Asia Pacific
Thousands revive Sydney’s famous road race after COVID hiatus
More than 60,000 people thronged Sydney’s streets on Sunday for an annual road running event and mass party that returned for the ...China military drills resume around Taiwan
China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan Strait, a ...Thai night club fire kills at least 13, cause unknown
At least 13 people were killed and 35 injured when a fire broke out at a night club in Thailand’s eastern Chonburi ...China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average
China’s average ground temperatures have risen much more quickly than the global average over the past 70 years and will remain “significantly ...Pelosi pledges solidarity with Taiwan as China holds military drills, vents anger
China furiously condemned the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled ...Macau resumes quarantine free travel with mainland China
Macau’s government said on Wednesday people could enter the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai without quarantine, a further relaxation of stringent ...Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in U.S. drone strike in downtown Kabul
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President ...Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the “specific ...Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Paypal, gaming websites over licence breaches
Indonesia has blocked search engine website Yahoo, payments firm Paypal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, ...Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Philippines
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing fourpeople, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors ...














