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Desperate search for more than 90 missing after building collapses while students held prayers at school in SidoarjoParents and rescuers in Indonesia were desperately searching for dozens of teenage boys believed to be trapped, a day after the collapse…
Death toll expected to rise as instability of building in East Java town hampers rescue efforts At least one student has been killed, dozens injured and 65 presumed buried under rubble after a school building collapsed in Indonesia on Monday, with resc…
Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and illegal gambling worth $1.4bnA court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their alleged roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused …
Comments from Chinese official in Madrid have raised questions over who could control the algorithm that powers Tik Tok’s video feedDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncer…
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, known as the ‘Iron Lady of the Pacific’, likely to be replaced by leader of opposition Fast partySamoa’s first female leader, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, has failed to win a majority in the Pacific nation’s elections this week, capping …
Taliban appeal for aid, with casualties expected to increase as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated areas The Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands m…
Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decadesNorth Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Beijing on his signature green train to attend a military parade in China celebrating the formal surren…
The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheavalOn Wednesday, China is holding a military parade in the capital, Beijing, to mark 80 years since the en…
Thousands gathered for Kabul ‘flower showers’ while women, banned from the events, staged protestsThousands of men gathered across Kabul on Friday to watch flowers being scattered from helicopters to mark the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return …
Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North KoreaRussian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim …
Country after country has lifted or downgraded warnings, telling coastal residents they can returnTsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim on Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home after one of the strongest earthq…
The Taiwanese government insists Lai Ching-te’s visit was delayed due to domestic issues, including natural disasters and tariff negotiationsTaiwan’s President Lai Ching-te will delay an expected trip to his country’s remaining allies in Latin America,…
The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a monthDirect flights from Moscow to North Korea have begun this week, amid a strengthening of ties between the two nations and a decline in options fo…
Authorities accuse activists linked to pro-democracy group Hong Kong Parliament of subversionHong Kong’s national security police have issued arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas, accusing them of subversion under a stringent national securi…
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