Browsing: Asia
BEIJING, China — Chinese authorities have commenced construction on what is projected to be the world’s largest hydropower dam within Tibetan territory, a project that…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Steve Abdukareem Munyakho, a Kenyan national who had been on death row in Saudi Arabia, has officially been released. Foreign Affairs…
TOKYO, Japan — Dozens of bags containing mildly radioactive soil, collected from areas surrounding the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, were delivered to the Japanese prime…
SANCHEONG, South Korea — A powerful landslide, unleashed by relentless rainfall, has buried homes in Sancheong county, South Korea, resulting in at least one confirmed…
BUKAN, Iran — Iranian authorities carried out a public execution on Saturday of a man convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl,…
MOSCOW, Russia — In a move that has drawn strong condemnation from opposition figures, Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban…
WASHINGTON D.C., United States — U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday what he described as a “complete ceasefire” between Israel and Iran, potentially signaling…
WASHINGTON D.C., United States — In a significant escalation of Middle East tensions, the United States today declared that its overnight strikes on three Iranian…
WASHINGTON D.C., United States — Donald Trump, who returned to the White House in January with a self-proclaimed mission to be a “peacemaker,” has taken…
TEL AVIV, Israel – Iran early Wednesday claimed to have launched hypersonic missiles at Israel, marking the latest exchange in a series of overnight strikes…