Singapore repeals gay sex ban, limits prospect of legalising same-sex marriage
Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday decriminalised sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that...
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South Korea warns of unprecedented response to North Korea nuclear test
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol warned of an unprecedented joint response with allies if North Korea goes ahead with a nuclear test, and urged China...
Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China (Updated)
Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread...
Canada launches new Indo-Pacific strategy, focus on ‘disruptive’ China
Canada launched a new Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, vowing more resources to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with the world’s second-biggest economy on...
China reports fourth straight daily record of new COVID cases
China reported its fourth straight daily record of 39,791 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 26, of which 3,709 were symptomatic and 36,082 were asymptomatic, the...
Kim Jong Un says North Korea aims to have the world’s strongest nuclear force
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s intends to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers...
Indonesians pray outdoors after deadly quake destroys town
Hundreds of Indonesians prayed out in the open next to rice paddies and in the streets on Friday, as the death toll from an earthquake that...
Taliban court lashes 14 in latest shift to corporal punishments
Fourteen people were lashed in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban-led Supreme Court said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of the ruling...
TikTok on ‘high alert’ in Malaysia as tensions rise over election wrangle
Short video platform TikTok said on Wednesday it was on high alert for content that violates its guidelines in Malaysia after authorities warned of a...
