Search of vessel registered in Fuzhou, China, reveals cannon shell suspected to date from second world warMalaysia’s maritime agency has said it found a cannon shell believed to be from the second world war on a Chinese-registered vessel and was invest…
続きを読むFumio Kishida criticises actions of eldest son, Shotaro, after photos show him lying on the stairs and posing at a press conference podiumThe eldest son of Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister, is to step down as his executive policy secretary am…
続きを読むTemperatures up to 45C recorded in April in parts of India, Bangladesh, Thailand and LaosA searing heatwave in parts of southern Asia in April was made at least 30 times more likely by climate breakdown, according to a study by international scientists…
続きを読むCandlelight party failed to provide registration documents, says election commission, but party says they were seized in a police raid in 2017Cambodia’s national election committee has refused to register the opposition Candlelight party, the sole cred…
続きを読むAbout 1,000 people trapped by seawater rescued amid damage to homes, electricity infrastructure and mobile phone mastsRescuers have evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 metres (12ft) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful c…
続きを読むBaby brought out to media in incubator as Paetongtarn Shinawatra says ‘children are my secret power’ ahead of electionPaetongtarn Shinawatra, a leading candidate in the upcoming Thai election, has said she is keen to resume campaigning days after givin…
続きを読むWhite House announces transfer of three C-130 aircraft and coastal patrol vessels during Washington visit of Ferdinand Marcos JrJoe Biden has said the US is “ironclad” in its commitment to defending the Philippines, including in the highly contested So…
続きを読むSeparatist rebels confronted Indonesian army troops as they searched for New Zealander who was taken hostage in FebruarySeparatist gunmen attacked Indonesian army troops who were deployed to rescue a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the rebels in Ind…
続きを読むTwenty-nine passengers also injured as vehicle slides off highway during journey from Pune to MumbaiA passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe slid off a highway and fell into a gorge in western India on Saturday, killing 13 people an…
続きを読むMore than 17,000 troops are involved in the Balikatan drills, which follow days of military exercises around Taiwan by ChinaThe United States and the Philippines have launched their largest combat exercises in decades in waters across the South China S…
続きを読むReform could mean reprieves for some of the 1,300 prisoners on death row, including 500 foreignersMalaysia’s parliament has approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties for a range of serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringi…
続きを読むUS security spokesman says new evidence suggests Moscow offering food to ‘rogue’ nation in return for dozens of kinds of weapons and munitionsSee all our Ukraine coverageThe White House says it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Kor…
続きを読むSouth Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol says North will pay a price for launch on eve of Tokyo summitNorth Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a display of military might, just hours before the leaders of South Korea an…
続きを読むMarshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau stand to benefit as White House warns of Beijing’s intent and ability to ‘reshape the international order’ Alarmed by China’s success in wooing Pacific island nations, the Biden administration is proposing to spen…
続きを読むImproving situation in China prompts decision, say news reports quoting Biden administration officialsThe US is preparing to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travellers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the deci…
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