1:24 pm, Friday, 19 December 2025
BREAKING NEWS
Fighting on Thai-Cambodia border uproots thousands as fragile truce collapses
Border villages empty out as shells fall again Families along the Thai-Cambodia frontier are fleeing for a second time in
TSUNAMI WARNINGS LIFTED AFTER POWERFUL QUAKE JOLTS NORTHEASTERN JAPAN
Night-time M7.5 shock tests early-warning systems and coastal preparedness Residents of Japan’s northeastern coast spent a tense night after a
FLOODS IN INDONESIA PUT RARE ORANGUTANS UNDER NEW THREAT
Cyclone-driven landslides shred forest homes in North Sumatra Weeks after deadly floods and landslides tore through parts of Indonesia, conservation
CAMBODIA–THAILAND BORDER CLASHES STIR FEARS OF A WIDER MEKONG FLASHPOINT
Border firefights displace villagers and strain ASEAN diplomacy Heavy exchanges of artillery and small-arms fire along the Cambodia–Thailand frontier have
JAPAN QUAKE TRIGGERS TSUNAMI AND RENEWS QUESTIONS ABOUT DISASTER READINESS
Emergency response and early warnings under scrutiny A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake off Japan’s northern coast has injured at least
Tokyo’s rat problem exposes cracks in city living
Rats move in as garbage piles up Tokyo’s famously tidy image is under strain as rat sightings surge in busy
‘SNL’ WEEKEND UPDATE TORCHES TRUMP’S ‘PEACE PRIZE’ AND MRI DELAYS
Satire targets cost-of-living anger and questions over the president’s health Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment has zeroed in on
JAPAN, AUSTRALIA URGE CALM AFTER CHINESE JET LOCKS RADAR ON JAPANESE FIGHTERS
High-risk encounter near Okinawa sharpens focus on Taiwan tensions Japan and Australia have called for calm after Japanese fighter jets
Japan’s Record Bear Attacks Raise Alarms Over Wildlife Management
Human–wildlife conflict in a changing countryside Japan has recorded its highest number of bear-related casualties since April, with around 230
Russia unleashes record drone and missile barrage across Ukraine
Mass strike timed with Armed Forces Day Russia has launched one of its most intense air campaigns of the war,
