Asia (Beyond China)

5+ min ago   (579+ words) focusonafrica.info Pakistan-Afghanistan: Two Attacks in Three Days Reignite Border Crisis From the Kohat attack to the Pakistani airstrikes in Kunar and Paktika, the escalation between Islamabad and Kabul surpasses 1,100 civilian casualties in 2026. Chronicle of a border out of control....

44+ min ago   (120+ words) North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of weapon in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un. State-run Korean Central Television reported on Tuesday that the Missile Administration staged the test on Sunday. Kim reportedly said the…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (181+ words) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the weapon’s development would strengthen the country’s war readiness and give its enemies an “incurable headache,” the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said. He did not describe what the weapon was. Kim…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (297+ words) North Korea says its latest missile tests involved a new weapons system of “great significance,” with photos indicating it launched a missile previously described as hypersonic. State media quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as saying the…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (220+ words) PUBLISHED: 22 Sep 2026 at 09:45 WELLINGTON — Two New Zealand naval vessels passed through the Taiwan Strait last week, the New Zealand Defence Force said Tuesday. China says Taiwan is part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait, a major…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (151+ words) SEOUL — North Korea said it successfully tested a new weapon on Sunday (Sept 20), overseen by leader Kim Jong-un, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said the test, carried out by North Korea's Missile Administration, was a demonstration of "ultra-modern…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (210+ words) A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the weapon’s development would strengthen the…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (334+ words) Pakistani bombardment has killed three civilians in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban authorities said on Monday, with Islamabad saying its forces had targeted "terrorist hubs" along the border. AFP journalists saw a house in rubble in the village of Patan, where…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1541+ words) Opinion | From Religion to the Dark Web: Pakistan’s New Route to Radicalise Kashmir’s Youth The Global Kashmir Opinion | From Religion to the Dark Web: Pakistan’s New Route to Radicalise Kashmir’s Youth By: Israar Shahid Decades of violence have brought economic…...

22+ hour, 35+ min ago   (337+ words) Seoul, September 21 (IANS) Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan held telephone consultations on Monday to share information and discuss responses following North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, Seoul's foreign ministry said. On Sunday, Pyongyang fired two…...