Taiwan practices repelling Chinese sea invasion in war games
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan simulated intercepting Chinese attacks from the sea in annual war games on Tuesday, with…
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Asia
ASEAN says Myanmar executions ‘highly reprehensible’
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | AFP Myanmar's execution of four prisoners, including a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi's party,…
3 years ago
Executed Myanmar prisoners deserved ‘many death sentences’: junta spokesman
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP The four prisoners Myanmar's junta executed in the first cases of capital punishment in the country…
3 years ago
Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage: local media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a stabbing rampage in…
3 years ago
First monkeypox case reported in Japan
Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japan on Monday confirmed its first case of monkeypox, detected in a man in his…
3 years ago
Myanmar junta executions ‘act of utter cruelty’: HRW
https://youtu.be/vMC6t_LgdNM Bangkok, Thailand | AFP The Myanmar junta's execution of four men, including a former member of parliament and a…
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US helicopters hold live-fire drills in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- US Army Apache attack helicopters stationed in South Korea are holding live-fire drills…
3 years ago
China swelters under record heat
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Cities across China were on red alert for heatwaves on Monday, as tens of millions of…
3 years ago
UN court rejects Myanmar challenge to genocide case
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP by Danny KEMP The UN's highest court ruled on Friday that a landmark case…
3 years ago
Xi sends sympathy message to Biden over Covid infection
Beijing, China | AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a sympathy message to his United States counterpart Joe Biden on…
3 years ago
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