Asia

Boat capsizes off Cambodia, 23 Chinese nationals missing

by Suy SE Agence France Presse PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- More than 20 Chinese nationals are missing at sea…

Japan to lift Covid restrictions on foreign tourists from October

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Japan announced Thursday that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening…

US, China top diplomats to meet on high tensions on Taiwan

by Shaun Tandon and Nicolas Revise Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The top US and Chinese diplomats…

China’s former justice minister faces life in prison for bribery

BEIJING, China (AFP) - China's former justice minister faces life in prison after a court handed him a suspended death…

Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -(AFP) by Suy SE Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding…

Protests spread in Iran over woman’s death: state media

  TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Protests spread to 15 cities across Iran overnight over the death of the young woman…

UPDATED: Putin announces partial mobilisation in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered "partial" mobilisation in Russia, in an escalation of what Moscow…

Biden nominates new ambassador to Russia

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden nominated veteran diplomat Lynne Tracy Tuesday to serve as ambassador…

Hong Kong to decide on further Covid relaxation ‘soon’: city leader

HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday said he will soon make a decision on further relaxing…

Four feared dead after typhoon hits Japan

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two people were confirmed dead and another two were found "without vital signs" after Typhoon…

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