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- Asia Pacific, Energy, Environment, Renewable energy, Solar power, South Korea, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution
Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea…
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Sinlaku rips through Northern Mariana Islands as strongest tropical cyclone this year
More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved awaySign…
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Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain
Beijing may be reaping some diplomatic benefit but Trump’s war holds risks for its energy security and economy…
- Asia Pacific, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), North Korea, Nuclear weapons, South Korea, United Nations, World news
North Korea rapidly expanding nuclear weapons capability, UN watchdog warns
Pyongyang making ‘very serious’ progress on producing weapons, with rapid rise in activity at main nuclear com…
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A moment that changed me: I was desperate to get off the mountain – and that gut instinct saved my life
From the moment I started climbing the 7,000-metre peaks of the Pamir mountains in Tajikistan, something felt …
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Climate science, Environment, Japan, Plants, Trees and forests, World news
After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death
Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate changeEven in his fin…
- Air pollution, Asia Pacific, Cancer, Environment, Health, Pollution, Society, Stroke, Thailand, World news
Chiang Mai’s New Year revelry hit by smog and war-related price spikes
Air pollution caused by wildfires is another blow to northern Thailand’s tourism industry as businesses suffer…
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About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea
Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowdingAbout 2…
- Donald Trump, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir• M…
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Indian music legend Asha Bhosle dies aged 92
Two-time Grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voicesThe Indian singer Asha Bhos…
- Iran, JD Vance, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
JD Vance says talks failed due to Iran’s refusal to give up nuclear programme
Iranian delegates say Washington needs to do more to win their trust if talks in Islamabad to resolve US-Iran …
- Iran, JD Vance, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Trump administration, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
US and Iran hold talks in Islamabad as Pakistan seeks to broker peace deal
JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speakerPeace tal…
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Concerns raised about motorbike tourist trail after death of British teenager in Vietnam
Local people say road conditions are rugged and weather unpredictable, while some say it has become too conges…
- Iran, Israel, JD Vance, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
JD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talks
US vice-president flies to Islamabad for negotiations as Iranians insists Israel end its offensive in LebanonM…
- Iran, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How Pakistan emerged as a mediator in the Iran conflict – video explainer
Mediating a deal at the 11th hour between Iran and the US, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected negotiator be…