US probes ‘unacceptable’ Southwest Airlines storm cancellations
Al Jazeera :The United States Department of Transportation has said that it plans to examine mass flight cancellations and delays by Southwest Airlines in recent...
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Taiwan extends military service as China dials up pressure
Al Jazeera :Taiwan will extend compulsory military service from its current four months to one year starting from 2024, President Tsai Ing-wen announced on Tuesday,...
Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone
Reuters :Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island’s government...
Taliban ban on women staff: 3 NGOs stop work in Afghanistan
AFP :Three foreign aid groups, including Save the Children, announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban ordered all NGOs...
15 killed in South Africa fuel tanker explosion
AFP :The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg has risen to 15, the health minister said...
Iranian rapper wins appeal against protests-linked death sentence
Al Jazeera :An Iranian rapper has won an appeal against his death sentence in relation to the country’s ongoing protests, while another man’s bid against...
Pope urges end to ‘senseless’ Ukraine war in Christmas message
Al Jazeera :Pope Francis, in his traditional Christmas message, has appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine and other conflicts, calling for...
Prachanda set to be new Nepal PM
Reuters :A former Maoist guerrilla who led a decade-long insurgency against Nepal’s Hindu monarchy will take over as prime minister in alliance with the main...
Kurdish protest over Paris shooting turns violent
Reuters :Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of...
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
Reuters :China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to unspecified “provocation” from the...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to hear final verdicts in junta trial
AFP :A Myanmar junta court could hand down the final verdicts in an 18-month trial of Aung San Suu Kyi next week, closing the latest...
Heavy snowfall has caused 13 deaths and left more than 10,000 homes without power in Japan
Sky News :Recent snowfall across several regions in Japan has killed 13, injured more than 80 and left more than 10,000 households without power, says...