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Review launched into operations in Afghanistan as men and women told not to go to work at least until MayThe United Nations has launched a review of its operations in Afghanistan and asked all Afghan staff not to come to work at least until May after t…
China’s president, Xi Jinping, is often the subject of internet memes that compare him to the children’s characterTaiwanese are rushing to buy patches, popularised by air force pilots, that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie-the-Pooh – repres…
‘Combat readiness’ exercises come after Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen met US house speaker Kevin McCarthy this week, angering BeijingChina-Taiwan tensions explained in 30 secondsChina’s military said on Saturday it had begun three days of drills around…
Opposition leader was found guilty last month, given suspended jail term and barred from parliamentThe Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed against his conviction for defamation, seeking to overturn a judgment that resulted in his expulsi…
Washington, which has ties with the island nation but has been represented by diplomats based in New Guinea, also plans embassies in Kiribati and TongaChina’s influence in the Pacific explained in 30 secondsThe United States plans to open an embassy in…
Taiwan sends aircraft to warn away nine Chinese fighter jets and one drone that breached unofficial barrier between two sidesTen Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, normally an unofficial barrier between the mainland and the island,…
Several dozen demonstrators were required to wear numbered lanyards, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation Hong Kong police have permitted a small protest march under tight restrictions, in one of the first demonstrations …
Solicitor, 71, had been charged under national security law and was released to be treated for lung cancerHong Kong police have arrested a veteran pro-democracy politician who was out on bail for medical treatment after spending more than a year in det…
Russian president says he has high hopes for ‘good old friend’ Xi Jinping’s impending visit to MoscowVladimir Putin has welcomed China’s willingness to play a “constructive role” in solving in what he called the Ukraine “crisis”, in an article released…
Supporters of ex-prime minister and police fight outside court where he was addressing charges of unlawfully selling state giftsA court in Islamabad has cancelled Imran Khan’s arrest warrant after intense clashes between police and the former prime min…
Xiomara Castro’s move would leave Taiwan with formal diplomatic relations with only 13 countriesThe Honduras president, Xiomara Castro, has said she has instructed her foreign minister to establish official relations with China, a move that would end i…
Test came as Washington and Seoul prepared to kick-off their largest joint military exercises in five yearsNorth and South Korean tensions explained in 30 secondsNuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sun…
After months of extreme heat, Wuhan has registered spring temperatures of 26C, while Beijing and surrounding cities hit 25CTemperatures in more than a dozen Chinese cities have hit record seasonal highs this week, with central China’s Wuhan and Zhengzh…
Sources say Tsai Ing-wen intends to meet McCarthy in the coming weeks, a move that may stoke tensions with Beijing and in the Taiwan straitChina-Taiwan relations explained in 30 secondsTaiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, plans to meet US House speaker Ke…
Victims groups criticise compensation deal which aims to resolve a disagreement that has long frustrated ties between Seoul and TokyoSouth Korea said that its companies would compensate people forced to work under Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea,…