Taiwan official says China trying to set a ‘red line’ for incoming Trump government
TAIPEI : China is trying to set a “red line” for the incoming Trump administration and US allies by stepping up military activities in the region, a senior Taiwan security official said,...
What to know about South Korea and its short-lived but chaotic declaration of martial...
TOKYO — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faced parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets with his baffling and sudden declaration of martial law that...
South Korean opposition initiates president’s impeachment — news agency
The vote on the bill should be held within 24 to 72 hours from the time of its consideration at a plenary session
SEOUL - South Korea’s opposition parties...
Iran to hold nuclear talks with Britain, France, Germany on Nov. 29
TEHRAN - Iran will hold talks with Britain, France, and Germany on Friday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, with the nations believed to be seeking to revive their stalled 2015 nuclear deal.
Japan’s Princess Yuriko, great-aunt of emperor, dies at 101
TOKYO : Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died of natural causes at a Tokyo hospital early Friday morning, the Imperial Household Agency...
Trudeau condemns violence at Hindu temple near Toronto
“The acts of violence at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton today are unacceptable. Every Canadian has the right to practice their faith freely and safely,” Trudeau wrote on X
Australian judge rules senator broke race law by telling rival legislator to return to...
MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge ruled on Friday that anti-immigration party leader Sen. Pauline Hanson breached racial discrimination laws by crudely telling Pakistan-born Sen. Mehreen Faruqi to return to her homeland.
‘Give us what you stole from us,’ Indigenous senator yells at King Charles during...
CANBERRA, Australia — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday.
Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of...
Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea
VIENTIANE, Laos — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the disputed South China...
Street clashes in Bangladesh leave 702 people injured, among them 104 police and 30...
Protesters set fire to several government buildings as well as vehicles along the streets, a police statement said
The nationwide agitation, the biggest since PM Sheikh Hasina...