• Putin gains influence in oil-rich Libya as U.S. struggles to oust Wagner Group
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    The developments have prompted concern in the U.S., which has dispatched a slew of senior officials to counter Putin’s advances in the OPEC member.
  • Senior US State Department official visits China amid tense ties
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • Thousands ordered to flee advancing wildfires in Quebec
    Friday, June 2, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    Some 10,000 people on Friday were ordered to evacuate from a city in the Canadian province of Quebec in the face of advancing wildfires, officials said. Steeve Beaupre,…
  • Actor Danny Masterson segregated in prison for ‘his own safety’ ahead of sentencing for rape
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from World feed
    The star of That ‘70s Show was found guilty earlier this week on two counts of rape. Masterson was arrested in 2020 over the alleged assaults that occurred between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.
  • Nepal urged to tighten climbing rules to cut Everest deaths
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • ‘Everything changed’: The war arrives on Russians’ doorstep
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    The hardship is familiar to Ukrainians, but many Russians had not expected something similar to happen on their home turf.
  • Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls U.S. back from brink of unprecedented default
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.…
  • New York is home to the most billionaires, while Asia’s Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Mumbai also make top 10 list
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from World feed
    Wealth-X’s Billionaire Census found 29 per cent of globe’s 3,194 wealthiest people, whose collective net worth totals US$11.1 trillion, live in the same handful of metropolises in 2022 as they did during the last several years.
  • Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    While emphasizing that the risk to humans remains low, experts said that the surging number of bird flu cases in mammals was a cause for ...
  • Biden hails averting 'catastrophic' default with debt ceiling deal in Oval Office speech
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug 23, but there's no guarantee Trump will attend
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    The first 2024 Republican presidential debate will be held Aug 23, the Republican National Committee announced Friday, with a second debate the following night should it be needed.…
  • Transylvania gears up for King Charles’ first overseas post-coronation visit
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from World feed
    Britain’s king has previously said the region in Romania is in his ‘blood’ as he is a descendant of Vlad the Impaler - believed to be the inspir­a­tion for Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula - through his great-grandmother Queen Mary.
  • Three Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in border gunfire incident
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • 'S. Korea, Japan Agree to Focus on Measures to Prevent Recurrence of Military Spat'
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS | International
    [International] : Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said that South Korea and Japan have agreed to focus on producing measures to prevent a recurrence of the dispute over Japanese maritime patrol aircraft’s low-altitude flybys. Minister Lee...
  • UNSC Meeting on N. Korea's Attempted Satellite Launch Ends without Result
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS | International
    [International] : The UN Security Council(UNSC) held an open meeting on North Korea's latest spy satellite launch attempt, but failed to produce an outcome. The meeting held at UN headquarters in New York on Friday ended without an...
  • Ukraine repels new Russian air barrage as Moscow contends with cross-border attacks
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    Ukraine fended off 36 Russian air attacks in and around the capital Friday while pro-Kyiv Russian fighters said they were battling Russian forces for a second day inside…
  • Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down
    Friday, June 2, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    Sudan's warring parties fought in the capital on Friday after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis. Residents of Khartoum and Omdurman…
  • Wildfires spread in eastern Canada, forcing evacuations in coastal Quebec
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    The mayor of Sept-Iles, a coastal Quebec city, declared a local state of emergency on Friday, as wildfire risk led to evacuation orders in the ...
  • Kremlin bans Western journalists from Russia's 'Davos'
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • Iran plans naval alliance with Gulf states to ensure regional stability, includes India, Pakistan
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from World feed
    ‘The countries of the region...realised that only cooperation with each other brings security to the area,’ Iran’s navy commander said.
  • Exploring the changing face of India's Nagaland
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • Strike kills 2-year-old girl, injures at least 22 others in Dnipro: Ukraine officials
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from World feed
    Regional governor Serhiy Lysak said a young girl’s body was recovered from underneath the rubble of a house. Reports on social media said a Russian missile caused the explosion. Moscow denies its military forces target civilians.
  • China, US officials meet at intelligence gathering on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore: Report
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • Biden hails averting ‘catastrophic’ U.S. default in Oval Office speech
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    Biden said he will sign the bill, which authorizes the government to extend the so-called debt ceiling and renew borrowing, into law on Saturday.
  • Dubai’s booming housing market attracts Asia’s rich, with ‘clear demand-supply imbalance’ set to push prices up further
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from World feed
    Dubai is one of the world’s most affordable luxury property markets, according to Knight Frank. Prices are set to rise 13.5 per cent this year after climbing 44 per cent in 2022, the most globally.
  • Breast cancer drug shown to reduce recurrence risk
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    Even when the disease is caught early, breast cancer recurrence is relatively common — and for survivors, the prospect can be daunting.
  • As Kyiv reckons with deaths near a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    Three people, including a woman and her child, were killed in an explosion near the entrance of a shelter early Thursday morning, having been locked ...
  • On topic: Why Japanese stocks are booming
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • Three Israeli soldiers and Egyptian security officer killed in border gunfire incident
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from World feed
    Egyptian and Israeli officials are investigating the circumstances of the incident, whose details are unclear, in full cooperation, the Israeli military and two Egyptian security sources said.
  • Lebanese envoy in France accused of raping 2 former embassy workers
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from World feed
    Paris urged the Lebanese authorities to lift Rami Adwan’s diplomatic immunity and allow him to go on trial.
  • Showcasing Japanese baseball requires saving Meiji Jingu stadium
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • U.S. electric guitar maker Fender picks Japan for first-ever store
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • CIA chief made secret trip to Beijing last month: US official
    Friday, June 2, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • CIA chief made secret trip to Beijing last month: U.S. official
    Friday, June 2, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month hoping to shore up lines of communication with Beijing amid a deep chill in bilateral relations,…
  • US, Canadian navies stage rare joint mission through Taiwan Strait
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • US seeks to mend strained Saudi ties with second high-level trip
    Friday, June 2, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • Passenger trains derail in India, killing more than 280
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280…
  • Ukraine’s defence minister slams Russian 'imperialism', says Bakhmut remains under Kyiv’s control
    Friday, June 2, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
    Mr Oleksii Reznikov also invited divers to join him in a tour of the Black Sea site of a sunken Russian warship after the war ends.
  • Chinese factory city finds second life as BBQ boomtown
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • N Korean leader's sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite; slams U.N. meeting
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a…
  • Rain brings much-needed relief to firefighters battling Nova Scotia wildfires
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    Officials in Canada's Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia said Saturday a wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes over the past week is now largely…
  • Biden celebrates a 'crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    U.S. President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted" in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that…
  • China defence minister warns against 'NATO-like' alliances in Asia-Pacific
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • US defence chief tells China talks essential to avoid crisis
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • Clashes near Bakhmut continue despite easing, Ukraine's military says
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  • U.S. defense chief tells China talks essential to avoid crisis
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday he was deeply concerned by China's unwillingness to engage on military crisis management, warning that talks are key…
  • US debt ceiling: Joe Biden says ‘crisis averted’ as he celebrates deal in first Oval Office address
    Friday, June 2, 2023 from World feed
    The president will sign into law on Saturday a bipartisan budget agreement to avoid a historic – and catastrophic – US government default.
  • Over 200 Killed, 900 Injured in Train Crash in India
    Saturday, June 3, 2023 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS | International
    [International] : More than 200 people have been killed and some 900 injured in a train crash in the northeastern Indian state of Odisha. According to foreign news outlets including AFP and the Associated Press, two passenger trains...
  • How chocolate could counter climate change
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from World feed
    A process that heats cocoa husks dubbed ‘biochar’ locks in greenhouse gases and the final product can be used as a fertiliser, or as an ingredient in the production of ‘green’ concrete.
  • Philippines to step up ties with U.S.-Japan-Australia coalition
    Sunday, June 4, 2023 from Nikkei Asian Review
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