Towards a brighter tomorrow: India’s G20 Presidency and the dawn of a new multilateralism
By Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Today marks 365 days since India assumed the G20 Presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and...
Asia
Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating India’s Cricket World Cup defeat
Indian police arrested seven students in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region under anti-terror laws for allegedly celebrating Australia’s victory over India in the men’s...
North Korean special economic zone poised for revival in new Russia trade
Once a North Korean experiment in limited capitalism, the Rason Special Economic Zone appears to be the epicentre of the isolated country’s growing cooperation with...
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon
After decades of satellite surveillance by foreign governments and analysts, North Korea has sent its first spy satellite on a global orbit with a message...
All trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel, say officials
Indian rescuers on Tuesday pulled out all 41 construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days, hours after drilling through...
South Korea turns to blind-dating in time of low birth rates
Against the backdrop of Christmas songs, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near Seoul dressed in their best with name tags...
South Korea boosts surveillance after North launches spy satellite
South Korea on Wednesday suspended part of a 2018 military agreement with North Korea after Pyongyang defied warnings from the United States and drew Western...
North Korea claims success in launching first spy satellite
North Korea successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday, its space agency said, defying international condemnation from the United States and its...
North Korea flags plan to launch satellite rocket between Nov 22 and Dec 1, Japan says
North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite between Nov. 22 and Dec. 1 in the direction...
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines region
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled the southern Mindanao region of the Philippines on Friday, German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake struck off...
