Asia Pacific
War expands as U.S., Israel, Iran ramp up strikes across region
Israel early Wednesday launched new attacks on Iran as the US military said it has hit nearly 2,000 targets inside the Islamic ...South Korea president calls on North Korea to resume dialogue
South Korea President Lee Jae Myung said on Sunday he hopes North Korea will resume dialogue as soon as possible to discuss ...Pakistan, Afghan Taliban forces clash as diplomatic efforts intensify
Fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban military entered its third day on Saturday, following overnight clashes as the international community expressed increasing ...Pakistan bombs Kabul in ‘open war’ on Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours at “open war” ...Afghans mourn villagers killed in Pakistani strikes
Afghans gathered around a mass grave on Sunday to bury villagers who died in overnight air strikes by Pakistan, which said its ...North Korea opens new housing district for families of Ukraine war dead
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touted a newly built street of flats for families of soldiers killed supporting Russia’s war against ...Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory
By Julien GIRAULT AFP Japanese stocks soared to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election triumph, but experts warned that ...Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON AFP Thais voted Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who came first last time against the conservative ...Thousands mourn 31 victims of Islamabad Shia mosque bombing in Pakistan
By Asif Shahzad Reuters Thousands of mourners gathered in Islamabad on Saturday to start burying the 31 killed in a suicide bombing at a ...Pakistan says 92 militants killed after attacks in Balochistan
Separatists launched “coordinated” attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, killing at least 15 security personnel and 18 civilians, the military said ...














