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How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution
Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform the solar i…
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Sinlaku rips through Northern Mariana Islands as strongest tropical cyclone this year
More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved awaySign…
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Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain
Beijing may be reaping some diplomatic benefit but Trump’s war holds risks for its energy security and economy…
- Asia Pacific, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), North Korea, Nuclear weapons, South Korea, United Nations, World news
North Korea rapidly expanding nuclear weapons capability, UN watchdog warns
Pyongyang making ‘very serious’ progress on producing weapons, with rapid rise in activity at main nuclear com…
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A moment that changed me: I was desperate to get off the mountain – and that gut instinct saved my life
From the moment I started climbing the 7,000-metre peaks of the Pamir mountains in Tajikistan, something felt …
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American Youtuber Johnny Somali sentenced to jail in South Korea over ‘comfort women’ statue stunt
Johnny Somali, 25, caused outrage after filming himself kissing a statue commemorating wartime sex slavesAn Am…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Climate science, Environment, Japan, Plants, Trees and forests, World news
After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death
Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate changeEven in his fin…
- Air pollution, Asia Pacific, Cancer, Environment, Health, Pollution, Society, Stroke, Thailand, World news
Chiang Mai’s New Year revelry hit by smog and war-related price spikes
Air pollution caused by wildfires is another blow to northern Thailand’s tourism industry as businesses suffer…
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About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea
Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowdingAbout 2…
- Donald Trump, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir• M…
- Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US-Israel war on Iran
Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened
This blog is now closed – our live coverage continues hereCircling back to Donald Trump’s coming naval blockad…
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Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz as Iran peace talks fail
Iran warns move would breach ceasefire as US president also repeats threats to strike critical infrastructureD…
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Indian music legend Asha Bhosle dies aged 92
Two-time Grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voicesThe Indian singer Asha Bhos…
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Floods, power outages and hundreds evacuated as Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand’s North Island
Cyclone crossed coast near Maketu peninsula, packing destructive winds exceeding 130km/h (80 mph), heavy rain …
- Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, US foreign policy, US-Israel war on Iran
Israeli strike kills paramedic, says Lebanese Red Cross – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Our live coverage continues hereA post about an hour ago on the Israel Defense Forces…