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UPDATED: Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines – EMSC
MANILA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)…
NATO chief stresses importance of Indo-Pacific partners amid security tensions
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday stressed the importance of NATO's working closely with…
NATO, Japan pledge to strengthen ties in face of ‘historic’ security threat
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Tuesday to strengthen ties, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its…
Pakistan mosque blast death toll reaches 87
The death toll in the suicide bombing that tore through a mosque in Pakistan rose to 87 on Tuesday, a hospital official…
EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Fujian Province, China
An aerial picture taken with a drone shows Tulou houses in Nanjing County, Fujian Province, China. Fujian Tulou houses (tolou literal translation…
EU warns of ‘unfair’ Chinese subsidies in Green Deal plan – draft
Europe and its partners must do more to combat the effect of Chinese subsidies for the manufacture of clean technology products, the…
Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 32, targeted police
A suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar killed at least 32 people on Monday, the latest attack targeting police…
Odds ‘very high’ of U.S. military conflict with China, top Republican says
A top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday said the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high," after…
Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41
(Reuters) -More than 40 people were killed after a bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in the southern Pakistani province…
Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam – Taliban ministry
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university…
Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID curbs
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74% from last year after…
Two Indian air force jets crash, one pilot killed
NEW DELHI Jan 28 (Reuters) - Two Indian air force fighter jets crashed on Saturday after becoming involved in an accident and…