Asia Pacific

As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies

The newly inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multidomain maneuvers for the first time.

An AP Photographer picked his own path when trying to make the perfect Mud People Festival photo

What to know about Mongolia as it holds a democratic election in the shadow of authoritarian giants

Mongolia’s governing party wins only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show

An Indian military tank sinks while crossing a river in a region bordering China, killing 5 soldiers

At least 9 dead including an entire family when landslides hit Nepal villages

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Nepal have killed at least nine people including an entire family while they were sleeping.

Research expert tells UN it has ‘irrefutably’ established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean

A research expert has told the United Nations Security Council that ballistic missile remnants found in Ukraine came from North Korea.

Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year

Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the stalwart democracies of Britain and France.

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

As many as 4 million people in India scratch out a living searching through landfills for anything they can sell.

Japan and Philippines trying to finish defense pact for signing in Manila as alarm grows over China

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila says top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns.

Pakistani parliament denounces US congressional resolution calling for a probe into recent elections

Pakistan’s lower house of Parliament has denounced a U.S. congressional resolution that called this week for an independent investigation into allegations that Pakistan’s parliamentary elections earlier this year were massively rigged.

Emails sent to a Chinese dissident in the Netherlands about his family were fake, officials say

Dutch authorities say emails sent to a Chinese dissident living in the Netherlands over his petition for asylum for his family members stranded in a detention center in Thailand were apparently fake.

Japan’s space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due to weather

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is delaying its planned launch of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket due to expected bad weather at the launch site in southwestern Japan.

Philippine troops kill 10 communist rebels in a clash, in the latest blow to decades-long insurgency

Philippine troops have killed at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas in a clash in a remote northern area, in the latest blow to a decades-old insurgency that has weakened considerably.

As political fervor for New Zealand’s Māori resurgence wanes, a new Indigenous holiday comes of age

When New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Māori new year, in 2022, making it the country’s first Indigenous public holiday, many New Zealanders didn’t know what it was.

Taiwan urges citizens to avoid travel to China, Hong Kong and Macao following Beijing threats

Taiwan has urged its citizens to avoid travel to China and the semi-autonomous Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao following threats from Beijing to execute supporters of the self-governing island democracy’s independence.

Days after heatwave, intense rain causes roof collapse at New Delhi airport, killing 1 person

Part of a departure terminal canopy at New Delhi’s main airport has collapsed as monsoon rains lashed the Indian capital, killing one person and injuring six others.

Tokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders

The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be replaced by a waterfront stadium and glistening skyscrapers according to plans for its redevelopment.

An appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage

Officials in Pakistan say an appeals court has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife for their 2018 marriage which was found to be unlawful.

Funeral for monk shot by soldiers highlights Myanmar army’s delicate relationship to Buddhist clergy

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that could undermine the cozy relationship Myanmar’s military government has tried to maintain with the country’s Buddhist clergy.

Prosecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali

Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man charged with possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali, after his earlier charge of drug trafficking was dropped which would have carried the death penalty.

Mongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy

A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was expanded to 126 seats, adding some uncertainty to a system that has been monopolized by two political parties and plagued by corruption.

India’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda

India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in coming years, including fast-tracking economic reforms and boosting small and medium-size enterprises to create jobs.

Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom

Stella Assange has thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, to be freed.

Sri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation.

Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says

A report by a U.N. expert on human rights says that Thai banks have become the main supplier of international financial services for Myanmar’s military government, enabling it to purchase goods and equipment to carry out its increasingly bloody war against pro-democracy resistance forces and armed e

US ambassador calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’

The U.S. ambassador to Beijing says China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing technology for missiles and other weaponry is a “major mistake.”

Pakistan security forces have arrested 2 key Pakistani Taliban commanders, an official says

Security forces in Pakistan have arrested two key commanders of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s volatile southwest.

A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat

Ten same-sex couples have gotten married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong. The semi-autonomous southern Chinese city does not formally recognize such unions but offers them legal protections.

Solomon Islands prime minister says his visits to Australia and China focus on creating jobs

The new prime minister of the Solomon Islands said that his visits to Australia and China are focussed on creating jobs in the developing South Pacific island nation.

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets.

The Taliban confirm they will attend a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan

The Taliban have confirmed their delegation will attend an upcoming U.N.-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after the organizers said last week that women would be excluded from the gathering.

UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western Myanmar combat zone

The United Nations’ food agency has strongly condemned the looting of food supplies and burning of one of its warehouses in a war-torn area in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine.

Britain’s King Charles III welcomes the visiting Japanese emperor and empress

King Charles III has welcomed the Japanese emperor and empress for a state visit offering the best in pomp and circumstance.

Knife attack at a school bus stop in China wounds 3, including a Japanese mother and child

The Japanese embassy in China says a man has been detained after a knife attack that injured three people at a bus stop in the city of Suzhou.

Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor

A court in southern Nepal has convict a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually assaulting a minor.

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents.

Indonesia won’t pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised its national data center

Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay.

South Korea says North Korea is again flying balloons toward the South, probably carrying trash

South Korea says North Korea is again flying balloons toward the South that are likely to be carrying trash.

Vietnam’s VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes

Vietnamese automaker VinFast has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars. Idle factories bleed money and the company’s financial health is at stake.

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