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US upgrades Taiwan weapons package with newer patriot missiles
The US has proposed selling Taiwan as many as 100 of its most advanced Patriot air-defence missiles along with radar and support equipment in a deal valued at US$882 million, according to a State Department notice.
The proposal was made…
Protesters in Mongolia storm the State Palace
Crowds protesting in the capital of Mongolia against the corruption of the government stormed the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar on Monday, December 5, according to local media.
Protesters gathered outside the Government Palace, also…
2 police officers arrested over Halloween crowd crush in Seoul
Two senior police officers were arrested Monday for their alleged bungled response to a deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul.
They were the first to be detained over the Oct. 29 incident in the capital's Itaewon district that killed more…
At least seven killed in northern Afghanistan roadside blast
Those killed were petroleum company employees on board a bus in Mazar-i-Sharif, according to a local official.
At least seven people have been killed in a roadside blast in northern Afghanistan, according to local officials, the latest…
N Korea orders new artillery fire over US-S Korea drills
North Korea’s military has ordered front-line units to fire artillery into the sea for a second consecutive day in what it called a response to drills by the United States and South Korean forces in an inland border region.
The order on…
Ukraine war: Russian missile strikes force emergency power shutdowns
Ukraine is switching to emergency shutdowns to stabilize its power grid after Monday's Russian missile attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
He said many regions were affected, and the local authorities warned that…
Japan upper house expresses concern over human rights in China regions
Japan's upper house adopted a resolution Monday expressing concern over the human rights situations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and other regions of China.
Without naming China, the House of Councillors urged "the government of the country…
Japan plans to almost triple missile defense units in remote islands
Japan is considering almost tripling the number of units in its Self-Defense Forces equipped with ballistic missile interception capabilities in the country's remote southwestern islands by the end of fiscal 2031, a draft of the plan has…
Chinese students protest over Wuhan University’s Covid-19 rules
Students in China have held a peaceful protest over a university’s zero-Covid-19 rules, a sign of the simmering discontent with the Asian nation’s zero-tolerance approach to the coronavirus.
A video on Twitter showed a group of students…
House Speaker commends strengthening ties between Indonesia and Qatar
Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani voiced her support for the efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between Indonesia and Qatar that have existed for 46 years, or since 1976.
During a bilateral…