Asia Pacific
Japan’s frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack
By Tim Kelly, Kaori Kaneko and Yukiko Toyoda Reuters Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on ...Eleven climbers killed as Indonesia volcano erupts, search on hold
Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, a rescue official ...South Korean farmers scuffle with police at protest over dog meat ban
By Jimin Jung and Dogyun Kim Reuters About 200 South Korean farmers who breed and raise dogs for human consumption held a ...South Korea to ban eating dogs
By Ju-min Park Reuters South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the ancient ...Kazakhstan welcomes France’s Macron under Moscow’s disapproving gaze
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long ...China’s smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as visibility drops
By Liz Lee Reuters Authorities issued their highest warnings for fog and haze on Tuesday as smog enveloped major cities in northern ...Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel’s Gaza campaign
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly ...Armenia says it is ready to make peace but Azerbaijan says process undermined
By Felix Light Reuters Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday said he was ready to sign a peace deal with Azerbaijan ...Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership
By Ryan Woo Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a ...Karabakh Armenians dissolve breakaway government in capitulation to Azerbaijan
By Felix Light Reuters Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Thursday they were dissolving the breakaway statelet they had defended for three ...













