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China warns it will 'crush' foreign efforts to interfere over Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2025
» BEIJING/TAIPEI — China warned on Wednesday it would "crush" any foreign attempts to interfere over Taiwan, after Japan announced plans to deploy missiles on an island near democratically-governed Taiwan.
Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» TOKYO — Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house.
Nepal's 'hidden' mountains draw new wave of climbers
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» KATHMANDU — Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring hidden summits promising solitude and the chance to be first to the top.
Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2025
» GAZA CITY/GENEVA/CAIRO — The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing greater numbers of children into starvation, according to aid agencies, malnutrition experts and the United Nations (UN).
Jailed ex-Malaysia PM Najib allowed to petition for house arrest
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak won the right to petition to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest, in a major victory for the jailed politician and his supporters.
Hong Kong airport told to step up safety for driverless trains after girl's platform gap fall
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/12/2024
» Authorities have ordered the operator of Hong Kong airport to step up safety measures for its driverless trains after a child stepped into the gap between the platform and a carriage last year but was quickly pulled out by other passengers.
Japan faces political upheaval as LDP coalition loses majority
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/10/2024
» TOKYO - Japan faces a period of political instability after the ruling coalition failed to win a majority in parliament for the first time since 2009, setting up a race among two main blocs to form a government.
Incoming Japanese PM calls for end to deflation
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2024
» TOKYO - Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday stressed the need for the country’s economy to fully emerge from deflation.
Swiss vote on net-zero climate law
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» GENEVA - The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at steering the country towards carbon neutrality by 2050.
Amid melting glaciers, Swiss vote on new climate law
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» GENEVA: The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at steering the country towards carbon neutrality.