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Could a board game help prepare Taiwan for war with China? 

04 January 2025

Taiwanese company Mizo Games has launched a new board game which allows players to take on roles from military commander...

Syria’s FM to head to UAE, Qatar and Jordan to ‘build partnerships’ 

04 January 2025

News|Politics Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani has announced he will visit Qatar, the United Arab Emirat...

Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15 

04 January 2025

A fire at a market in China’s northern province of Hebei has killed at least eight people and wounded 15, according to...

Israel orders evacuation of two key Gaza hospitals as UN decries attacks 

04 January 2025

Israeli forces have ordered the immediate evacuation of staff and patients from two of northern Gaza’s most critical h...

Myanmar’s military regime to free thousands of prisoners in amnesty 

04 January 2025

News|Military Myanmar’s military rulers will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty to ma...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,045 

04 January 2025

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is the situation on Saturday, January 5: Fighting One person was killed and five injured in...

Q&A: Leader of Myanmar’s shadow government talks civil war strategy in 2025 

03 January 2025

This year is likely to be one of the most pivotal in Myanmar’s modern history. The country is embroiled in a civil war...

FBI suspects soldier behind Las Vegas Cybertruck blast suffered from PTSD 

03 January 2025

Authorities in the United States investigating the explosion of a Cybertruck in front of a Trump-brand hotel in Las Vega...

Israeli attacks kill almost 140 in two days as Gaza ceasefire talks resume 

03 January 2025

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New Orleans mourns as Bourbon Street reopens after truck-ramming attack 

03 January 2025

Crowds have returned to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, as the city recovers after a deadly New Year’s Day attack that ...