On 8 December 1941, Japanese troops landed in northern Malaya marking the start of the second world war in the Pacific. Invasion forces moved quickly down the British colony – which is now called ...

Floodlights shine over the graves of fallen soldiers as people lit candles on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, in Lviv, Ukraine, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys) ...

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong posted on social media on Sunday that the day marked Singapore's Total Defence Day, which also commemorates the fall of Singapore to Japanese forces in 1942, ...

Industrial chemicals have been produced on the banks of the River Elbe outside the city of Wittenberg for more than a century, from the Kaiser era through wars, communism and the chaotic collapse of ...

KARANGANYAR, Indonesia – With Japan’s bus industry facing a serious shortage of workers, hopes are high for Indonesian bus drivers who have obtained a “specified skilled worker” visa. At a ...

SINGAPORE – As Japanese forces closed in during the weeks before the British surrendered on Feb 15, 1942, people in Singapore faced a stark choice: stay and fight the invasion, or leave in the hope of ...

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said Tokyo would not shy away from a conflict with China over Taiwan, outlining how the country could respond to such a crisis. Ms Takaichi appeared to walk back ...