Multiple sources previously told Reuters that the draft deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, while leaving Iran’s nuclear program to be addressed during a 60-day period of additional talks.
Tag: Asia Pacific
Authorities in China’s southern province of Hunan have launched a crackdown on illegal production of fireworks and firecrackers that will run until the end of August, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
Restrictions on drones flying over Australia’s Coogee Beach will be reviewed by a regulator so rescuers in New South Wales state can monitor for sharks, after an attack on Saturday left a woman critically injured in the hospital.
U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.
The United States and Iran signaled on Friday that an agreement to end their war was close, with a senior U.S. administration official saying both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington expects to sign an initial deal in the coming days.
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for charges linked to his ordering an incursion of military drones over North Korea to help create a pretext for his failed December 2024 martial law declaration.
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47, the royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health problems and nearly four years in a coma.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalised for medical treatment and will miss the June 15-16 policy meeting, the central bank said on Wednesday.
China and Taiwan sparred on Wednesday over the legality of Chinese coast guard patrols to the east of the island, after the government in Taipei said merchant ships had been “harassed” close to its waters.
The U.S. on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers BYD and Nio to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing’s military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries.