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Damascus, Syria (AFP) — Israeli warplanes struck Aleppo airport before dawn Tuesday, causing significant damage that halted flights to and from Syria’s war- and quake-battered second city, the defence ministry said. The airport has been a major conduit for aid flights since a February 6 earthquake devastated swathes of southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria, and they too were brought to a stop, a transport ministry official said. “At exactly 2:07 am (2307 GMT Monday), the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Rescuers on a remote Indonesian island were searching Tuesday for dozens still missing after a landslide that killed 15 people, a disaster official said. Poor weather and downed communication lines have complicated rescue efforts on the far-flung island of Serasan, in the Natuna region between Borneo and peninsular Malaysia, home to about 8,000 people. Pictures provided by Natuna’s communication and information agency showed houses reduced to rubble, with fallen trees and […]
by Claire LEE Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea warned Tuesday that it would be a “clear declaration of war” if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The United States and South Korea have ramped up defense cooperation, including joint drills, in the face of growing threats from nuclear-armed Pyongyang, which has conducted a wave of banned weapons tests in recent months. North Korea has […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping condemned the US-led “suppression of China” in a speech to delegates at an annual congress in Beijing, state media reported. “Western countries led by the United States have implemented all-round containment, encirclement and suppression of China, which has brought unprecedented severe challenges to our country’s development,” Xi said, news agency Xinhua reported late Monday. The 69-year-old leader, who is gearing up to start a third consecutive presidential term, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s foreign ministry accused the United States of “intentionally” ramping up tensions by flying in joint military drills with South Korea, state news agency KCNA said Tuesday. The allegation comes after Seoul and Washington announced on Friday more than 10 days of large-scale military exercises from March 13 to 23. South Korea’s defence ministry also posted video online Monday they said showed war planes from both countries training together […]
Quetta, Pakistan (AFP) — A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others Monday in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by militants in Balochistan demanding a bigger share of the province’s wealth, as well as attacks by the Pakistan Taliban (TTP). “The suicide bomber was riding a motorbike and hit the truck from behind,” senior police official Abdul Hai Aamir […]
by Estelle Emonet and Qubad Wali Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Male students trickled back to their classes Monday after Afghan universities reopened following a winter break but women remain barred by Taliban authorities. The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021 and has sparked global outrage — including across the Muslim world. “It’s heartbreaking to see boys going to the […]
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) — A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others on Monday in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. “The suicide bomber was riding a motorbike and hit the truck from behind,” senior police official Abdul Hai Aamir told AFP. The incident took place at Dhadar, the main town of Kachhi district, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Quetta in Balochistan. Mehmood Notezai, police chief […]
by Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labor, but without direct Japanese involvement, as Seoul seeks closer ties with Tokyo to counter Pyongyang. South Korea and Japan are both key regional security allies of the United States, but bilateral ties have long been strained over Tokyo’s brutal 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean peninsula. Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s coastguard said Monday it was searching for seven people missing after their boat capsized and was spotted in waters off the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets, which are also claimed by China. The overturned boat was spotted on Sunday afternoon, drifting in waters north of the islands by a Japanese navy patrol in the area, coastguard spokesman Keisuke Nakao told AFP. The crew are one Taiwanese and six Indonesians, he added. “We […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — As Asia’s “Quad” powers search for ways to define the group, Japan’s foreign minister has offered a model — The Beatles. Yoshimasa Hayashi, an avid music fan, drew the parallel to the Fab Four on Friday, as he met his Quad counterparts from the United States, Australia and India in New Delhi. “This is kind of a band like The Beatles. The members are fixed and they always play together […]
by Matthew WALSH Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this weekend, enjoying unchallengeable status despite criticism over his handling of Covid and the economy. Xi is certain to be reappointed as president after he locked in another five years as head of the Communist Party (CCP) and the military — the two more significant leadership positions in Chinese […]
