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India on Thursday revoked all visas issued to Pakistani citizens and advised its nationals not to travel to Pakistan as part of punitive diplomatic measures over cross-border linkages to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. The move came a day after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, shuttered the only operational […]
South Korea’s prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted former president Moon Jae-in on corruption charges related to the employment of his son-in-law at an airline. Moon was “indicted for corruption for receiving 217 million won (USD 150,000) in connection with facilitating the employment of his son-in-law at an airline”, the Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office said […]
Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a week of national mourning for the victims of the recent earthquake that has claimed over 1,700 lives. The mourning period, which began today, will run until April 6, with national flags flown at half-mast. In an official statement, the junta expressed their sorrow, stating, “The government and the people […]
The devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, has left over 1,600 dead, with rescue teams working around the clock in hopes of finding more survivors. The quake, centered near Mandalay, also affected neighboring Thailand, where the collapse of a 30-story building in Bangkok claimed several lives. According to NBC News, the […]
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday. The payout represents 12,500 yen ($83) for each day of the more than four decades that Iwao Hakamada spent in detention, most of it on death row when each […]
Relatives of the passengers who vanished aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gathered in Beijing on March 8, 2025, marking the 11th anniversary of the plane’s disappearance. The Boeing 777, carrying 239 passengers, lost contact on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite one of the largest search efforts in aviation […]
Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises, government data showed Thursday. The numbers highlight the dramatic demographic challenges facing the world’s fourth-biggest economy, where a shrinking workforce is having to shoulder the costs of caring for a ballooning […]
A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder in 2023 of then-Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the Kyodo news agency reported. The court in the western city of Wakayama found that the man intended to kill Kishida and others on April 15, 2023, when he threw a […]
South Korea has banned new downloads of China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country’s personal data protection watchdog. The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users when “improvements and remedies” are made to ensure it complies with the country’s personal data protection laws. In the […]
At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials and reports said. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has reportedly banned the broadcast of Tottenham Hotspur matches due to the presence of South Korean players, specifically Son Heung-min, the team’s captain. The decision means the North Korean public will not be able to watch Tottenham’s upcoming match against Manchester United, a club Kim is known to support. The […]
At least 15 people have died in a stampede at a railway station in New Delhi late Saturday, as surging crowds scrambled to board trains bound for the Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. The event, which takes place once every 12 years in Prayagraj, northern India, attracts millions of […]
Hundreds of same-sex couples are set to tie the knot in Thailand on Thursday as it becomes by far the largest nation in Asia to allow equal marriage. A mass LGBTQ wedding in the capital, organised by campaign group Bangkok Pride with city authorities, expects hundreds of marriage registrations as the law comes into effect. […]
China on Monday executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, in the country’s deadliest mass attack in years. On November 11, Fan Weiqiu, 62, deliberately drove a small SUV through crowds of people exercising outside a sports complex, also injuring 45 in China’s […]
Violence broke out early Sunday when hundreds of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s supporters overwhelmed police and stormed a South Korean court building. The attack came hours after a court ruling extended Yoon’s detention, following his arrest over allegations of insurrection linked to his controversial declaration of martial law last month. The protesters damaged property and […]
China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates. Once the world’s most populous country, China was overtaken by India in 2023, with Beijing seeking to […]
Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the first president to be detained in the nation’s history. Yoon, who faces charges of insurrection over his short-lived effort to impose martial law last month, said he would comply […]
North Korea leader, Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned North Koreans from eating hotdogs. The ban, announced this month, targets hotdogs, labeling them as symbols of “Western decadence.” According to the Sun, the 40-year-old Supreme Leader declared that serving or eating the American-inspired fast food is now an act of treason. Residents caught cooking or […]
At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 are injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media say. The earthquake that hit Tibet’s holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT) had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), […]
The body of an Indian journalist who had reported on alleged corruption in the country has been found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh state. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, went missing on New Year’s Day and his family registered a complaint with the police. His body was found on Friday in the compound of a road […]
