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Tokyo says any missile entering its territory will be destroyed as Pyongyang completes preparations to launch first military spy satelliteJapan’s military has said it will destroy any North Korean missile that violates its territory and is making prepa…
Man in his 30s was detained on Friday after opening emergency exit at about 200 metres above groundA South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for a passenger who opened an Asiana Airlines plane door minutes before it landed, it has been reported…
Phillip Mehrtens, who has been held hostage since February, makes the claim in a new video released by the separatist groupRebels in Indonesia’s Papua region have threatened to shoot a New Zealand pilot being held hostage if countries do not comply wit…
James Marape says agreement has clause saying Pacific country is not to be ‘used as a place for launching offensive military operations’Papua New Guinea will not be used as a base for “war to be launched”, prime minister James Marape has said, as the P…
‘Strong climber’ Kami Rita Sherpa beats own record for number of ascents on world’s highest mountainA Nepali sherpa has scaled Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record, a government official and his hiking company said.Kami Rita She…
Formal signing to take place in Papua New Guinea next week when Joe Biden holds summit with Pacific leaders to emphasise commitment to regionThe US and Micronesia have agreed to renew their strategic pact known as Cofa, Joe Biden’s presidential envoy J…
Vessel capsized because it was overcrowded, authorities say, with most of the victims children on school holidaysAt least 22 people drowned after a double-decker tourist boat capsized in India’s southern state of Kerala, police have said.The boat overt…
Analysis of Chinese court records shows eightfold increase in cases mentioning exit bans between 2016 and 2022China is increasingly barring people, including foreign executives, from leaving the country, according to a report and research.Scores of Chi…
News outlet obtains camera of Kenji Nagai, who was reporting on Saffron Revolution when he was shotThe family of a Japanese journalist killed while reporting on Myanmar’s 2007 Saffron Revolution have released his last pictures, sharing footage from a r…
Hakuto-R may have miscalculated altitude, says company after losing contact with spacecraftJapan’s ispace said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander when it unexpected…
Case against the tobacco giant marks the ‘single largest North Korea sanctions penalty’ for US justice departmentBritish American Tobacco (BAT) has agreed to pay more than $635m (£511m) to US authorities after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges tha…
Quake triggered evacuation from some coastal areas after warning from authorities A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, briefly triggering a tsunami warning, Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said.The warning, asking …
UN population officials say it is not possible to pinpoint a date because of uncertainty about dataIndia is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country with almost 3 million more people by the middle of this year, according to UN fi…
Satellite images show building work for first time since 2018 amid concern about Beijing’s growing polar presenceChina is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based thinktank that shows constru…
Secretary of state to break ground on new US embassy while Hanoi reluctant to antagonise its powerful neighbourChina has reportedly refused to reschedule a visit from the US secretary of state, as Antony Blinken kicked off a trip to Vietnam, a crucial …