North Korea fired two “unidentified projectiles” on Thursday—the Thanksgiving holiday in the US—Seoul said, as nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington remain deadlocked. The projectiles were fired eastwards from South Hamgyong province and came down in the Sea of Japan,…

Iran said yesterday that European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal could not trigger a dispute mechanism in the agreement that could lead to the reimposition of UN sanctions. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had Wednesday raised the possibility of triggering the mechanism, but Iran’s…

Sweden has joined the list of European countries that have expressed concern about the security lockdown and communications blackout in Kashmir, with foreign minister Ann Linde saying India should lift the remaining restrictions in the region. Linde told the Swedish Parliament on Wednesday that the…

China yesterday defended its security crackdown in Xinjiang after French and German leaders condemned its mass detention of religious minorities in the region. The French foreign ministry on Wednesday called on China to “put an end to mass arbitrary detentions” in Xinjiang. German chancellor…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern offered an official apology yesterday on the 40th anniversary of New Zealand’s worst peacetime disaster, the Mount…

8 children among 15 civilians killed by mine in Afghanistan AFP, Kabul Fifteen civilians, including eight children, were killed Wednesday when their vehicle hit a land mine in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan, a government official said. “At around 5:00 pm this evening a mine planted by…