UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says one-third of the population affected by 7.3-magnitude quake. Rescuers in Vanuatu are racing to locate survivors from a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 14 people in the Pacific Island nation. The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port Vila on Tuesday reduced buildings to … Read more
Russia and North Korea have not commented on Ukraine’s claim that some 30 North Korean troops have been killed or injured in fighting. Ukraine’s military intelligence and the Pentagon have said that Ukrainian troops have killed and injured a number of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region. Ukraine’s military … Read more
Singapore – Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad’s father was in a remote part of Iran when he received the news that he had long dreaded. His son was to be hanged in Singapore’s Changi Prison. Suffering from deteriorating health and with just a week’s notice until the execution at dawn on November 29, he was unable to … Read more
Former national team coach is the biggest name to be netted in China’s sweeping crackdown on corruption in sport. Li Tie, former coach of the Chinese national team who once played for the Everton Football Club in the English Premier League, has been jailed in China for 20 years on bribery charges as part of … Read more
Taipei, Taiwan – China has launched an antitrust investigation into chip giant Nvidia in what appears to be Beijing’s latest act of retaliation against Washington’s sanctions on Chinese tech companies. Chinese state media said on Monday that the California-based chipmaker was being investigated by the State Administration for Market Regulation for potentially violating China’s antimonopoly … Read more
As Carey prepares to defend Taiwan, she discovers not everyone thinks the same way she does. Following tensions between Taiwan and China, 25-year-old Carey Chang joins civil defence classes and starts training in firearms. Like hundreds of young people, Carey is learning skills she believes she needs to defend herself in the event of a … Read more
NewsFeed We’ve been talking to children in Australia about the country’s new social media ban for under 16s. Reporting by Soraya Lennie. Published On 29 Nov 202429 Nov 2024