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Aid convoy enters besieged Syrian town Madaya

Civilians in Madaya, a rebel-held town in Syria, finally saw the arrival of four trucks carrying relief aids on Monday.…

Iraq hits Islamic State targets in Anbar province

Iraq said on Monday (January 11) that its air force targeted and destroyed Islamic State targets in the provinces of…

Taiwan youth to China: Treat us like a country

Young Taiwan activists have occupied the parliament, scuffled with police, braved water canons, and staged mass sit-in protests in a…

Pakistan seeks balance in Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions

Pakistan is trying to seek a balance between Saudi Arabia and Iran as senior Saudi officials paid recent visits to…

No radioactivity from DPRK bomb test detected in China, says Environment Ministry

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has been conducting emergency radiation monitoring in response to rising concerns over possible radioactive fallout…

U.S. and South Korea in talks for more strategic assets to Korean peninsula

The United States and its ally South Korea are in talks towards sending further strategic assets to the Korean peninsula,…

South Korea to impose limits on access to joint factory park with North

South Korea said on Monday (January 11) that the government would impose tougher entry restrictions to a joint factory park…

Chilly mass wedding in China

BEIJING, China - Despite the chilly weather, 15 couples participated in a mass wedding in China as part of its…

International groups join ice sculpture competition in China

BEIJING, China - As part of the annual ice sculpture competition held in China, 30 groups from all over the…

South Korea on alert against possible retaliation from the North after launching propaganda barrage at border

South Korean residents living near the inter-Korean border were on alert against North Korea's possible retaliation after the country resumed…

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