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North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’

Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang's nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.

Israeli air strikes kills two in Gaza, including a child

Israeli air strikes kills two in Gaza, including a child An Israeli aerial strike on Sunday targeting a civilian car killed two Palestinians in the al...

Susan Sarandon says she is losing movie roles because of her support for Palestine

Oscar-winning actor says she and other outspoken critics of Israel have found it ‘impossible’ to get hired by major studiosThe Oscar-winning actor Sus...

Morgan Stanley Banker in Australia Says Bathla Is ‘Hammer Blow’

Morgan Stanley’s investment banking chief in Australia said the collapse of Bathla Group will have significant impacts on the economy at a time when s...

Bathla Seeks Stopgap Funds as $2.5 Billion Debt Crisis Escalates

Bathla Group, the insolvent Australian property developer that’s shaken the nation’s real estate and private credit market, faces new tests at the sta...

Lee's approval rating hits new low of 37.4%: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has slipped to a new low of 37.4 percent, marking the eighth consecutive week of decline, a poll showed Mond...

Nepal’s request for flood payout tests new climate-aid system

Costs are expected to come to at least $5 billion, an enormous amount for one of Asia's poorest countries, and the fund it's hoping to tap is new, und...

Data centers in space: Four big obstacles and Elon Musk's ambitious timeline

Japan's Go President Eyes Expansion in Asia, Robotaxis

Go, the taxi booking app operator that pulled off Japan’s biggest initial public offering this year, is eyeing ways to expand domestically and across ...

Austria's Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school

The government says the law is intended to protect the rights of young girls, but critics say it is fuelling anti-Muslim feeling.

China marks major tunnel milestone for Central Asia railway bypassing Russia

Fresh off Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, project officials have announced the successful drilling of a key tunnel along the long-...

Nuclear waste plan for Japanese resort town sparks backlash: ‘not our problem’

The rural Japanese town of Hitachiomiya sprawls down the Naka River valley in northwest Ibaraki prefecture, surrounded by lush forests and overlooked ...