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North Korea test-fires new weapons

North Korea said Friday it had test-fired a new weapons system which would boost its combat readiness, as Russia’s security chief arrived in Pyongyang for talks with leader Kim Jong Un.

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Duterte’s lawyers demand his return

Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding his return to Manila...

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Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.

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UN reinstates aid to Rohingya refugees in Indonesia

The United Nations migration agency has reversed cuts to funding for Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, its top official in the country said on Tuesday, days after it slashed assistance because of US president Donald Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze...

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South Korea’s impeached president Yoon released

Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention on Saturday after a court voided his arrest on procedural grounds—but he remains under investigation over his declaration of martial law.

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Three killed in Indonesia floods

Floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed three people and left five more missing after heavy rains inundated two dozen towns, an official said on Friday.

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