Category: Asia
Gujarat: Indian man killed over daughter’s viral video
Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat have arrested seven people for allegedly beating a soldier to death.
Melaji Vaghela was attacked aft [...]
Kosovo: Serbia puts troops on high alert over rising tensions
The Serbian army says it is at its "highest level of combat readiness" after weeks of escalating tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.
President Ale [...]
China ends Covid quarantine for travellers in January
China will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January, officials said, marking the last major shift from the country's zero-Covid policy.
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China stages big military incursion, Taiwan says
China is staging one of its biggest incursions so far in the seas and skies around Taiwan, according to data from the island's defence ministry.
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China to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals
China has announced that its requirement for travellers arriving in the country to go into quarantine will end on 8 January.
The measure is the la [...]
Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia after month at sea
Dozens of Rohingya refugees - all men - have drifted on to a beach in western Indonesia in a wooden boat with a broken engine, local officials say.
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Iran protests: ‘No going back’ as unrest hits 100 days
A hundred days after they began, the longest running anti-government protests in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution have shaken the regime, but a [...]
North Korean drone reaches north of Seoul
South Korean military officials say North Korea has flown five drones across their mutual border.
The "unmanned aerial vehicles" violated South Ko [...]
Head of major Russian shipyard dies suddenly, no cause given
A major Russian shipyard that specializes in building non-nuclear submarines said its general director had died suddenly on Saturday after 11 years i [...]
Bethlehem sees Christmas tourism boost after two-year Covid hiatus
Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to gather in Bethlehem for a Christmas procession, after the town's economy was badly hit by lockdowns.
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