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ASEAN concerned over regional volatility, risk of miscalculations over Taiwan

ASEAN concerned over regional volatility, risk of miscalculations over Taiwan

-- 2022-08-04 10:25:37

Southeast Asia's regional bloc ASEAN warned on Thursday that an increase in international and regional volatility could lead to "miscalculation, serious confrontation, open conflicts and unpredictable...

Chinese fighters crossed median line, Taiwan says

Chinese fighters crossed median line, Taiwan says

-- 2022-08-03 20:20:17

Taiwan scrambled jets on Wednesday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, a Taiwan defence ministry statement said about the latest uptick in tensions across the sensitive Taiwan St...

ASEAN warns of Myanmar peace plan rethink if executions continue 

ASEAN warns of Myanmar peace plan rethink if executions continue 

-- 2022-08-03 20:15:22

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if its military rulers execute more prisoners, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on...

Greek intelligence service admits spying on journalist

Greek intelligence service admits spying on journalist

-- 2022-08-03 20:13:56

The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the government to...

Help wanted: New Zealand industries struggle to find workers

Help wanted: New Zealand industries struggle to find workers

-- 2022-08-03 17:02:09

New Zealand video game developer PikPok found a solution to prolonged difficulty in finding experienced workers: Colombia. The company, which is behind such mobile game apps as Clusterduck and Into t...

Pelosi departs Taiwan after visit that stoked US-China tensions

Pelosi departs Taiwan after visit that stoked US-China tensions

-- 2022-08-03 16:23:20

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting with the president and other officials in a visit that heightened tensions with China. Pelosi and five other members of Congre...

Risks mount from China drills near Taiwan during Pelosi visit

Risks mount from China drills near Taiwan during Pelosi visit

-- 2022-08-03 15:34:42

As China embarks on an unprecedented six days of military drills surrounding Taiwan, security analysts are warning of mounting risks of escalation even if Beijing seeks to avoid its protests over Nanc...

ASEAN to rethink peace plan if Myanmar executes more prisoners

ASEAN to rethink peace plan if Myanmar executes more prisoners

REUTERS 2022-08-03 12:55:21

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if the country's military rulers conduct more executions of prisoners, Cambodian...

Chinese ambassador warns British lawmakers against Taiwan visit

Chinese ambassador warns British lawmakers against Taiwan visit

REUTERS 2022-08-03 12:02:12

China's UK ambassador Zheng Zeguang vowed "severe consequences" if British lawmakers visit Taiwan, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. Visits would interfere in China's internal affairs and would...

Pelosi addresses Taiwan parliament in visit condemned by China

Pelosi addresses Taiwan parliament in visit condemned by China

REUTERS 2022-08-03 09:15:35

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed Taiwan's parliament on Wednesday and was due to meet with its president as well as human rights activists during a visit to the island that h...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China

-- 2022-08-02 21:19:57

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Chinese-claimed Taiwan aboard a US military aircraft late on Tuesday, the first such visit in 25 years and one that risks pushing relations...

China bans 35 Taiwanese food exporters in warning ahead of Pelosi visit

China bans 35 Taiwanese food exporters in warning ahead of Pelosi visit

-- 2022-08-02 20:43:57

China has suspended imports from 35 Taiwanese exporters of biscuits and pastries since Monday, in a warning salvo to the self-governed island ahead of a potential visit to Taiwan by US House of Repres...

Chinese warplanes buzz line dividing Taiwan Strait before expected Pelosi visit

Chinese warplanes buzz line dividing Taiwan Strait before expected Pelosi visit

-- 2022-08-02 20:30:03

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive in Taipei later on Tuesday, people briefed on the matter said, as several Chinese warplanes flew close to the median line dividi...

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei 

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei 

-- 2022-08-02 19:33:00

Four US warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the US Navy called routine deployments on Tuesday amid Chinese anger over US House of Representatives...

Taiwan braces for potential show of Chinese force as Pelosi’s visit looms

Taiwan braces for potential show of Chinese force as Pelosi’s visit looms

-- 2022-08-02 18:24:04

Taiwan is bracing for a potential show of force from China as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive on the island late Tuesday. Her visit - which is not backed by the White House - wou...

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri

-- 2022-08-02 18:00:30

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri had...

Taiwan prepares air raid shelters amid rising tensions with China

Taiwan prepares air raid shelters amid rising tensions with China

-- 2022-08-02 17:40:43

Taiwan is preparing its air-raid shelters as rising tension with China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine raise new fears about the possibility of a Chinese attack on the democratic island.  China...

Pakistan's election commission rules former PM Khan's party received illegal funds

Pakistan's election commission rules former PM Khan's party received illegal funds

REUTERS 2022-08-02 12:43:42

Pakistan's election commission ruled on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party had received illegal funds, several local TV channels said. In a case that has dragged on for years, Khan...

Saudi Arabia welcomes killing of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri

Saudi Arabia welcomes killing of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri

-- 2022-08-02 09:21:56

Saudi Arabia welcomed US President Joe Biden's announcement of the killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the State news agency reported late on Monday quoting a foreign ministry statemen...

Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan: Biden

Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan: Biden

-- 2022-08-02 08:19:51

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bi...

No Myanmar representation at ASEAN-led meeting in Cambodia

No Myanmar representation at ASEAN-led meeting in Cambodia

-- 2022-08-01 20:40:37

Myanmar will not be represented at an international gathering of foreign ministers in Cambodia this week, a spokesperson for the ASEAN chair said on Monday after its military rulers declined a proposa...

India confirms Asia's first monkeypox death

India confirms Asia's first monkeypox death

-- 2022-08-01 17:13:00

India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the current outbreak. Last week, Spain...

New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure

New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure

REUTERS 2022-08-01 13:49:10

New Zealand's borders fully re-opened to visitors from around the world on Monday, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed them in March 2020. New Zealand's borders started reopening in...

Myanmar junta chief to extend emergency rule for 6 months

Myanmar junta chief to extend emergency rule for 6 months

REUTERS 2022-08-01 10:45:57

The head of Myanmar's junta, Min Aung Hlaing, will extend the state of emergency in the country for a further six months, state media said on Monday, reporting that the junta's national defence and se...

Japanese man detained in Myanmar after filming anti-coup protest 

Japanese man detained in Myanmar after filming anti-coup protest 

-- 2022-07-31 20:02:27

A Japanese man has been detained by authorities in Myanmar after filming a protest in the country's biggest city of Yangon, Jiji news agency reported on Sunday, citing Japanese government officials.&n...

Nancy Pelosi begins Asia tour, no mention of Taiwan 

Nancy Pelosi begins Asia tour, no mention of Taiwan 

-- 2022-07-31 17:48:35

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi starts a tour of four Asian countries on Sunday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled isl...

Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe

-- 2022-07-31 16:23:58

Just over half of the Japanese oppose plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister whose assassination this month shocked the nation, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, reports R...

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Sadr storm Baghdad's Green Zone again

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Sadr storm Baghdad's Green Zone again

-- 2022-07-31 08:55:18

Thousands of supporters of Shia populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad's fortified government zone and broke into parliament on Saturday for the second time in a week, leaving at least 125 pe...

Floods kill at least 53 in Iran

Floods kill at least 53 in Iran

-- 2022-07-30 14:09:37

Rescuers searched for the missing in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 53 people, officials said. Mehdi Valipour, head of emergency operations at the...

At least six Asian expatriates die in UAE floods

At least six Asian expatriates die in UAE floods

-- 2022-07-30 10:42:37

The United Arab Emirates' Interior Ministry said on Friday that six Asian expatriates had been found dead as a result of recent floods across the country, reports Reuters. Field units are continuing...