Explainer: Pyongyang calling – What we know about the hotlines to North Korea
North Korea has said it is cutting communication hotlines with South Korea, a tactic the isolated country has used repeatedly during periods of rising tension.
Who killed Swedish PM Olof Palme in 1986? Swedes hope to find out
Thirty-four years after Prime Minister Olof Palme was killed, Swedes hope finally to find out who shot him dead as he walked home from a cinema with his wife and son.
Japan’s NHK removes video about U.S. protests after online outrage
Japanese public broadcaster NHK apologised on Tuesday and deleted from its Twitter account an animated video aimed at explaining the background behind U.S. protests for police reform, but which instead sparked online outrage for its depiction of Africa…
China tells students to consider whether to study in Australia or leave
China’s education ministry warned on Tuesday that Chinese students should consider whether to study in Australia, amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
A year on, Hong Kong democracy protesters torn between hope and fear
Medical sector worker Tana has attended peaceful lunchtime rallies in Hong Kong regularly for months along with thousands of others protesting Beijing’s influence and calling for greater democracy in the global financial hub.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
Australian state lets sports fans back in stadiums as COVID-19 cases slow
As Australia moves ahead with relaxing a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a state government gave the all clear for more than 2,000 fans to attend an Australian Rules Football game at a stadium in Adelaide this weekend.
Taiwan warns off Chinese fighters which approached island
Taiwan’s air force warned off several Chinese fighter jets that briefly entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone to its southwest on Tuesday, the defence ministry said.
Indonesia says quake hits south of Buru island, no tsunami risk
An earthquake with a 6.0 magnitude struck south of Buru Island in the Moluccas Islands province in eastern Indonesia, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysical agency (BMKG) said on Tuesday.
In New Zealand, shopping, parties and big hugs mark start of ‘COVID-free’ life
New Zealanders hugged and kissed, shopped, and planned parties on Tuesday as the country took off all coronavirus restrictions for the first time in more than three months, while much of the rest of the world is still grappling with the pandemic.
