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Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says

SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to justify his December 2024 martial law declaration and eliminate political opponents, a special prosecutor said on Monday.

World

'Hero' who disarmed Bondi gunman recovering after surgery, family says

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A Sydney fruit shop owner who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Bondi Beach is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand, his family said.

Markets

Stocks slip as traders reduce exposure ahead of central bank meetings, key data

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks tumbled in early trading on Monday as investors reined in risk-taking at the start of a week sprinkled with central bank decisions and data releases.

Markets

FBM KLCI slips after previous-week rally

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI was slightly lower as trading commenced on Monday, with investors taking a breather after closing out the previous week with two strong sessions of gains.

Entertainment

OnlyFans’ Bonnie Blue back in UK after Bali arrest: 'I'm rich and have good lawyers'

Upon returning to England on Saturday, the 26-year-old adult content creator addressed the controversy in a press release sent to the media.

Japan

Strong arms come with a soft touch

Muscles bulging, bodybuilder Takuya Usui settles a woman into her wheelchair at a care home, where jacked Gen Zers are helping to ease labour shortages in a struggling industry.

Economy

Steering the economy toward a new blueprint

BEIJING: With a high-level meeting wrapped up in Beijing last week, China set out a clear roadmap for how it intends to steer the economy as the next five-year plan period is set to begin.

Pakistan

Struggling to breathe in the city

TRUCK driver Muhammad Afzal was not expecting to be stopped by police, let alone fined, as he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes emanating from his exhaust pipe.

India

Increased pollution curbs as Delhi air quality worsens

THE government tightened anti-pollution measures in Delhi and adjoining areas after the capital's air quality deteriorated to the season's worst.

Sri Lanka

Lawmakers will meet to fast-track cyclone aid

Parliament will interrupt its recess to fast-track financial aid needed for rebuilding after Cyclone Ditwah, which has killed nearly 650 people, according to officials.

Vietnam

‘Sorrow of War’ sells despite controversy

When The Sorrow of War was honoured by Vietnam's government as one of the 50 greatest works of literature and art since reunification, some conservative figures reacted with fury – suggesting the novel's unvarnished depictions of the war diminished the victors' heroism.

AseanPlus News

Oldest and largest pro-democracy party votes to dissolve

The island's biggest pro- democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism.

Thailand

First civilian death in border strife

THE country's government said a rocket attack from Cambodia killed a 63-year-old villager, its first civilian death reported as a direct result of combat over the past week along the border of the two South-East Asian nations.

AseanPlus News

‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout

US soybean growers, who were hit hardest by tariff disputes, have voiced frustration that overdue funding falls well short of what they need

AseanPlus News

Fill US Arctic affairs post to halt China and Russia’s rise, senior Democrat urges Rubio

In a letter, Raja Krishnamoorthi asks US Secretary of State to restore key US role in 'one of the world's most strategically vital regions'

Thailand

Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting

Thailand on Sunday announced its first civilian death in a week of fighting with Cambodia, as international efforts fail to stop violence that has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (Dec 14, 2025)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Dec 14, 2025).

Philippines

Eight killed and four injured in brake failure crash in central Philippines

Eight people were killed while four others were injured after a vehicle lost its brakes, rolled off the road, and plunged into a rocky vacant lot in Negros Oriental province in the central Philippines, police said on Sunday.

Indonesia

Indonesia flood death toll tops 1,000 as Prabowo vows to rebuild

The death toll from flooding and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 1,006, as President Prabowo Subianto visited the region and called for a fast rebuild of damaged areas.

Singapore

44 taken to hospital after two double-decker buses collide in Singapore's Jurong West; LTA probing incident

Forty-four people were taken to hospital after an accident involving two double-decker buses in Jurong West on the morning of Dec 14.