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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln steamed into Thailand's Laem Chabang on Wednesday after 286 days at sea, ‌including a lengthy deployment in the Middle East, amid reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating conditions on board. A crew member walks on the flight deck of US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it heads towards Laem Chabang Port, near the city of Pattaya on September 2, 2026 The Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 sailors an

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a message of congratulations to Vietnam's leaders and people on the occasion as the country celebrates its 81st National Day on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump In the message, posted by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi on its Facebook and Instagram accounts on Tuesday, Trump said Vietnam's independence is a testament to the strength and resilience of its people and to "a legacy that continues to inspire the friendship our nations proudly s

Japan will ease overtime regulation starting Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticised as a relapse into the country's ingrained workaholic culture. Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo The move comes after the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi - a self-proclaimed workaholic - adopted a growth strategy in July calling for revisions to the current oversight of work hours. The change in part reflects calls fro

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, an influential ally of President Donald Trump and advocate of hawkish U.S. foreign policy, has died unexpectedly at the age of 71, his office announced on Sunday. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C., in January 2023 A Controversial Political Journey Graham was a staunch supporter of the Iraq War and, in recent years, urged both the Trump and Biden administrations to back Ukraine in its fight aga

Jennifer Wicks McNamara has arrived in Hanoi to prepare for her term as the first female U.S. ambassador to Vietnam. Jennifer Wicks McNamara, the first female U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam announced that McNamara and her family arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday as she "looks forward to working with our Vietnamese partners to advance U.S. priorities, strengthen the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and expand opportunities for greater prosp

U.K. leader Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday following months of pressure, kickstarting a process that will see Britain get its seventh prime minister in a decade. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks outside 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026 In a speech outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer - in office since July 2024 - conceded he had lost the support of his Labour party MPs. He said he had informed King Charles III of his decision to resign so that a new L

With an agreement on a framework for a peace deal with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump may have found a way to begin extricating himself from an unpopular war while setting global markets on a path toward easing energy prices that have spiked during the crisis. But he has settled for a deal that appears short of many of the goals he outlined in the early days of the conflict, potentially opening himself up to attacks from hawks in his own party and leaving the U.S. looking

Indian engineers broke through the final rock section in the strategic Zojila tunnel through a Himalayan mountain on Tuesday, a milestone in providing all-weather access to the frontier Ladakh region with China. India and China, the world's two most populous nations, are intense rivals competing for strategic influence across South Asia. Ties have thawed since a 2020 border clash, but their 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) frontier has been a perennial source of tension. The tunn