Japan quake toll rises to 62 as rescuers struggle to reach cut-off villages | Earthquakes News

Japan quake toll rises to 62 as rescuers struggle to reach cut-off villages | Earthquakes News

Heavy rain is forecast into Thursday raising the risk of landslides and further complicating relief efforts. Japanese rescuers continue to search for survivors from Monday’s earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture as authorities warned heavy rain, landslides and repeated aftershocks could hamper relief efforts. The regional government said on Wednesday that 62…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 679 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 679 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 679th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Fighting Russia targeted Ukraine’s biggest cities with a barrage of drones, rockets and missiles, killing at least four people in Kyiv and one in Kharkiv. The State Emergency Service…

China targets friendly media, diplomats to ‘tell story of Xinjiang’ | Uighur News

China targets friendly media, diplomats to ‘tell story of Xinjiang’ | Uighur News

Albanian-Canadian historian and journalist Olsi Jazexhi believed in early 2019 that reports about human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of Western China were lies. Accounts from people who had fled the area as well as reports from human rights organisations were painting a picture of human…

Names linked to Jeffrey Epstein set to be made public: All you need to know | Courts News

Names linked to Jeffrey Epstein set to be made public: All you need to know | Courts News

A list of names connected to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is set to be released to the public, bringing renewed attention to a sex-trafficking operation that has captured international headlines for years. A United States judge authorised the unsealing of court documents last month, as part…

Somalia calls emergency cabinet meeting on Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal | Politics News

Somalia calls emergency cabinet meeting on Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal | Politics News

Somalia to discuss pact allowing landlocked Ethiopia to use Red Sea port of Berbera, state news agency reports. Somalia’s cabinet has called an emergency meeting to discuss a port deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland. The Somalian cabinet will convene on Tuesday to discuss the plan after the…

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security, sedition charges | Politics News

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security, sedition charges | Politics News

Media tycoon is the most prominent individual to face trial under the law imposed by China in 2020. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his closely-watched trial under the territory’s national security law that could see him jailed for life. Lai, 76,…

South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck, rushed to hospital | Politics News

South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck, rushed to hospital | Politics News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Lee Jae-myung was attacked as he spoke to reporters during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan. South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan….

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 678 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 678 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 678th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to intensify strikes on Ukraine after the death toll rose to 25 in Saturday’s unprecedented raid on the Russian city of Belgorod, not…

US watching Taiwan elections closely as China reiterates claim to island | Elections News

US watching Taiwan elections closely as China reiterates claim to island | Elections News

Last month, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping strolled through the lush gardens of a grand California mansion engaged in a candid, intimate conversation. It was their first face-to-face summit in a year and the Chinese president was blunt – Taiwan, Xi told his US counterpart, was the most important and…