Asia Pacific

Two ships arrived within the Cook Islands within the South Pacific in March of final yr. One was a well-known sight: an enormous cruise ship, bringing a whole bunch of vacationers to the pristine shores of this nation of 15,000 folks. The different, a neon-orange vessel hauling complicated scientific gear, was extra uncommon. On a […] More

Thailand’s prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, stated on Wednesday that he wished hashish to be re-listed as a narcotic by the top of the yr, a reversal two years after the nation grew to become one of many first in Asia to decriminalize marijuana. Mr. Srettha, who took workplace in August, wrote on social media that […] More

U.S. pushed Israel to succeed in a cease-fire deal President Biden turned up the stress on Israel to restrict its Rafah operation and to succeed in a cease-fire cope with Hamas. He made it public that he’d held up a supply of heavy bombs to Israel, and dispatched his C.I.A. chief to fulfill with Prime […] More

Kim Ki-nam, who was usually referred to as “North Korea’s Goebbels,” a reference to the Nazi propagandist, due to his function in manufacturing and implementing totalitarian propaganda for all three generations of the nation’s ruling Kim household, has died at 94, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday. Mr. Kim, who was not associated to […] More

Kim Ki-nam, who was usually referred to as “North Korea’s Goebbels,” a reference to the Nazi propagandist, due to his position in manufacturing and implementing totalitarian propaganda for all three generations of the nation’s ruling Kim household, has died at 94, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday. Mr. Kim, who was not associated to […] More

A Hong Kong courtroom on Wednesday granted a authorities request to ban a preferred pro-democracy anthem, elevating additional issues about free speech within the metropolis. The choice, which overturned an preliminary ruling, might give the federal government energy to drive Google and different tech firms to limit on-line entry to the music in Hong Kong. […] More

Negotiators arrived in Cairo after Israeli tanks entered Rafah Israel despatched tanks into Rafah yesterday and seized management of the border crossing with Egypt, halting the circulate of help. Delegations from Israel and Hamas additionally arrived in Cairo to renew talks on a proposed deal for a cease-fire. Here’s the newest. Israel’s operation didn’t seem […] More

A U.S. Army soldier has been detained by Russian authorities within the port metropolis Vladivostok on expenses of prison misconduct, the State and Defense Departments stated on Monday, including what’s more likely to be one other complication within the contentious relationship between Moscow and Washington. A army official recognized the soldier as Staff Sgt. Gordon […] More

At least two folks had been killed and 21 others injured in a knife assault at a hospital in China on Tuesday, the authorities stated. The stabbing occurred within the southwestern province of Yunnan at about 11:30 a.m., the police in Zhenxiong County stated in a press release. The police added that they’d arrested a […] More

When the long run empress of Japan entered the nation’s elite diplomatic corps in 1987, a yr after a significant equal employment regulation went into impact, she was one among solely three feminine recruits. Known then as Masako Owada, she labored lengthy hours and had a rising profession as a commerce negotiator. But she lasted […] More

Israel ordered a partial evacuation of Rafah Israeli warplanes pounded targets in Rafah, a metropolis in southern Gaza, yesterday, because the army instructed about 110,000 individuals there to evacuate. Hours later, the political chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, mentioned that the group had accepted a cease-fire proposal from Qatar and Egypt. The full particulars of […] More

Qantas, Australia’s nationwide airline, mentioned on Monday that it had reached a take care of the nation’s client watchdog to pay the equal of $79 million for promoting 1000’s of tickets to flights that it had already canceled. The airline mentioned in an announcement that the funds, totaling 120 million Australian {dollars}, would resolve a […] More