US military launches robot spaceplane on seventh mission | Space News

US military launches robot spaceplane on seventh mission | Space News

The delayed launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket came two weeks after China launched its Shenlong space plane. The US military’s secretive X-37B robotic spaceplane has taken off from Florida on its seventh mission. The mission marks the first time the plane has been launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy…

What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to humans? | Health News

What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to humans? | Health News

In what scientists call a “slow-moving disaster”, a “zombie deer disease” is spreading across the United States after a case was detected in Yellowstone National Park. The lethal disease has no cure and is prevalent in deer and elk, but studies suggest that it may spread to humans. Here’s what…

China accuses Taiwan of ‘hyping up’ military threat ahead of elections | Military News

China accuses Taiwan of ‘hyping up’ military threat ahead of elections | Military News

Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary polls on January 13 are expected to shape the island’s relations with Beijing. China has accused Taiwan of deliberately “hyping up” a military threat from Beijing for electoral gains ahead of the island’s January polls. “The Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] authorities are deliberately hyping up the…

North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations | Politics News

North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations | Politics News

Party speech suggests record year of weapons testing will continue into 2024 in defiance of international sanctions. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military, including its nuclear programme, to “accelerate” war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the United States. Speaking at an…

When death metal becomes one of 84,000 ways to practise Buddhism | Music

When death metal becomes one of 84,000 ways to practise Buddhism | Music

Taipei, Taiwan – In the past few years, many of Taiwan’s largest music festivals have seen the unlikely ensemble of a shaven Buddhist nun introducing a band of five black-clad musicians whose faces are smeared blood red. When the first riffs break through the sound system, their hard yet atmospheric…

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia | Politics News

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia | Politics News

On May 30, the United States accused China of intercepting one of its spy planes in an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” over the South China Sea. The American RC-135 plane, according to the US military, was conducting routine operations over the sensitive waterway when the Chinese fighter jet flew directly in…

Indonesian students demand deportation of Rohingya refugees | Rohingya News

Indonesian students demand deportation of Rohingya refugees | Rohingya News

NewsFeed Indonesian students are demanding Rohingya refugees from Myanmar be deported. A large crowd of students descended on a building being used as a refugee shelter. When police managed to restore order, the refugees, many in tears, were relocated by truck to an alternate location. A surge in arrivals of…

Indonesian students evict Rohingya from shelter demanding deportation | Rohingya News

Indonesian students evict Rohingya from shelter demanding deportation | Rohingya News

Large crowd storms into building housing the refugees in the city of Banda Aceh, saying they should be deported. Hundreds of university students in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh have stormed a temporary shelter for Rohingya refugees, demanding they be deported. Protesters on Wednesday forced more than 100 Rohingya out of…

South Korean actor and Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun dies at 48 | Arts and Culture News

South Korean actor and Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun dies at 48 | Arts and Culture News

The actor had been under investigation for alleged illegal drug use. Seoul police point to apparent suicide. South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead, police said. Lee, 48, died by apparent suicide in a Seoul park on Wednesday,…

South Korea sanctions North Korean spy chief over illicit cyber activities | Cybercrime News

South Korea sanctions North Korean spy chief over illicit cyber activities | Cybercrime News

Pyongyang is thought to use the money stolen in cyber-heists to fund its illegal weapons programmes. South Korea has imposed sanctions on North Korea’s spy chief and seven other North Koreans for alleged illicit cyber activities, which are believed to fund their country’s nuclear weapons and conventional missile programmes. Ri…