North Korea says tested new type of cruise missile with nuclear capability | Weapons News

North Korea says tested new type of cruise missile with nuclear capability | Weapons News

State news agency says Pulhwasal-3-31 cruise missile is still in its development phase. North Korea has said it conducted its first test of a new-generation cruise missile, as it continues to expand its military capabilities. The official Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday that the Pulhwasal-3-31 missile was still…

UNHCR: 569 Rohingya died at sea in 2023, highest in nine years | Rohingya News

UNHCR: 569 Rohingya died at sea in 2023, highest in nine years | Rohingya News

People from the mostly Muslim Myanmar minority continue to make perilous journeys across the sea in search of safety. Some 569 Rohingya people died or went missing at sea last year – the most since 2014 – as they embarked on dangerous boat journeys to Southeast Asia, according to the…

North Korea fires ‘several’ cruise missiles from west coast | Weapons News

North Korea fires ‘several’ cruise missiles from west coast | Weapons News

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have increased as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerates weapons development. North Korea has fired “several” cruise missiles from its west coast into the sea, according to South Korea. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missiles were fired on Wednesday morning. “Our…

Singapore’s Turf Club faces closure after failure to keep the pace | Politics News

Singapore’s Turf Club faces closure after failure to keep the pace | Politics News

Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend ritual is in full swing. Racegoers at the Singapore Turf Club are crowded around banks of screens, studying the odds for the afternoon’s upcoming horse races. Many are clutching newspapers, scrutinising the form guide in…

‘Conflict tinder’: Gambian traffickers continue timber trade despite ban | Environment

‘Conflict tinder’: Gambian traffickers continue timber trade despite ban | Environment

Banjul, The Gambia — On a warm May day at a restaurant on the outskirts of Banjul, Lamin (last name withheld) outlined his plan to traffic rosewood timber from Senegal to The Gambia as he cleaned the meat off his chicken drumsticks. “All of this has to be secret,” he…

Protesters block access to Israeli cargo ship in Melbourne | Israel War on Gaza

Protesters block access to Israeli cargo ship in Melbourne | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed Pro-Palestinian protesters in Australia have prevented workers from entering docks to offload cargo from a ship operated by Israeli company, ZIM, docked at the Port of Melbourne. Police used pepper spray and officers mounted on horseback to try to clear them off. Organisers of the…

China races to find landslide survivors in sub-zero temperatures | Environment News

China races to find landslide survivors in sub-zero temperatures | Environment News

At least nine people have been confirmed dead in the pre-dawn disaster in southwestern Yunnan, with dozens still missing. Rescuers in China have stepped up efforts to find dozens of people who were buried in a landslide in southwestern Yunnan. The landslide struck two villages in mountainous Zhengxiong County in…