Despite years of constitutional reform and judicial intervention, the state's reflexive tendency to criminalize criticism of those in power remains alive and well.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing backlash after video showed him being served a giant lobster at a New York fundraising ...

Discontent is reportedly growing among some US service members deployed in the Middle East amid the ongoing war with Iran, ...

President Prabowo Subianto has given his government an "OK" report card as it nears two years in office, but not everyone ...

A newly disclosed Apache Log4j2 issue could allow attackers to bypass a deserialization allowlist and execute code remotely ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (Aug 25, 2026) ...