1,200 residents evacuated from wildfire in South Korea’s Daegu

After South Korea battled the worst wildfire in its history in March, another wildfire in the southeastern city of Daegu spread fast Monday, forcing some 1,200 residents to evacuate
29 April 2025, 05:35 AM

North Korea formalises troop deployment, signals deeper alliance with Russia

Kremlin spokesperson says Russia will aid North Korea militarily if needed under treaty obligations
29 April 2025, 05:14 AM

India says signs deal with France for 26 Rafale fighter jets

The deal comes as India's relations with arch-rival Pakistan plummet to fresh lows
28 April 2025, 14:36 PM

China maps out steps to tackle global woes

However, the foundation for the country's sustained economic recovery needs to be further consolidated.
28 April 2025, 09:42 AM

South Korean ex-presidents Moon, Yoon likely to stand criminal trial simultaneously

These will be the first simultaneous criminal trials of two former presidents in 29 years.
28 April 2025, 05:49 AM

J&K terror attack: India eyes ‘retaliation’

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, officials said yesterday, as Indian media reported that New Delhi is mulling military retaliation over the Kashmir terror attack.
27 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Pak troops kill 54 militants who tried to infiltrate from Afghanistan

Pakistan’s army said Sunday its soldiers killed 54 militants who had tried to enter the country by crossing its northwestern border with Afghanistan.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

India cracks down on undocumented immigrants

More than 1,000 allegedly undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants, including women and children, were detained in a crackdown in Ahmedabad and Surat, said Harsh Sanghavi, home minister of the western Indian state of Gujarat.
26 April 2025, 21:23 PM

Indo-Pak tensions: Rivals exchange gunfire for 2nd day

Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire along the disputed Kashmir region for a second straight day yesterday as Islamabad called for a “neutral” investigation into the killings of tourists in Indian occupied Kashmir.
26 April 2025, 18:01 PM

China hits out at ‘extreme selfishness’ of tariffs

China’s foreign minister has hit out at the “extreme selfishness” of tariffs, hinting at the steep levies imposed on Beijing by US President Donald Trump.
26 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan PM says 'prepared to defend sovereignty'

"Our valiant armed forces remain fully capable and prepared to defend the country's sovereignty," Sharif said while addressing a military ceremony
26 April 2025, 06:29 AM

India-Pakistan tensions: Troops exchange fire along Kashmir border

Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said yesterday, after the nuclear-armed nations unleashed a raft of measures against each other.
25 April 2025, 18:01 PM

The Silent Suffering of Reptriated North Korean Women: Forced Abortions and Inhumane Abuse

One of the gravest human rights violations taking place in North Korea is the practice of forced abortions. North Korean women, in search of a better life, cross the border into China. However, if caught and repatriated, they face a brutal and heartless fate. Among the most horrifying aspects of this fate is the treatment of pregnant womem-something that reveals the depths of human cruelty
24 April 2025, 20:40 PM

India-Pakistan tensions soar

India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures yesterday after New Delhi blamed its arch-rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.
24 April 2025, 18:02 PM

The Lives and Human Rights of North Korean Women

In North Korea, women are referred to as "one wheel of the revolutionary cart." A popular song titled "Women Are Flowers" describes women as "the flowers of the nation." The country commemorates November 3rd as "the Day" to further emphasize the role and significance of women. Propaganda claims that women in the so called paradise of the people enjoy a life of unparalleled hapiness
24 April 2025, 17:59 PM

The Road to Freedom: Escaping North Korea for a new life

My name is Eun-hye Choi, a 27-year-old woman who was born and raised in North Korea and now lives in South Korea. Until now, I have lived quietly, almost in hiding, always fearing that my defection and life in South Korea might bring harm to the family I left behind in North Korea
24 April 2025, 17:58 PM

The North Korean regime's inhuman attempt to freeze-dry its war dead in Russia

Just as the Russia-Ukraine war, initiated by Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, was entering its fourth year, the international community was shocked by reports alleging that the North Korean regime has refused to repatriate the bodies of its soldiers who were unlawfully deployed and subsequently killed on the battlefield at Kurst, instead seeking to preserve them though a controversial "freeze-drying" technique known as "promession"
24 April 2025, 17:58 PM

'Islamabad will reciprocate Indian threats'

Says Pakistan PMO after Shehbaz meets top military officials
24 April 2025, 13:23 PM

Pakistan closes air space for Indian airlines, warns against water treaty violation

The announcement from the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office followed a meeting of the National Security Committee, a day after India said there were cross-border elements to Tuesday's attack
24 April 2025, 12:54 PM

India PM vows to pursue Kashmir attackers to 'ends of the Earth'

The shooting in the tourist hotpot of Pahalgam was the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested Muslim-majority territory since 2000
24 April 2025, 08:08 AM