Asia

Authorities gave no explanation for the ousters but they come as purges of military top brass pick up pace. Source link

Defence, trade, and the global place of “middle powers” will be on the agenda as Prime Minister Mark Carney meets his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese. Source link

A remarkable 80% of the country’s lanterns are still made by hand in one small town in Hebei Province. Source link

A host of deals, including one to supply India with uranium, is unveiled as Mark Carney meets Narendra Modi in Delhi. Source link

Many hope the vote could bring change after protests last year, and shatter decades of political paralysis. Source link

Ryu, who served as a diplomat before defecting in 2019, says the North Korean legal code, created by the Kim family, requires the country to be run by a person of the Paektu bloodline – in other words, a direct descendant of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung. Source link

The excess of politicians’ children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year. Source link

It was a night that saw a serious escalation in violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Pakistan launching airstrikes in Afghanistan – including its capital city, Kabul. Other places struck were in Paktia and Kandahar provinces, the latter a stronghold and the birthplace of the Taliban movement. Source link

Celine Cremer, 31, disappeared after going on a hike in a rainforest in June 2023. Source link

The actress announced last year that she was undergoing treatment for a rare and aggressive cancer. Source link