The US state department has said that secretary of state Antony Blinken during his visit to the Philippines, will re-emphasise Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the South east Asian country. The visit assumes importance amid increasing clashes between Chinese and Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea. Blinken met his Philippine counterpart, […]Read More
Japan’s central bank has decided to scrap the world’s last negative rate policy for the first time in 17 years. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it was changing its short-term policy rate from -0.1% to between zero and 0.1%. The negative rate policy was implemented way back in 2016 and has been a […]Read More
As North Korea unveiled its new battle tank, Kim Jong Un was literally on top. The occasion was a training match involving the tank units of the Korean People’s Army. The match was aimed at strictly inspecting tankmen’s actual combat capabilities and making them familiar with combat methods on different tactical missions, state agency KCNA […]Read More
Nippon Steel has announced that it will complete its $14.1 billion acquisition of United States Steel. In a statement issued today, Nippon said that it would not lay off or close plants till September 2026. The statement comes a day after US President Joe Biden said that the plant should stay with a US company. […]Read More
Putting aside tensions, Taiwan and China join forces to search for missing crew members after a Chinese fishing boat capsizes near a Taiwanese island. Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Kim Jong Un Drives A Battle Tank As South Korea-US Wind Up Freedom Shield Drills The state media has reported that North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un not only sat in the tank but also drove it. He directed the military demonstration […]Read More
A high court in the northern region of Sapporo in Japan has termed the bar on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. The court in its judgment said that the ruling ban breached citizens’ rights. The court also said that: “Living in accordance with one’s gender identity and sexual orientation is an inalienable right rooted in important person […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Doval And Netanyahu Meeting: Did US Encourage New Delhi For Action On Gaza Tensions? Ajit Doval’s visit to Israel and the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be influenced by two key factors. First, the United States wants to encourage the Israeli […]Read More
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has said that it would seize the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines which recently nosedived leaving 50 passengers injured. The incident occurred aboard the Sydney-Auckland flight on Monday that had 263 passengers and nine crew members on board. The incident resulted in the […]Read More
After many delays, the US Congress has passed legislation that will provide financial aid to Pacific Islands. The US Senate on March 8 provided $7.1bn in funding over 20 years, which will enable Washington to have exclusive military access to Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated Republic of Micronesia in exchange for economic support. […]Read More
North Korea’s mercurial leader Kim Jong Un has again threatened war on unnamed enemies. Addressing the armed forces recently, he urged them to spare no effort at training and ensure they are ready for war. The provocation for Kim’s remarks appears to stem from military exercises being conducted for the last week between the South […]Read More
As Lawmakers at the Two Sessions pledged stricter security laws, President Xi Jinping asked the PLA to 'comprehensively improve strategic capabilities.' for joint operations. Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Hong Kong’s New National Security Law Bill Comes With Tougher Jail Terms Hong Kong’s Legislative Council is deliberating over a new national security bill that comes with tougher jail terms and broader definitions of sedition and state secrets. In a statement to Reuters, […]Read More
Warning that the risk of an armed conflict with China “is much higher now than it was before,” Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to expedite a hotline between the two countries. Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Kim Jong Un Orders Heightened War Preparedness, Inspects Training Days after South Korea and the US started their Freedom Shield drills, North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to be ready for war. He inspected field training at a […]Read More
Any China-US clash would have 'unimaginable consequences,' warns Wang in rare press conference during the annual “Two Sessions” meeting of the National People’s Congress,Read More
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for war readiness, according to a report in the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Military drills are believed to be taking place in a military operations base in the western part of the country. According to the report, the drills have included the storming of border […]Read More
Labour Minister Hsu Ming-chun had said Taiwan might recruit migrant workers from India’s northeast region, where people “have similar skin colour and diets like us' Read More
South Korea has said that it will start taking legal action against trainee doctors who have been protesting against the government move to increase medical school admissions, Reuters reported. Health minister Cho Kyoo-hong in a news briefing said that the government will conduct on-site inspections to check on trainee doctors who have not returned to […]Read More
<B>The Boeing 777 aircraft flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and a dozen Malaysian crew members vanished from radar on March 8, 2014. Despite the most expensive search in aviation history, it remains untraced. .</B>Read More
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