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Pakistan army says eight soldiers killed in militant attack on base
KARACHI - Islamist militants attacked a military base in northwestern Pakistan, killing eight security personnel, the military said on Tuesday, after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into a perimeter wall.
‘Shocking’: UN details widespread forced labour in North Korea
The report said people were “controlled and exploited through an extensive and multi-layered system of forced labour”.
Dismembered body in Thailand: Suspect linked to missing Chinese influencer nabbed
Human remains thought to belong to Yan Ruimin were found nearly two weeks after she disappeared.
JD Vance as VP: China focus, less help for Ukraine
After months of gamesmanship and speculation, JD Vance has emerged as Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate and the heir apparent to the America First movement. With less than two years in Congress under his belt, the first-term senator from Ohio has very little experience in
Indonesian government distances itself as meeting of five Islamic activists and Israel’s president draws condemnation
A photo of five members of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, with Israel president Isaac Herzog triggered heavy criticism after it appeared on social media.
Four Indian soldiers killed in militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR - A militant attack on an Indian Army patrol in Jammu and Kashmir killed four soldiers, including an officer, the army said on Tuesday, the latest incident of violence in the Hindu-dominated part of the troubled Himalayan region.
As South Korea marks its first North Korean Defectors’ Day, some still struggle to adapt
The inaugural national memorial day marks the 27th anniversary of a law implemented by South Korea to protect and help defectors settle in.
T-shirts showing Trump after shooting pulled in China
The T-shirts went on sale within hours of the shooting and were available on popular e-commerce sites.
Town hit by a year’s worth of rain as storms continue to lash China
As at 8 am on July 16, 606.7mm of rainfall had been logged in Dafengying over a 24 hour-period.
North Korea warns of ‘devastating consequences’ over leaflets from South
There were at least 29 large balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets from South Korea.
Senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba, reports say
In 2023, 196 North Korean defectors came to Seoul, down from as many as 2,700 a decade ago.
Visitors uncover Black Brazilian past of Sao Paulo's Japanese neighborhood
SAO PAULO - São Paulo's Liberdade neighborhood, home to the largest Japanese community outside Japan, is renowned for its Asian-style architecture, restaurants and public lighting resembling paper lanterns.
Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, to meet in China in July
CAIRO - Palestinian factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, will hold unity talks in China in July, two senior Hamas and Fatah officials told Reuters on Monday, as they try to resolve deep divisions.
Bangladesh students clash in job quota protests, at least 100 injured
DHAKA - More than 100 students were injured across Bangladesh on Monday in clashes between those protesting to end a quota system for government jobs and others loyal to the ruling party, police and witnesses said.
Heavy storms kill at least 35 in eastern Afghanistan, says official
Heavy storms and rain collapsed trees, walls and the roofs of people’s houses.
Why are US politicians so darned old?
It’s not just presidential candidates who are old. Based on my own data, nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, compared with about 6% who are under 40. Voters in North Dakota recently approved a ballot initiative that would place an upper age limit on
Don’t believe Biden or Trump – tariffs don’t protect jobs
Both Trump and Biden imposed high tariffs on imported products made in China and other countries. Those impositions broke with and departed from the previous half century’s policies favoring “free trade” (less or minimal government intervention in international markets). Free
Philippines wants to point more BrahMos missiles at China
After a series of major maritime standoffs, the Philippines is in hot pursuit of more India-made BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to point at China in the contested South China Sea. The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) plans to bolster its coastal defenses with two additional
Dozens of Indian workers freed from 'slavery' in Italy
The workers were promised a better future. But they were made to work long hours and paid poorly.
Indonesia’s first Cabinet minister starts work in Nusantara despite new capital’s lack of basic amenities
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi worked for three days in the newly completed ministerial residence, then returned to Jakarta on the weekend.
Missing Chinese TikToker’s dismembered body reportedly found outside Bangkok, Thai police say suspect has fled country
Thai police believe the remains found in Chachoengsao are those of 38-year-old TikTok personality Yan Ruimin. They are searching for a 32-year-old Chinese man who left the kingdom for Hong Kong.
T-shirts of Donald Trump assassination attempt sold on Chinese e-commerce sites, listings swiftly taken down
Images of the T-shirt listings also appear to have been censored on microblogging site Weibo.
China convenes third plenum with focus on reforms and advancing modernisation
The meeting will also likely focus on further cementing the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership and socialist values.
