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Israel raids Al Jazeera’s offices after banning broadcaster
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/05/2024
» Israeli officials seized Al Jazeera equipment on Sunday, hours after the nation’s cabinet approved a decision to shutter the Qatar-based TV news network’s operations in the Jewish state - an unprecedented step toward an international media outlet.
Hamas studying Israel’s truce counterproposal
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/04/2024
» GAZA - Hamas said it has received and will study the latest counterproposal by Israel on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.
Kim Jong Un tests rockets to strike Seoul, perhaps sell to Putin
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of a new North Korean rocket system that could bolster his ability to attack Seoul and it may become a weapon he attempts to sell to Russia for use in its assault on Ukraine.
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of South's vote
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/04/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea fired at least one suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile in a show of force that came just days ahead of national elections in South Korea for parliamentary seats.
Sanctioned Russian plane spotted in Pyongyang
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» A Russian cargo plane under US sanctions touched down in Pyongyang this week for an unannounced trip that raised concerns about illegal arms transfers, a specialist news service has reported.
North Korea fires barrage of cruise missiles
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward waters off its east coast on Wednesday for its fifth such barrage in the past several weeks, ratcheting up security concerns in the region.
Man gets death for Japan animation fire that killed 36
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/01/2024
» KYOTO - A Japanese district court sentenced a man to death for setting a fire that killed 36 people at Kyoto Animation studios in 2019 in one of the country's biggest mass-murder cases in recent history, Kyodo News and local media said.
North Korea tests undersea nuclear weapon system, warns of more
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/01/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea claimed it conducted an "important" test of an underwater nuclear weapon system off the nation's east coast, the latest development stirring up tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Airlines flight was cleared to land before fiery collision
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2024
» TOKYO - As Japan Airlines Co. Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful conclusion to the routine one-and-a-half hour journey from Sapporo in northern Japan.
Thirteen dead in Japan after major quake topples buildings
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/01/2024
» TOKYO - At least 13 people were killed and scores injured in a powerful earthquake that hit off the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s northwest coast, toppling buildings, buckling roads and triggering a blaze that ripped through a city.