Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,015
These were the key developments on the 1,015th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.Here is the situation on Thursday, December 5: ...
Tag: Asia / Pacific
South Korea’s defence minister resigns after martial law crisis: Report
BREAKINGBREAKING, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun has resigned following short-lived declaration of martial law by ...
Will South Korea survive the biggest challenge to its democracy in decades?
South Korea’s reputation as a stable democracy faced a serious threat on Tuesday night when President Yoon Suk-yeol shocked the ...
World chess champ Ding and teen challenger Gukesh tied past halfway mark
Gukesh Dommaraju gives up strong position in middle game with inaccurate moves in eighth match of world championship in Singapore.Defending ...
Confrontation between Philippines and Chinese ships in South China Sea
NewsFeedThe Philippines Coast Guard accused Chinese vessels of aggressive and dangerous actions after one of their ships was sprayed by ...
Protests call for South Korean president to quit over martial law order
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol faces demands to resign following a bungled imposition of martial law. Yoon’s order on Tuesday ...
Divided Straits: The internal divide over Taiwan’s future
As Carey prepares to defend Taiwan, she discovers not everyone thinks the same way she does.Following tensions between Taiwan and ...
South Korean parliament votes against president’s martial law declaration
NewsFeedSouth Korea’s parliament voted to revoke President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law hours after he announced its imposition ...
South Korea’s President Yoon says he will lift marital law
Decision comes after parliament votes to reject his martial law declaration and cabinet approves reversal of decision made hours earlier.South ...
China hits back against US chip crackdown
China has banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread military ...
South Korea martial law: How did we get here?
Opposition and members of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s own party condemn the move amid low public popularity.South Korea descended into ...
Chinese scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes
In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team harvest a cluster of ...
Malaysia, Thailand brace for more rains after floods kill more than 30
With tens of thousands already displaced, both countries set up shelters, rescue teams and evacuation plans in anticipation of further ...
Vietnam court upholds tycoon’s death sentence for $12bn bank fraud
Truong My Lan’s life could still be spared if she pays back three-quarters of the assets she embezzled.A Vietnamese court ...
COVID-19 likely came from a lab, US committee finds
A committee of the United States Congress has backed the theory that a lab leak caused the COVID-19 pandemic. In ...
A glimpse of future airpower on display at biennial China airshow
A squadron of six Chinese Chengdu J-10 jets took off towards an overcast sky in front of thousands of spectators ...
US unleashes another crackdown on China’s chip industry
The United States has launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, ...
India’s Jasprit Bumrah ‘one of the greatest fast bowlers ever’: Travis Head
‘It’s going to be nice to look back at your career and tell the grandkids that you faced him,’ Australian ...
Australian police arrest 13 in largest cocaine bust in country’s history
Australian Federal Police say the 2.3-tonne seizure has a street value of $494m.Australian police have arrested 13 people in what ...
Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb global plastic pollution
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date.Countries negotiating a ...
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