Category: Asia
Vietnam politics: Power shift as President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quits
Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced he is stepping down, sparking a potential power shift among the communist-ruled country's leaders. [...]
China records first population decline in 60 years
China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years, a new milestone in the country’s deepening demographic crisis with signif [...]
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss arrested in Sicily
Italy's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested in Sicily after 30 years on the run.
Messina Denaro was reportedly detained [...]
Russian missile strike on apartment building in Dnipro kills 25 people, Ukraine officials say
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 25 on Sunday, Ukraine President Volodymyr [...]
Nepal crash: Dozens killed as plane crashes near Pokhara airport
Dozens of people have been killed after a plane with 72 people on board crashed near an airport in central Nepal.
The Yeti Airlines flight from Ka [...]
Russia claims control of salt mine town Soledar
Russia says it has taken control of Ukrainian salt-mine town Soledar after a months-long battle, calling it an "important" step for its offensive.
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Russia’s Putin lays into minister Manturov for ‘fooling around’
Russian President Vladimir Putin lost his cool during his government's first meeting of 2023, publicly telling off the trade and industry minister.
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Missing teenage girls in Pakistan ran away to meet BTS, police say
Two teenage girls reported missing in Pakistan last week have been found more than 750 miles from home after attempting to travel to South Korea to m [...]
Former US fighter pilot arrested in Australia over China training allegations ‘singled out,’ lawyer says
The lawyer for former US Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan said he was “singled out” for extradition to the United States to face charges of training [...]
Russian artillery fire down nearly 75%, US officials say, in latest sign of struggles for Moscow
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 11th month, US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN that Russia’s artillery fire is down dramatically from its [...]