TOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – North Korea has set forth a policy that allows for the preemptive use of nuclear weapons. In response to this growing threat, Japan, the United […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER) – In arguably his first international media interview as the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wasted no time in “reintroducing” his country-and, by extension, his dynasty-to the world. […]
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s plan to further ease Covid-19 curbs that have isolated the city and weighed on its economy could be derailed if people do not comply with virus protocols, […]
Leader of Italian far-right party "Fratelli d'Italia" (Brothers of Italy), Giorgia Meloni acknowledges the audience after she delivered an address at her party's campaign headquarters overnight on Sept 26, 2022 in Rome, […]
KATHMANDU – Renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on Nepal’s Manaslu mountain, on the same day an avalanche killed a Nepali climber on the same peak, expedition organisers and […]
TOKYO – United States Vice-President Kamala Harris will visit the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas on Thursday in a bid to show Washington’s commitment to the South’s security, according to […]
THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand – Four years ago, it was a muddy, chaotic and emotionally fraught scene outside the Tham Luang Cave, where thousands of people, from volunteers to parents to cave […]
TOKYO – Japan demanded an apology from Russia for what it saw as the unjust detention of one of its diplomats in Vladivostok, who Tokyo said was blindfolded and physically restrained after the Kremlin […]
This screengrab made from NASA live feed on Sept 26, 2022, shows Dimorphos just before the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) made impact with the asteroid, as watched by the NASA team […]
Jesus Rodrigues takes wood to his vehicle outside a Home Depot store in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian on Sept 26, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (PHELAN M. EBENHACK / AP) […]
People board a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Air Canada at Edmonton International Airport in Alberta, Canada, on July 27, 2022. (TED SHAFFREY / AP) OTTAWA / MOSCOW / NEW YORK – Canada […]
Edward Snowden is seen on the screen during a live remote interview at CeBIT 2015 in Hanover, Germany, on March 18, 2015. (ZHANG FAN / XINHUA) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) on Monday filed a notice of appeal in the graft case involving Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who was acquitted of 40 corruption charges […]
In this Sept 12, 2022 file photo, a placard hangs on the wall during the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Technology Media Workshop Telecon Briefing and tour at the Johns Hopkins Applied […]
In this file photo on May 13, 2021, police investigators work at the scene after a shooting in Kazan, Russia. (DMITRI LOVETSKY / AP) MOSCOW – A gunman killed nine people, including […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference on Sept 21, 2022, in New York. (EVAN VUCCI / AP) MADRID / MOSCOW / PARIS / BERLIN – German Chancellor […]
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ian over the central Caribbean on Sept 24, 2022. (NOAA VIA AP) HAVANA – Tropical Storm Ian hurtled […]
TOKYO – Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, a giant in diplomacy yet controversial at home, will be given a final send-off in a state funeral to be attended by about 4,300 […]
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on floods-devastated Pakistan to seek debt relief from its close partner China. Mr Blinken promised strong American support as Pakistan dries out […]
TOKYO – The statistics make for grim reading: the proverbial train hurtling towards an inevitable crash unless drastic policy steps beyond the current stopgap measures are taken. As Japan celebrates Respect for […]