Japan’s Prime Minister dissolves Parliament ahead of election
The vote, to be held on October 31, will be Kishida's first major test after he won the ruling party's...
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5 Indian soldiers among 7 killed in Kashmir gun battles
In the deadliest incident for the country's security forces in the Himalayan region this year, a military official said five...
Inside the manic race to replace Duterte as the Philippines’ leader
Although the 2022 presidential election campaign is yet to begin, the machinations and drama are well underway.Richard Heydarian, professor of...
Philippines rights groups decry presidential bid of late dictator’s son
Marcos, accompanied by his wife and two sons, filed his candidacy for presidential elections in 2022, further shaking up an...
Singapore passes law to tackle ‘foreign interference’
The small and open city-state, which says it is vulnerable to foreign meddling, targeted fake news with a far-reaching law...
China sent 56 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone on Monday, Taipei says
It said earlier in the day that 52 military planes had encroached into the zone, before reporting that four more...
North Korea plans to reopen communication with South Korea: state media
The reopening follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's vow last week to restore communication at an address to the...
China warplanes stage largest incursion yet into skies near Taiwan
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft came in two waves, the Defense Ministry said.Twenty-five PLA warplanes entered the...
Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan’s next Prime Minister after ruling party vote
Kishida is widely expected to take the reins of the world's third largest economy once parliament convenes in October, succeeding...
North Korea launches projectile presumed to be short-range missile, South Korea says
The presumed missile was fired around 6:40 a.m. local time Tuesday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in...
North Korea says hope is alive for peace summit with South Korea
South Korea welcomed the prospect on Sunday, with the Unification Ministry saying it expected to swiftly engage in talks with...
Vanuatu will seek International Court of Justice opinion on climate protection
During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Vanuatu's Prime Minister Bob Loughman called on the international...
This country claims it hasn’t had a single Covid-19 case. Activists say that’s a lie
Or at least, that's what the central Asian country's secretive, authoritarian government claims. But independent organizations and journalists and activists...
‘We want justice,’ say the family of 10 civilians killed in a US airstrike that officials now say was ‘a mistake’
Zamarai Ahmadi and nine other civilians, including seven children, were killed in a US airstrike in Kabul on August 29....
Jakarta residents win battle for clean air against Indonesian government
The long-awaited decision ends a two-year legal challenge brought by 32 Jakarta citizens against Indonesian President Joko Widodo, three cabinet...
International court backs probe into Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’
In a statement, the ICC said that judges had approved a request by prosecutors to begin the investigation into potential...
Taliban co-founder disputes internal rifts, denies he was injured in any clash
Asked about the rumors, Baradar said: "No, this is not true at all. Praise be to God I am fit...
Both North and South Korea fire ballistic missiles as tensions rise on peninsula
Pyongyang fired the first missiles on Wednesday, sending two into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula five...
More than $1 billion in aid pledged for Afghanistan as country faces ‘most perilous hour’
Speaking at a high-level ministers meeting on the crisis in Geneva, UN Secretary General António Guterres said poverty rates in...
First Pakistan International Airlines flight since foreign troop withdrawal lands in Kabul
PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan said in a statement that the service was a "special flight" to create "goodwill" with the...
