This handout picture posted on January 2, 2024 on the official Telegram account of Belgorod mayor Valentin Demidov shows aftermath of a missile strike in Belgorod. Ukrainian strikes on Russia's border Belgorod region killed at least one person on January 2, 2024 and wounded five, the local governor...
Emergency workers carry South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung on a stretcher after being attacked in Busan on January 2, 2024. South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on January 2 by a man who pushed through a crowd pretending to be his supporter....
BEIJING, China– Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it was cancelling the planned multi-billion-dollar purchase of livestreaming platform YY Live, partly blaming its inability to get government approval. Baidu, the country's top search engine company, agreed in 2020 to buy JOYY Inc's...
MAUMERE, Indonesia– More than 2,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters amid heightened volcanic activities in a volcano in eastern Indonesia, a local official said Tuesday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara province has erupted several times in recent...
This photo provided by Jiji Press shows a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024. A Japan Airlines plane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2 after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, television reports said....
This picture taken on March 3, 2022 shows South Korea's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party gesturing to his supporters during an election campaign in Seoul ahead of the March 9 presidential election. South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked on...
This image shows a collapsed road near the city of Shika, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture in the afternoon. At least six people died in a major earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day,...
BEIJING, China– China's President Xi Jinping said Monday he was willing to work with the United States to promote stable bilateral ties, exchanging congratulations with his US counterpart on the anniversary of diplomatic relations, state media said. Xi and US President Joe Biden met in...
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin toasts with servicemen - representatives of branches of the Russian Armed Forces participating in the country's military action in Ukraine, during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence...
A car drives past a badly damaged pavement along a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture in the afternoon. Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on January 1 after a...
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media about the situation following a major earthquake and following tsunami warning for the western coast of Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on January 1, 2024. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO, Japan– Around 33,500...
This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan. A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on January 1, the USGS said, prompting...
