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His calm demeanour and wholesome vocation have apparently endeared him to one of the most authoritarian regimes in the world. But there is something about Alan Titchmarsh that North Korea’s censors can’t quite forgive – his jeans. The green-fingered br…
Read MoreThe supreme leader of North Korea has been seen in footage aired by the state-run broadcaster KRT showing firing drills by artillery units in the country’s western regions. Kim Jong-un is seen walking near a number of rocket launchers, which are later …
Read MoreA huge blast occurred inside a fried chicken restaurant in China’s northern Hebei province, killing at least one person and injuring 22 others, state media reported. The explosion is suspected to have been caused by a gas leak. Local authorities said t…
Read MoreJapan’s Space One Kairos exploded on its inaugural launch as the firm tried to become the first Japanese private company to put a satellite in orbit. Kairos carried an experimental government satellite to temporarily replace intelligence satellites if …
Read MoreChina’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has accused the US of imposing sanctions on Chinese companies to a ‘bewildering’ and ‘unfathomable’ level. Wang said the relationship between China and the US was ‘critical’ but that it was its relationship with Russi…
Read MoreFootage published by the Philippines Coast Guard appears to show a collision between one of its ships and a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Tuesday morning. The Philippines Coast Guard said it was carrying out a resupply mission in the South China Sea wh…
Read MoreIndonesia’s former defence minister Prabowo Subianto, 72, has claimed victory as early results showed him being on course to win. Subianto struck a conciliatory tone in a speech to supporters in Jakarta, vowing to be a president for Indonesians of all …
Read MoreDrone video shows hundreds of farmers’ trucks parked on a highway in India on their way to march on Delhi in a protest about pay. Security forces at the Shambhu border that divides Punjab and Haryana fired teargas and water cannon in an attempt to bloc…
Read MoreIndian police fired water cannon and teargas at farmers and their supporters who were marching to New Delhi to pressure the government to honour a 2021 promise to pay them more for crops. Security in the capital was tightened after farming unions from …
Read MorePakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates of his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country’s parliament…
Read MoreTwo blasts in Pakistan’s Balochistan province have hit the offices of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party and an independent candidate, Asfandyar Kakar, killing at least 24 people. The attacks comes a day before the country is due to hold national pollsAt l…
Read MorePeople were rescued from buildings that collapsed under the weight of snow as extreme weather and blizzards gripped China. Millions of people across the country have been unable to travel in the run-up to the Chinese new year amid severe weather condit…
Read MoreForeign minister Penny Wong says Australian academic Yang Hengjun has received a suspended death sentence in China, an outcome that has ‘appalled’ the Australian government. ‘We understand that this can be committed to a life sentence following two yea…
Read MoreA Japanese former prime minister and vice-president of the ruling Liberal Democratic party has been accused of sexism after making insulting comments about the foreign minister’s appearance and age.Taro Aso, who is 83, also referred to Yoko Kamikawa, 7…
Read MoreA woman has been charged with illegal possession of a lion cub in Thailand after a video of the animal cruising in a Bentley went viral. The police ordered an investigation after the video gained more than 2.6m views online. Sawangjit Kosoognern was ch…
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