New Zealand pilot taken hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua region
‘We will never release the pilot we are holding hostage unless Indonesia recognizes and frees Papua’
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U.S. Tops New Asia Power Ranking Followed By China
Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index 2023: (from first to tenth place) United States, China, Japan, India, Russia, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand. ABC News Australia: United States remains Asia’s most powerful country f…
Ex-Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf dies at 79
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf died on Sunday following a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai after years in self-imposed exile.
China threatens ‘further actions’ after US shoots down spy balloon
Earlier China said the balloon was a weather research ‘airship’ that had been blown off course
China says it is looking into spy balloon in US airspace: ‘Speculation and hype not conducive’
‘China has no intention of violating the territory and airspace of any sovereign country’
US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban officials
The US has announced additional visa restrictions on the Taliban regime in response to thei bans on women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Why Hong Kong Is Giving Away Half a Million Airline Tickets
The move is part of a global publicity campaign unveiled Thursday to revive the city’s struggling tourism sector.
Gautam Adani Started Last Week as Asia’s Richest Man. Now, He’s Not Even India’s
The Indian tycoon’s fortune slipped below Mukesh Ambani’s following a report that accused Adani Group of fraud.
What is Hindenburg Research, the Firm Accusing India’s Adani Group of Fraud?
Hindenburg Research made headlines last week after accusing Adani Group of a “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme.”
US to respond to growing North Korea nuclear threat by increasing military presence in South Korea
Washington to ‘expand and bolster the level and scale of this year’s combined exercises and training’