Kishida said no decision had been taken on what effect the attack might have on the scheduled vote, though there were no immediate calls for its postponement. Internationally, leaders were quick to offer support and express shock, with NATO’s chief condemning the “heinous” attack and Britain’s embattled Prime Minister BorisContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been experiencing an increase of COVID-19 cases in the past week with the BA.5 Omicron subvariant believed to be widely spreading in the country, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on Friday (Jul 8). Mr Khairy said that there was a 31 per cent increase in theContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan struggled with shock and sadness on Friday (Jul 8), trying to come to terms with the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a nation where firearms are strictly regulated and political violence extremely rare. Abe was shot while giving a campaign speech on a street cornerContinue Reading
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has tested positive for COVID-19, his spokeswoman said on Friday (Jul 8), two days after he met face-to-face with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila. Marcos Jr, who was sworn into office on Jun 30, has cancelled in-person meetings as he recovers fromContinue Reading
TOKYO: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died of his injuries on Friday (Jul 8) after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election. No vital signs were detected upon his arrival in hospital and doctors tried to resuscitate him, a hospital spokesperson said. The former prime minister diedContinue Reading
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BEIJING: China’s military said on Friday (Jul 8) that it recently held joint combat readiness exercises, patrols and combat drills in the sea and airspace around Taiwan, as a senior US senator visited Taipei for a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, bristlesContinue Reading
Abe, 67, had been delivering a speech near a train station when he was shot by an assailant at around 11.30am. Footage broadcast by NHK showed Abe standing on a stage when a loud blast was heard with smoke visible in the air. Police said a 41-year-old man suspected ofContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Barristers from a British law firm who are representing jailed Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai said on Thursday (Jul 7) they had received anonymous e-mails warning them against travelling to the city to defend him. Lai is among the most prominent people in Hong Kong toContinue Reading
Across China this year, as many as 487 rivers have exceeded their flood warning levels, while over 1.2 million people have been evacuated, with direct economic losses hitting nearly 65 billion yuan (US$9.7 billion) so far. Since the start of the flooding season, China has been hit by nine large-scaleContinue Reading