Nine Million Evacuated As Super Typhoon Hits Japan
Nine million people have been told to evacuate their homes as Japan is battered by one of the worst typhoons the country has ever seen....
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North Korea Declares Itself A Nuclear Weapons State
North Korea has passed a law declaring itself to be a nuclear weapons state, according to state news agency KCNA. The country’s leader Kim Jong-un...
Four Democracy Activists Executed In Myanmar
Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar’s military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. Former lawmaker...
Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa Leaves Maldives For Singapore
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left the Maldives on a Saudi airlines flight bound for Singapore, sources have told the BBC. The president had...
Sri Lanka: President Confirms Resignation
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has confirmed he will be resigning, the prime minister’s office has said. It comes two days after crowds stormed the...
Shinzo Abe : Body Of Former Japanese PM Returned Home
A motorcade carrying the body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived at his home in Tokyo. Abe was shot dead while speaking...
Japan : Ex-PM In Grave Condition After Shooting
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe is said to be in grave condition after he was shot at a political campaign event. Mr Abe was...
Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM Injured
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has collapsed after he was shot at an event in the city of Nara. Mr Abe was shot twice,...
Hong Kong: Xi Jinping Defends China’s Rule On Handover Anniversary
China’s “one country two systems” model of ruling Hong Kong has worked in protecting the city and must continue long term, says Xi Jinping. The...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr Sworn In As Philippines President
Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the Philippine president in a ceremony in Manila, succeeding the outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte. His inauguration marks...