Asia Pacific
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows to exponentially boost nuclear arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of ...Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam after casualties in China’s Hainan
By Minh Nguyen and Thinh Nguyen Reuters Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, made landfall in northern Vietnam on ...Shanshan, downgraded from typhoon, leaves 7 dead, damage in Japan
Tropical cyclone Shanshan, downgraded from a typhoon, left seven people dead and widespread damage as it churned off the Pacific coast of ...German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait
By Sabine Siebold Reuters Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be ...WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
By Bhanvi Satija and Jennifer Rigby Reuters The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the ...Dozens of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed in drone attack
By Shoon Naing, Poppy Mcpherson and Devjyot Ghoshal Reuters A drone attack on Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed many dozens of people, including ...Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees country as protesters storm palace
By Ruma Paul and Sudipto Ganguly Reuters Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, multiple sources said, ...At least 100 killed as Bangladesh protesters renew call for Hasina to quit
By Ruma Paul Reuters Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday in defiance of ...China wins the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics in mixed team air rifle ...
China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, but its athletes were nowhere near Paris. The Olympic shooting range, ...Ships capsize off Taiwan and Philippines as Typhoon Gaemi strikes
By Jim Gomez Joeal Calupitan and Ken Moritsugu Associated Press Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage ...














