State media said the the missile – named Hwasong-16B – was a key piece of the country’s nuclear war deterrent. North Korea has said it tested a new solid-fuelled hypersonic intermediate-range missile (IRBM) as it continues to expand its weapons programme. Wednesday’s report in the state-run Korean Central News Agency…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Japan Meteorological Agency warns of 3 metre waves (9.8 ft)after 7.7-magnitude quake. Taiwan has been jolted by its biggest earthquake in a quarter-century, triggering tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island, Japan and the Philippines. The earthquake on Wednesday shook buildings off their foundations and led to a…
United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have had their first direct conversation since November, with officials describing their talk as “constructive”. But details from Tuesday’s phone call hinted at long-running tensions between China and the US, with Xi calling questions of sovereignty in Taiwan a…
More than 450,000 people are already following the account, which went public on Monday. Japan’s publicity-shy royal family has joined Instagram, releasing a flurry of posts on Monday and quickly acquiring nearly half a million followers. The first post on @kunaichi_jp (the name for the Imperial Household Agency in Japanese)…
Australian leader says the death of Australian aid worker is ‘completely unacceptable’. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has demanded “full accountability” over the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza. Frankcom was one of four international aid workers that Palestinian officials say were killed along with their Palestinian…
Japanese foreign minister makes the announcement after holding talks last week with UNRWA chief. Japan has announced it will lift its pause on funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa confirmed the resumption of funding to UNRWA on Tuesday after meeting with UNRWA…
Bangkok, Thailand – Sheltering from the sun on a street corner, Kridsada Ahjed rues the day he got involved with the loan sharks who now gobble up most of his daily earnings. “I went to the loan sharks because people like me – with no assets or savings – cannot…
Yoon pledges not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions as he accused striking doctors of operating as a “cartel”. In an address to the nation on Monday, Yoon…
New York – In the early 1990s, a mysterious illness began to spread rapidly among villagers across several provinces in central China. At the time, HIV/AIDS had already emerged in other parts of the world, including Europe and the United States, where cases were transmitted mostly through sexual contact. In…
The KK Super Mart chain apologised after photos of the socks on sale caused widespread anger among Muslims. A convenience store chain in Malaysia that triggered outrage for selling socks with the word “Allah” has been hit with a Molotov cocktail, police said. The attack on Saturday came days after…
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