Senior Turkish and Iraqi officials held high-level talks in Baghdad on Thursday to discuss security issues including potential measures against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq, an …
Activists slam plan to set bullfighting as cultural heritage in South Korea
Animal rights activists in South Korea are reportedly calling for an end to a study that investigates the eligibility of bullfighting to be designated as a cultural heritage. Bullfighting, which has a …
Myanmar awaits approval to add traditional Thingyan festival to Unesco lists
YANGON: Myanmar’s traditional Thingyan festival (water festival) was submitted to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) in March 2023 and the approval comes through …
China, Iran and Russia begin joint naval drill in Gulf of Oman
Footage aired on Chinese state television showed the Chinese, Iranian and Russian navies conducting a joint exercise in the Gulf of Oman, near the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
You are either for the mullahs and ayatollahs in Iran or you are against them: Kash Patel
Former Deputy DNI Kash Patel discusses the Biden administration reportedly renewing a sanctions waiver against Iran on ‘The Bottom Line.’ …
Japan unions will unveil results of wage talks, presaging shift at central bank
Japan’s largest trade union group is due to announce results of this week’s annual wage talks on Friday, with expectations for a rise of more than 4%, which would be the biggest boost since the early …
Japan launches bullet train service to a region that ‘guidebooks rarely mention’
Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture more accessible to travelers.
Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels
Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome – known as the ‘flesh-eating disease’ – which has a 30% fatality rate …
China central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, as expected
China’s central bank left a key policy rate unchanged while withdrawing cash from a medium-term policy loan operation on Friday, as authorities continued to prioritise currency stability amid …
China’s Feb new home prices extend declines
China’s new home prices dropped for the eighth straight month in February, official data showed on Friday, despite recent measures to shore up the fragile property sector.