Astronomers have found a frozen exoplanet more than three times the mass of Earth, orbiting a star that's only six light-years away. The exoplanet…

An angry Donald Trump pushed out a senior advisor Wednesday after First Lady Melania Trump demanded her sacking, with more heads set to roll in a White House reshuffle triggered by infighting and setbacks in the midterm elections. Melania Trump made the extremely rare demand for deputy national security…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday made light of his penchant for daytime dozes after his office said “power naps” had caused the gruff leader to miss a number of key meetings at a Singapore summit. Duterte is attending the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…

Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by helicopter—Thailand’s last stint as host of Southeast Asia’s biggest summit was devoured by political chaos. But as the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) passed Thursday from Singapore to Thailand,…

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will likely meet again after New Year, the US vice president said yesterday, but insisted his government would not repeat past mistakes where “promises are broken.” The US president and the North’s leader held a historic summit in Singapore earlier this…

The wife of Malaysia’s toppled ex-leader was hit with two new corruption charges yesterday for allegedly accepting bribes worth 189 million ringgit ($45 million) to help a firm secure a government solar power contract. Rosmah Mansor—widely reviled in Malaysia due to her penchant for lavish…

Yemen’s president has supported a UN push for fresh talks to end almost four years of fighting in his war-torn country, but analysts warn even a diplomatic breakthrough may not spare the port city of Hodeida from fresh military action. An uneasy calm held in flashpoint Hodeida on Thursday for…