Taiwan president to visit frontline islands with China for battle anniversary
Taiwan has controlled Kinmen, and the Matsu islands to the north, since the defeated Republic of China government fled to Taipei in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao…
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Violence erupts in Thailand’s south as deadline on the case of crackdown that killed 85 Muslims nears
Homemade bomb explodes in Narathiwat injuring three, while insurgents attack Tambon Administrative Organisation office in Pattani.
Explainer: What can the UN do if North Korea sends troops to Ukraine?
The Security Council has a North Korea sanctions committee – made up of the 15 council members, including Russia – to “examine and take appropriate action on information…
South Aceh authorities rescue six ill Rohingya
Local authorities have transported six out of 151 Rohyingas stranded at sea for medical treatment at a South Aceh hospital, while the police have arrested three Labuhan Haji…
Israel says it has killed 3 Hezbollah commanders, around 70 fighters in 48 hours
Israel’s offensive has driven at least 1.2 million Lebanese from their homes and killed 2,530 people, including at least 63 over the previous 24 hours, the Lebanese government…
Chinese aid arrives in Beirut
The timely aid came as Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit called for an immediate cease-fire and the scaling up of humanitarian assistance in Lebanon.
North Korea’s support puts Russian President Putin in its debt, say experts
The development may also set the stage for reciprocal support from Moscow for Kim Jong-un's aggressive ambitions, especially if North Korean casualties occur in the Ukraine war.
Doris Lessing’s message of hope for anti-Zionist protesters
Aggression, land grab and forced eviction, mass murder, genocide and other gruesome events in the world—as well as the challenges of artificial intelligence that we are…
Ukrainian folk dolls tour Japan in appeal for peace
In Ukraine, motanka dolls are regarded as a kind of talisman, warding off bad luck and providing protection. They are typically made by women to send to their loved ones.
Indonesia hospital under fire as Israeli forces deepen operations in northern Gaza
Troops rounded up men and ordered women to leave the Jabalia historic refugee camp, they said. An Israeli airstrike on a house in Jabalia killed five people and wounded several…