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Renowned 1957 Nobel prize winner worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particle physicsChen Ning Yang, one of the world’s most renowned physicists and a Nobel prize winner, died on Saturday in Beijing at the age of 103 a…
The renowned Gokteik bridge was bombed on Sunday, with the ruling military junta and rebel forces blaming each other for its destructionA colonial-era bridge in Myanmar that was once the world’s tallest railway trestle has been destroyed during fightin…
Seoul dismantled its loudspeakers a week ago, and Pyongyang appears to be following suit as President Lee Jae Myung seeks to improve ties with NorthSouth Korea’s military has said North Korea has started dismantling some propaganda loudspeakers aimed a…
Overture from new president Lee Jae Myung is latest effort to revive dialogue with Pyongyang that stalled under his predecessorSouth Korean authorities have begun removing loudspeakers that blare propaganda broadcasts along its border with the North, S…
The passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff from AhmedabadAir India plane crash – latest updatesAn Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick with more than 240 people onboard has crashed shortly after takeoff fro…
Ministry of culture tells Sotheby’s it would be ‘participating in continued colonial exploitation’ if sale of gems goes aheadThe Indian government is seeking to repatriate ancient gem relics linked to the Buddha’s remains after halting their sale at an…
Beijing and Manila accuse each other of illegal activities around Sandy Cay near the Spratly Isles, as joint US-Filipino military drills get under way in regionChina and the Philippines have displayed their national flags in competing photo opportuniti…
Foreign secretary calls Hong Kong’s denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘deeply concerning’ after she flew there to visit her newborn grandsonForeign secretary David Lammy said he was deeply concerned after a British politician was denied entry to Hong K…
Rescuers pull a woman from the rubble three days after the quake, raising hopes of more survivors. Here’s what we know so farThe death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has surpassed 1,700 and flattened huge swathes of …
Junta makes rare call for aid as hundreds injured by 7.7-magnitude quake, which also brought down high-rise in Thai capitalMyanmar and Thailand hit by earthquake – live updatesAt least 144 people have died and 732 have been injured after a powerful ear…
Footage appears to show Boeing 737-800 skidding along runway at Muan airport before hitting wall and catching fireSouth Korea plane crash – live updatesAll but two of 181 people onboard a plane that crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea ar…
Witnesses recount the moment the earthquake hit in Port Vila, as rescue teams sift through the wreckage after disaster that has killed 14 and injured 200Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRescuers in Vanuatu’s capital are racing…
Russian president transfers more than 70 animals from Moscow to Pyongyang amid strengthening ties with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un during Ukraine warRussia has transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion, two brown bears and 45 pheasants …
Official hails discovery ‘of great significance’ on Port Island, with remains of as yet unknown species to go on display in shopping district on FridayHong Kong officials say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time, on a re…
South Korean court hands out three jail terms, one of them suspended, to officers for professional negligence after 159 mostly young people diedA South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their handling of a 2022 Hallowee…