Today’s headlines: Seoul confirms “signs of a resumption” in talks between Washington and Pyongyang. Myanmar’s president is visiting Vietnam. Tokyo is seeking a record budget for defence spending. Thai activist sentenced to two years for “lèse-majesté”. The Arbitration Tribunal rules that Delhi must implement the water treaty with Islamabad.
Today's news: South Korea repatriates six North Koreans: The Taliban rejects International Criminal Court warrant for its leaders; Indian media report an Indian nurse sentenced to death in Yemen could be executed in the coming days; Tajikistan discusses the possibility of joining the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway with Beijing.
Today's news: ASEAN foreign ministers' summit kicks off in Malaysia; China is trying to manage the supply of rare earths from Myanmar with ethnic militias; Floods in Nepal: a bridge connecting the country to China has collapsed; The number of death sentences carried out in Saudi Arabia continues to rise.
Today's news: BRICS condemns US tariffs, increased NATO spending and Israeli attacks, but makes no mention of Trump or Putin's aggression towards Ukraine; Typhoon Danas has hit Taiwan, causing at least two deaths; Since June, several Japanese islands have been hit by continuous earthquakes.
In today’s news: India accuses China of aiding Pakistan in the conflict in early May. Nagasaki’s administration has agreed to allow Taiwan to attend the anniversary of the US bombing of the city. Myanmar’s military junta says it has released 93 child soldiers. Dalai Lama hopes to live to be 130.
Today's headlines: Moscow accepts Afghan ambassador's credentials; The Burmese junta has “dismissed” 93 child soldiers; An hour-long phone call between Putin and Trump fails to bring “any progress” on a truce in Ukraine; North Korean crosses border into South in demilitarised zone, questioned by Seoul intelligence.
Today's news: South Korean Parliament approves Kim Min-seok as prime minister; Hamas reportedly ready to accept truce proposal, Israeli army accused of using internationally banned bombs in bar raid; Over 900 earthquakes in two weeks in a chain of islands in southern Japan; Hong Kong opens the door to legal recognition of same-sex couples; Dhaka, first conviction for exiled former Prime Minister Hasina.
Today's headlines: Number of survivors of Japan's nuclear holocaust falls below 100,000; Tehran: heavy damage to the Fordo nuclear plant; Through her lawyer, former Prime Minister Hasina rejects the charges in the trial in absentia that began yesterday; In cases of suspected fraud, Singapore police will be able to seize bank accounts; China braces for a new wave of rain and flooding.
Today's headlines: Two Turkish cartoonists arrested for a cartoon depicting Muhammad and Moses; John Lee praises Hong Kong's “security and competitiveness” on the 28th anniversary of its handover to China; In Telangana, 39 people are killed in an explosion at Sgachi Industries; An investigation reveals sectarian massacres against Alawites by groups close to Damascus; Manila is working on a “single theatre” approach to its confrontation with Beijing in the Asia-Pacific seas.
Today's headlines: Beijing resumes imports of fish products from 10 Japanese regions; In Istanbul, dozens of activists who wanted to participate in the Pride march arrested; Prada acknowledges the “Indian roots” of its controversial new sandals; Jakarta launches a 5.9 billion megaproject for the production of electric vehicle batteries; Armenia: security agents in the patriarchate, Karekin II also questioned.
Today's news: Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats meets tomorrow to ratify its dissolution under pressure from Beijing; Hundreds of protesters take to the streets in Bangkok calling for the prime minister's resignation; At least 11 people die in flash floods in north-western Pakistan; Seoul police arrest six US citizens who wanted to smuggle rice and Bibles into North Korea.
Today's news: The United States has approves $30 million in funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation; Investigators have downloaded flight data from the black boxes of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner; Washington and Beijing have reached a trade agreement on Chinese rare earths; Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan: coup foiled.
Today's news: fifth night of war between Israel and Iran, while in Gaza Hamas reports a new massacre of civilians at an aid distribution point; No progress on tariffs in the meeting between Trump and Ishiba at the G7; In China, new “austerity” measures for public officials' dinners; Rosatom to build nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan; Growing alarm over video game addiction in Singapore.
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