Category: Asia
Iran investigating poisoning of 650 schoolgirls with toxic gas
At least 650 girls have been poisoned by toxic gas in Iran since November, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shu [...]
Israeli-American killed in West Bank as unrest intensifies
An Israeli American has been shot and killed in the occupied West Bank as retaliatory unrest intensifies.
Elan Ganeles, 26, was killed in an attac [...]
Brexit deal on Northern Ireland nears as King Charles welcomes EU chief von der Leyen at Windsor
Britain and the EU have reached an agreement on new trade rules in Northern Ireland, two government sources told CNN, in an attempt to resolve a thor [...]
Italy migrant boat shipwreck: Nearly 60 killed off Calabria coast
At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have died and dozens more are feared missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy.
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North Korea food crisis looms behind displays of military prowess
North Korea is experiencing a critical food crisis, experts say.
The country is no stranger to chronic food shortages, but border controls, poor w [...]
Nablus clashes: Ten Palestinians killed during Israeli raid
Ten Palestinians, including an elderly man and several militants, have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, witness [...]
BBC India: MPs call Delhi and Mumbai searches ‘intimidation’
British MPs have described searches of the BBC's offices in India by tax authorities as "intimidation".
Some staff were subjected to overnight que [...]
Putin promotes Russian escalation in annual speech
Escalation. It's become President Putin's watchword.
And we saw more of it today.
"Russia suspends its participation in the New Start treaty," [...]
Israeli Lawmakers Move to Rein In Judges as Protests Rock Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Jerusalem for a second straight Monday as Israel’s far-right government pushed forward with a divisive pl [...]
Japan aims to raise age of consent from 13 to 16 in sex crime overhaul
A panel of the Japanese Justice Ministry has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16.
It forms part of a wider overhaul of Japan's laws [...]