Asia Pacific
North Korea fires short-range missiles possibly in performance test for export
By Ju-min Park Reuters North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military ...Dozens killed as India, Pakistan clash in worst violence in decades
By Sajjad QAYYUM with Bhuvan BAGGA in Poonch AFP India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday ...Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following deadly attack in disputed Kashmir
BY AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ AP Tensions between arch rivals India and Pakistan were high on Thursday as New Delhi mounted a ...India pledges strong response after militant attack on Kashmir tourists kills 26
By Fayaz Bukhari Reuters Indian security forces launched a massive hunt on Wednesday for militants suspected of killing 26 men at a ...Powerful earthquake shakes Istanbul, dozens hurt jumping from buildings
By Daren Butler Reuters More than 150 people were injured when they jumped from buildings in Istanbul on Wednesday as one of ...China’s economic growth beats expectations, but US tariff shock looms large
By Kevin Yao and Yukun Zhang Reuters China’s first-quarter economic growth outstripped expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output, but analysts ...Four men publicly executed in one day in Afghanistan
By Aysha SAFI AFP Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan on Friday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions ...China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up
China announced countermeasures by raising tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday. The U.S. and China have escalated a new ...Trump disrupts global economic order as sweeping new tariffs go into full effect
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive ...China rejects US ‘blackmail’ as trade war threatens to escalate; markets steadier
By Joe Cash, Steve Holland and Sudip Kar-Gupta Reuters China refused to bow to what it called “blackmail” from the United States as a ...














