Middle East

Kim Jong Un’s sister ‘not to be underestimated,’ author says

North Korea’s next global “charm offensive” will be led by leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, who…

9 months ago

US urges China to push Iran to pressure Houthis over Red Sea attacks

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has asked Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to use Beijing’s influence on Iran to…

9 months ago

North Korea urges mothers to snitch on their kids who watch South Korean media

North Korea is asking mothers to snitch on their kids who steal government property and watch illegal media, promising forgiveness…

9 months ago

China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists, CPJ says

China is the worst jailer of journalists in the world, a report by a New York-based watchdog said, and nearly…

9 months ago

Counting underway in Taiwan’s pivotal presidential election

Voting has ended and counting is underway in Taiwan’s presidential election, a ballot that will shape its future relationship with…

9 months ago

Nearly 3 dozen political prisoners died in Myanmar jails in 2023

Some 34 political prisoners died in military junta’s prisons across Myanmar in 2023, with 18 killed inside jails and 16…

9 months ago

Women and children suffer amid Myanmar’s civil war

As Myanmar’s civil war approaches its third year, intensified fighting across the country this year between ruling junta forces and…

10 months ago

Junta raid kills 10 Rohingyas, injures 17 in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Ten Rohingyas were killed and another 17 injured in the Buthidaung and Mrauk-U townships in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, as a…

10 months ago

Disinformation campaign spurred student attack on Rohingya shelter, Indonesian activists say

Human rights activists and some observers on Thursday alleged that university students who stormed a Rohingya shelter in Aceh province…

10 months ago

Burmese city hit by huge job losses amid Chinese factory closures in Dec.

About 3,000 workers were left unemployed and without full compensation following the ongoing shutdowns of Chinese garment factories in December…

10 months ago

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