Asia

Washington, D.C., celebrates beloved pandas before they return to China

4:56pm November 07, 2023

by Jacob Fenston

Since 1972, China has gifted or loaned pandas to countries across the globe – often coinciding with major trade deals. But now these very popular ambassadors are being recalled.

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A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korean observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea on March 3, 2023. North Korea confirmed that it's closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad.

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North Korea says it is closing some diplomatic missions around the world

5:00am November 06, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

Experts point to economic difficulties from prolonged international sanctions, but the closures may signal a possible change in North Korea's foreign policy that is more focused on Moscow and Beijing.

A policeman checks on the area where a radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his home-based station on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in this handout photo provided by the Calamba Municipal Police Station. The brazen attack was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook.

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A Philippine radio anchor was shot and killed while on a Facebook livestream

11:50am November 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

Juan Jumalon was the 199th journalist to be killed in the country since 1986, when an uprising toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the current president's father.

In Japan, overtourism is raising concerns about the environment at Mt. Fuji

8:29am November 05, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

Large numbers of tourists are visiting Mt. Fuji again, causing problems with local municipalities and worry over the environment of the World Heritage site.

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An earthquake in northwestern Nepal has killed at least 128 people, officials say

11:11pm November 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.

Why the sudden death of a former Chinese premier has moved so many people

5:20am November 02, 2023

by Emily Feng

The death of a former Chinese leader Li Keqiang has been an outlet for people to quietly share their discontent with China's current governance.

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Morning news brief

5:27am November 01, 2023

Israeli airstrike hits Gaza's largest refugee camp. Donald Trump Jr. to testify Wednesday in civil fraud trail. It's Pakistan's deadline for all undocumented immigrants to leave or face deportation.

Deadline: Undocumented migrants in Pakistan must leave or face deportation

5:11am November 01, 2023

NRP's A Martinez talks to Rick Noack, who covers Afghanistan for The Washington Post, about Wednesday's deadline set by the Pakistani government for undocumented migrants to leave or face deportation.

Afghan families ride on a truck heading to a border crossing in Torkham, Pakistan, Tuesday, before the expiration of a Pakistani deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. Pakistan's crackdown has worried thousands of Afghans in the country awaiting relocation to the United States under a special refugee program since fleeing the Taliban takeover.

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In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country

10:34am October 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pakistan has drawn criticism for warning those living in the country illegally to leave or be arrested and deported after Oct. 31. The U.N. says over 2 million undocumented Afghans live in Pakistan.

Rescuers and others stand after two passenger trains collided in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Sunday, Oct.29, 2023.

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A passenger train slams into another in southern India, killing 13 people

4:39am October 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

The incoming train slammed into a stationary train in Andhra Pradesh state's Vizianagaram district, causing a derailment of at least three rail cars, senior railway official said.