India’s olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?
Iraq opens high-level investigation into gas facility strike
Iraq said on Thursday it would investigate an attack on an Emirati-owned gas complex in the autonomous Kurdistan region, which disrupted gas supplies and caused power cuts. Sabah […] …
South Korea high-rise fire safety under scrutiny after Hong Kong tragedy
Safety concerns spike as many of South Korea’s ageing buildings lack both essential sprinklers and noncombustible cladding.
Military-run Myanmar plays host to goodwill visit by Belarusian leader
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit, becoming only the second foreign leader to visit the Southeast Asian country since it came under military rule in …
Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for peace on his first foreign trip
The American pope emphasized a message of peace as he arrived in Ankara, welcomed on the tarmac by a military guard of honor and at the presidential palace by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey’s Catholics as he opens key day in first trip
Pope Leo XIV has received a raucous welcome from Turkey’s Catholic community. He opened his first full day in Turkey on Friday by meeting with Catholic priests and nuns at the Cathedral of the Holy …
Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court
A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling …
Court’s ruling against same-sex marriage sets up a Japan Supreme Court decision
A court has found Japan’s refusal to legalize same-sex marriage constitutional in the last of six cases likely to be brought to the Supreme Court for a final ruling.
Japan Plans Extra Bond Issuance That May Fuel Fiscal Fears
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet on Friday approved a draft supplementary budget for the fiscal year ending March 2026 that is worth 18.303 trillion yen, or about $117.10 billion.
South Korea investigates suspected North Korean role in 44.5 billion won Upbit crypto hack
Authorities are probing whether one of the world’s most notorious state-linked hacking units is behind South Korea’s latest major crypto breach.