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: China's tourism figures show an upturn in visitors from abroad; Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto flies to the US after being in China and congratulates Trump; More clashes in Manipur between Kuki and security forces; Targeted attacks in Syria by the US against ‘targets aligned with Iran’.
The news of the day: Evacuation alerts in the Philippines for another typhoon; In China, editions of books published in Taiwan collapse; Bhutan wants to build ‘city of awareness’:; Qatar has suspended its role as mediator between Hamas and Israel, describing the role described by the US media as ‘inaccurate’.
Today's headlines: 540 civilians have been killed in 10 months by the military junta's air force in Myanmar. Taiwan offers rewards of thousands of dollars for reporting Chinese activities at sea. North Korea carried out GPS signal jamming attacks against South Korean civilian ships and aircraft. A 29-year-old spoke to Al Jazeera about his childhood in Gaza's Christian community, ravaged by a year of bombing.
Today's news: pro-Palestinian attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam; China sentences a senior official accused of espionage to death; Iran and Pakistan promise cooperation against Balkan militiamen; Korean President Yoon apologises on TV for scandals involving his wife.
Today's news: at least 50 dead in more Israeli strikes on Lebanon; Indonesia's Flores island volcano continues to erupt, thousands displaced; Video of Uyghur persecution removed from Tik Tok; In South Korea, marriages with foreign spouses cease; Turkey forgives Kyrgyz debt.
Today's news: for the first time in the United States, a senator of Korean descent is elected; In Taliban-held Afghanistan, opium poppy production rises (slightly) again; In Delhi, ritual bathing in the Yamuna river is banned for pollution; 1500 soothsayers and sorcerers arrested in Tajikistan,.
Today's news: Prayers are said for Kamala Harris at the Hindu temple in the family's native village; Armenia's religious leaders on the eve of Cop29 in Baku: ‘Justice for Artshak refugees abandoned by the world’; 400 refugees a day flow into Iraq from Lebanon; After 70 years, the Tokyo Stock Exchange extends trading by half an hour to attract foreign investors.
Today's news: pro-European Maia Sandu wins in Moldovan elections; Burmese General Min Aung Hlaing will travel to China for the first time since the coup; Netanyahu staff member detained for leaking documents to compliant media to break hostage negotiations; In a Japanese city, online vote to let citizens choose the mayor's end-of-term allowance.
Today's news: Pyongyang sides with Russia "until victory in Ukraine." New terrorist attack in Pakistan against polio vaccinations, 9 dead. In polls among Muslim Americans, it's neck-and-neck between Green candidate Jill Stein and Kamala Harris. Taiwan wants to raise fines against illegal abortions. Death of Baselios Thomas I, leader of India's Syrian Orthodox.
Today's headlines: Hezbollah fires rockets into northern Israel, killing seven, including four Thais; Israeli bulldozers demolish UNRWA office. In Japan, cyclists who use a mobile phone or are intoxicated while riding risk jail time. India and China have completed the withdrawal of soldiers from sensitive points along their disputed Himalayan border. In Iran, the amputations of fingers of people convicted of theft are back.
Today's news: Kdp first party in parliamentary elections in Kurdistan with 39 seats and the task of forming the regional government; Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali festival today; Hanoi sentences blogger Duong Van Thai to 12 years in prison; A well-known Russian cyclo-tourist and video blogger, 39-year-old Igor Babko, was reportedly kidnapped in Pakistan by a group of Taliban terrorists.
Today's news: Seoul, during US elections Pyongyang regime would like to launch a ballistic missile (Icbm); Britain, EU and Canada imposed more sanctions against the Burmese regime; In southwest Pakistan five people killed in an attack by gunmen at the construction site of a small dam; Crisis also hits super-rich in China, assets drop.
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