Bangladesh halts printing of main opposition newspaper
The only newspaper of Bangladesh’s main opposition party halted printing on Monday after a government suspension order was upheld, stoking fears about media freedom in…
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles, warns of more action over US-South Korea drills
North Korea fired two rockets on Monday from its latest launcher, claiming it is capable of a “tactical nuclear attack” that can take out entire…
Floods, landslides kill dozens in Brazil
Torrential rain has triggered flooding and landslides in coastal areas of Brazil’s southeast, killing at least 36 people and displacing hundreds of others. In Sao…
Tens of thousands displaced as heavy clashes continue in Somaliland
Clashes have forced more than 185,000 people to flee their homes in a contested border town in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, the UN’s emergency…
N. Korea fires missile into economic zone of Japan
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Saturday, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a…
China swipes at ‘hysterical’ US in Munich security moot
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday blasted the US reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as “hysterical and absurd”, in…
Security, trade top issues at annual African Union summit
African leaders are meeting in Addis Ababa for an annual summit aiming to jumpstart a faltering trade deal while also focusing on the continent’s most…
A teenager pulled alive from rubble 10 days after quake in Turkiye
A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkiye on Thursday more than 10 days after a devastating earthquake hit the region, but…
China threatens US entities over downing of balloon
China has threatened to take measures against American entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. According…
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to rebuild after quake, rescue work winds down
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped through his country…