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Thousands to be evacuated after Mount Ibu eruption 15 Jan 2025 - 01:17 pm
A woman and child look on at volcanic ash rising into the air during the eruption of Mount Ibu, as seen from Duono Village in West Halmahera, North Maluku province, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by AZZAM / AFP)
Beijing says 'firmly opposes' US ban on smart cars containing Chinese tech 15 Jan 2025 - 12:48 pm
(Files) This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. (Photo by AFP)
Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024 15 Jan 2025 - 12:40 pm
A rickshaw carrying a tourist drives down the street in front of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on January 14, 2025. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid 15 Jan 2025 - 09:59 am
A motorcade carrying impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the complex building housing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in Gwacheon on January 15, 2025, after Yoon was arrested over his failed martial law bid. (Photo by Korea Pool / AFP)
Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon begins 14 Jan 2025 - 01:24 pm
(L to R) Constitutional Court Judges Chung Kye-sun, Kim Bok-hyeong, Jung Jung-mi, Lee Mi-son, acting head of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae, Kim Hyung-du, Cheong Hyung-sik and Cho Han-chang attend the first formal hearing of the impeachment trial of suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 14, 2025. Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP
Japanese tourist magnet Kyoto to hike hotel taxes 14 Jan 2025 - 12:02 pm
Tourists visit Fushimi Inari Shrine in the city of Kyoto on January 13, 2025. Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP
Philippines alarmed by Chinese ships moving closer to shore 14 Jan 2025 - 11:40 am
This handout aerial photo taken on January 13, 2025 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on January 14 shows Chinese Coast Guard ship 5901 sailing in the South China Sea. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Sydney closes nine beaches due to mystery balls 14 Jan 2025 - 08:12 am
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UK's Starmer urged to fire minister hit by Bangladesh graft probe 13 Jan 2025 - 07:04 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts while delivering a speech during a visit of the Manufacturing Futures Lab at UCL (Unnivesrity College London), in London, on January 13, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)
China targets coupons and 'silver economy' to boost tourism 13 Jan 2025 - 07:01 pm
This photo taken on January 12, 2025 shows a boat sailing on Songhua River as visitors gather to see the frost-covered trees on the riverbank in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province. (Photo by AFP)
Kazakhstan encouraged by rare leopard sighting 13 Jan 2025 - 06:08 pm
Peninsula
Bangladesh files graft cases against ousted leader's family 13 Jan 2025 - 05:02 pm
Photo used for representation purposes. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP.
Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.9 magnitude quake 13 Jan 2025 - 04:00 pm
Peninsula
Philippine sect gathers to oppose VP Duterte impeachment 13 Jan 2025 - 02:37 pm
Members of the influential sect Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) watch Philippine lawmaker Rodante Marcoleta speak as they attend a rally to oppose calls to unseat Vice-President Sara Duterte in Manila on January 13, 2025. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
South Korea's impeached president gets a pay rise 13 Jan 2025 - 12:55 pm
Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol attend a rally near his residence in Seoul on January 13, 2025. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket 13 Jan 2025 - 12:37 pm
Blue Origin New Glenn rocket sits at Launch Complex 36 after its scheduled early morning launch was cancelled at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on January 13 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
South Korea to adapt airport concrete barriers after plane crash 13 Jan 2025 - 12:22 pm
Firefighters take part in a search operation near the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on January 11, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers 12 Jan 2025 - 02:36 pm
A photograph obtained from the Telegram account of V_Zelenskiy_official shows an alledged soldier presented as North Korean detained by Ukrainian authorities at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, following their capture by the Ukrainian army. (Photo by Handout / Telegram/V_Zelenskiy_official / AFP)