Iran confirms increase in IAEA nuclear inspections
Iran confirmed on Saturday that it has allowed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to increase the number of inspections it carries out into...
The fall of Yoon Suk-yeol: from South Korea’s rising star to impeachment
Published: 6:37pm, 14 Dec 2024Updated: 6:52pm, 14 Dec 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol rose from public prosecutor to the nation’s highest office in just a few...
Food recycling surges at Hong Kong estates even without waste-charging scheme
The amount of domestic food waste collected at housing estates for recycling has surged twelvefold over the past year, the environment chief has said,...
Farage challenges UK two-party system, threatens European-style fragmentation
At Britain’s general election in July, the populist Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage finally won a seat in the House of Commons on...
‘I want to live’: death of China cancer fighter, worked to finance own education, saddens many
Many on social media are mourning the death of a 25-year-old Chinese woman who tenaciously fought terminal cancer until it ultimately took her life....
South Korea’s Yoon used decoys for work, police head says amid hangover allegations
Published: 10:45am, 14 Dec 2024Updated: 10:50am, 14 Dec 2024 South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk-yeol allegedly used decoy convoys to create the appearance he...
Canadians fume over Donald Trump’s ‘humiliating’ annexation taunt
The political circumstances that surrounded the publication of Ultimatum, once a bestselling novel that imagined an American effort to annex Canada, may ring familiar...
China aims to heal wounds of industrial ‘involution’ as officials vow to stem bloodletting
Amid increased complaints from private sectors over dwindling profit margins and overflowing inventories, China’s top leaders have pledged stronger actions to combat industrial overcapacity...
Japan faces worst ‘slapped-cheek syndrome’ outbreak in 25 years, pregnant women at high risk
Health authorities in Japan have reported a sudden surge in parvovirus B19 infections, the worst outbreak in a quarter-century in parts of the country,...