Asia
UPDATED: South Korea, U.S. stage combined air drill in response to North Korea missile launch
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea held a joint air exercise involving U.S. strategic…
UPDATE – North Korea fires long-range missile after warning over military drills
Adds comments from S. Korea, Japan PM, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command By Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith SEOUL, Feb 18 (Reuters) - North…
China rolls out GMO corn planting, starts small
By Dominique Patton BEIJING, Feb 16 (Reuters) - China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified…
Three Islamists, two others killed in storming of Karachi police station
KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing two…
U.S. tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers
By Krishn Kaushik BENGALURU, Feb 17 - The United States brought its most advanced fighter jet, the F-35, to India for the…
China’s Xi plans ‘peace speech’ on Ukraine invasion anniversary, Italy says
ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping will deliver a "peace speech" on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine,…
China declares ‘decisive victory’ over COVID-19
BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) - China's top leaders declared a "decisive victory" over COVID-19, claiming the world's lowest fatality rate, although experts…
Former UK PM Truss calls for tougher China policy in first speech since resigning
TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Liz Truss will call on Friday for Taiwan to be given more arms…
North Korea threatens unprecedented action over allied military drills
SEOUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - North Korea threatened on Friday to take "unprecedentedly constant, strong responses" if South Korea and the United…
Sri Lanka hikes power prices by 66%
COLOMBO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka increased electricity prices by 66% on Thursday, in a move that the government hoped would…
U.S. says all countries should warn China against Taiwan conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes China will not use any visits by U.S. lawmakers to Taiwan as an excuse for…
North Korea seen launching new ICBM military unit amid troop refurbishment
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Feb 15 (Reuters) - North Korea may have launched a military unit tasked with operating new intercontinental ballistic…