Category: Asia
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said Tuesday.
The verdict [...]
China blocks S Korea and Japan visas over Covid
China has stopped issuing short-term visas to individuals from South Korea and Japan in retaliation for Covid restrictions on Chinese travellers.
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Peru protests: Many dead in new clashes
At least 17 people have died in clashes between supporters of the former president and security forces in south-eastern Peru, officials say.
Dozen [...]
Zhao Lijian: China reassigns combative ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomat
A controversial Chinese diplomat who epitomised China's "Wolf Warrior" approach to diplomacy appears to have been demoted.
Ex-foreign ministry spo [...]
Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed 600 soldiers
Ukraine has labelled as "propaganda" a Russian claim that it killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers in an attack.
Moscow claimed, without providing [...]
Joshimath: Panic in India’s Uttarakhand town over large cracks in homes
Residents of Joshimath town in Uttarakhand state are demanding evacuation and rehabilitation after large cracks appeared in their homes.
On Thursd [...]
Jharkhand: India bans tourism at holy Jain site after protests
The Indian government has banned tourism activities at an important pilgrimage site for the Jain community.
Sammed Shikharji is located in an envi [...]
China to open border with Hong Kong after three years of tight control
The Chinese government announced on Thursday that it will reopen its border with Hong Kong on January 8, nearly three years after it was largely shut [...]
Family of 8, including 5 children, found shot to death in a southwest Utah home, officials say
A family of three adults and five children were found shot to death Wednesday inside a home in rural southwest Utah, officials said.
Officers lear [...]
Russian blame game breaks out after Moscow says its own troops’ cell phone use caused Makiivka strike
A rare public blame game has broken out between the Russian government and some pro-Kremlin leaders and military experts, after Moscow appeared to bl [...]