Asia

Former Japan PM Abe attacked, left bleeding: local media

Abe showing no vital signs after attack, says Japan local media TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo…

Indonesia urges end to Ukraine war at G20 meeting with Russia

BALI, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia called Friday for an end to the war in Ukraine as it led a Group…

China’s Wang meets Lavrov in Bali ahead of G20 talks

  BALI, Indonesia (AFP) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Bali Thursday to discuss…

Singapore executes two more drug traffickers despite outcry

SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Singapore hanged two drug traffickers Thursday in what campaigners condemned as a "shameful and inhuman punishment", taking…

Inspired by Ukraine, civilians study urban warfare in Taiwan

by Sean Chang Agence France-Presse  NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AFP) -- Dressed in military camouflage with an assault rifle at…

Convicted Malaysian drug trafficker to be hanged in Singapore after court dismisses appeal

  SINGAPORE (AFP) -- A Singapore court on Wednesday dismissed a last-ditch appeal by a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker, clearing…

Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns

  by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France Presse NEHINNA, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a…

Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in…

Blinken to meet China, shun Russia, at G20 talks in Bali

by Shaun Tandon  Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a rare…

Thailand scrambles F-16s as Myanmar jet violates airspace

  https://youtu.be/wtCeD60TBJM BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP)  - Thailand scrambled F-16s after a Myanmar jet involved in clashes with anti-coup fighters violated…

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