Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine that honours war dead, convicted war criminals, vandalised again
Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which honours Japan’s war dead, including convicted World War II war criminals, was vandalised again overnight on Monday.
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Indonesia’s new capital of Nusantara hosts curtailed Independence Day celebrations
Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta but whose construction has lagged behind schedule.
Japan survives close brush with Typhoon Amphil, train services resume, no major damage reported
A powerful typhoon that slammed the Tokyo area with heavy rains and brought mudslide warnings in northern Japan headed eastward out into the Pacific Ocean away from the coast on Saturday.
Father and son, 4, killed in Russia attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv region ‘with North Korea missile’
Two people were killed, including a four-year old boy, in a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Kyiv region overnight into Sunday, while in Russia the regional governor of Kursk said 13 people were wounded when a Ukrainian missile shot down by Russian air defences fell on a residential building.
Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus sworn in, seeks peace and prepares for elections
The key tasks for Yunus now are restoring peace in Bangladesh and preparing for new elections following weeks of violence in which student activists led an uprising against what was considered Hasina’s increasingly autocratic 15-year rule.
Dubai airport sets passenger record, thanks to Indian travellers, those transiting via China
Dubai International Airport saw a record 44.9 million travellers pass through its terminals in the first half of this year, putting the world’s busiest airport for international travel back on track to beat its all-time record, as aviation booms after the coronavirus pandemic.
Pakistani with ties to Iran charged in plot to carry out political assassinations in US
A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil, the Justice Department said on Tuesday in disclosing what officials say is the latest murder-for-hire plot originating from abroad to target American public figures.
Australia’s New South Wales orders public servants stop remote work, embraced during pandemic
The government of Australia’s most populous state ordered all public employees to work from their offices by default beginning on Tuesday and urged stricter limits on remote work, after news outlets provoked a fraught debate about work-from-home habits established during the pandemic.