Asia Pacific
North Korea tests biggest missile since 2017, U.S. calls for talks
North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to target the ...North Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017
North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as ...U.S., China confer on Ukraine, urge de-escalation and calm
China has told the United States it wants to see all sides involved in Ukraine remain calm and avoid increasing tension while ...North Korea fires two missiles as U.S. condemns flurry of tests
Nuclear-armed North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, drawing condemnation from the United States for what ...Indonesia reopens islands to Singaporean tourists
Indonesia opened up two islands close to Singapore to visitors from the city-state on Monday, officials said, as part of calibrated moves ...Tongans deafened by volcanic blast as they fled for safety
When Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano violently erupted, sending shockwaves and tsunami across the Pacific, the blast in the small island nation was so deafening that fleeing families could only ...Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way
Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami and largely ...Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered extensive damage, more deaths feared
Tonga’s small outer islands suffered extensive damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with an entire village destroyed and many buildings missing, a Tongan diplomat ...Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga assesses damage after tsunami
Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world after ...North Korea fires two ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport, S.Korea says
North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) on Monday from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang, South Korea’s ...














