Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is widely expected to call for a snap election, less than three months after taking office, in a bid to shore up greater support. Unnamed officials told local media Takaichi would announce the date of the lower house election at a press conference on Monday afternoon. Japanese voters would then…
Gavin Butlerand Thuong Le,BBC News Vietnamese Getty Images Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party is meeting to pick new leaders and set key targets for the young, fast-growing economy. The congress, held every five years, is where the one-party state’s highest-level decisions are made, from economic and foreign policy direction, to the selection of party leaders, including…
A 12-year-old boy in Australia is fighting for his life after being attacked by a large shark while swimming in the Sydney Harbour. The boy and his group of friends were jumping off a six-metre rock ledge at Shark Beach, in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, when the attack happened on Sunday. He sustained critical…
A huge explosion at a factory in northern China has killed two people and injured 84 others, with five people still missing, state media reported. The blast happened at around 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT) Sunday at Baogang United Steel plant in Inner Mongolia, causing noticeable tremors in the area. Footage online showed the explosion…
A fire at a shopping centre in the Pakistan city of Karachi has killed six people as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. Parts of the Gul Plaza, containing 1,200 stores and spanning 8,000 sq m (86,111 sq ft), have collapsed which officers said was hampering rescue efforts. One firefighter is among the dead, more…
Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter Watch: Canada-China trade relationship “more predictable” than with US, says Carney Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new approach to Canada’s foreign policy can perhaps be distilled in one line: “We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.” That was his response when asked about the deal…
Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter, Singapore Getty Images It’s a busy day at Woodlands Checkpoint, Singapore’s main land crossing on the border with Malaysia, and thousands of cars are slowly trundling past the watchful eyes of customs officer Belinda Liaw and her team. Suddenly Liaw steps forward, signalling at a white Toyota van to stop. Her…
Getty Images Indians are now travelling to high-altitude places like Ladakh for stargazing On a cold winter night, around 200km (125 miles) from the Indian capital Delhi, dozens of people huddle around telescopes, waiting for darkness to settle over the landscape. Over the next few hours, more than 150 meteors streak across the sky –…
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles. Source link
Jake Kwon,Seoul correspondentand Leehyun Choi,Seoul EPA/Shutterstock Yoon was impeached in 2024 for his martial law attempt South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be jailed for five years over abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024. This is the first of the verdicts…