdrop of heightened security after at least three people were…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (642+ words) An Australian woman has died after falling from a cliff at a popular tourist beach near Bali, Indonesia. Brianna Cronin, 29, an ecologist from Queensland, was found stranded on the side of a cliff at Kelingking Beach on the island of…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (453+ words) Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coastguard and the navy raced on Monday to ⁠board a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend as they searched for the 129 people still missing, officials said, with the confirmed…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (535+ words) Asian shares were mixed Monday, as shares of Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank Group, a key investor in OpenAI, fell more than 10% following calls from Anthropic and OpenAI to slow AI development for safety. U.S. futures edged lower, while oil prices gained…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1625+ words) Support to rejoin the EU has reached an all-time high, the UK’s leading polling guru exclusively tells The Independent – particularly among young people. Helen Coffey speaks to some of the optimistic Gen Zs who voted for the first time back…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1164+ words) This summer, a 28-year-old digital content marketer packed up his suitcases and duct-taped boxes and fled Russia, leaving behind his family and friends and not knowing when he'll be able to return. "It is very sad to leave Russia,” he…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (616+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump wants factories and investment moving south to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting he can make billions flow north. About 300 CEOs and senior executives from some of the world’s biggest investment firms will…...

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (701+ words) A Russian drone targeted the train line the former prime minister was travelling on Boris Johnson has hit out at Vladimir Putin after a Russian drone targeted the railway line he was travelling on. The former prime minister was alerted…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago   (954+ words) Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. For many people, the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mouth has become as big a draw as flavor, although consumers don't always…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago   (367+ words) Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for dozens of people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea previous day. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing. The Virgo Transport 8 was…...