Tue 09 June 2026: Authorities in Utsunomiya, located roughly 100 km (62 miles) north of Tokyo, have shut down all 94 of its primary and secondary schools following the first confirmed bear sighting in the city’s history. The medium-sized black bear, estimated to be around one metre long, was first spotted near a park on […]
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Tue 09 June 2026: Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, condemns designation, calling it ‘discriminatory’. The United States has designated Chinese corporate giants Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as companies that support China’s military, expanding its blacklist to some of the country’s best-known commercial brands. The Pentagon included the firms in an update on Monday that is […]
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Mon 08 June 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang, marking a rare state visit to North Korea for a leader who has steadily cut down his travels in recent years. Amid a 21-gun salute and the fanfare of a military band playing both countries’ national anthems, Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were welcomed […]
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Mon 08 June 2026: Agency warns 1.2M refugees in Bangladesh remain dependent on aid as prospects for safe return diminish The UN refugee agency warned Tuesday that prospects for the voluntary return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar are diminishing as violence, persecution and conflict continue in Rakhine State. UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch told reporters in […]
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Mon 08 June 2026: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has hit the Philippines, causing destruction to buildings and prompting tsunami warnings throughout Asia. The quake occurred just before 7:40 am local time on Monday near the southern island of Mindanao, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. The initial earthquake was followed by more than […]
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Sun 07 June 2026: On Sunday, millions of students across China flocked to examination centers to sit for the gaokao, the world’s largest college entrance exam, as authorities rolled out extensive safeguards—including AI-powered anti-cheating technology—to guarantee a fair and orderly process, state media reported. A total of 12.9 million students have registered for this year’s […]
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Sat 06 June 2026: Kim Jong Un ordered North Korea’s naval forces to build a 10,000-tonne destroyer and develop covert underwater arms, just before Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s trip. According to the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Saturday, Kim supervised a naval test on Thursday, boarding the 5,000-tonne destroyer Kang Kon and observing another 5,000-tonne […]
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Sat 06 June 2026: Hundreds of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (Cockroach People’s Party, or CJP), a satirical social media movement in India, have gathered in New Delhi after weeks of grabbing news headlines. The party, a play on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has attracted millions of online followers […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: The viral Cockroach Janta Party claims more Instagram followers than India’s major political parties. Now, its US-based founder is heading to New Delhi to push for a protest over exam-related controversies. The founder of India’s viral satirical “Cockroach Janta Party” is flying back from the United States to lead a protest […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a two-day visit to North Korea on June 8-9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The visit, announced on Friday, comes as Beijing seeks to shore up ties, with Pyongyang having strengthened relations with Russia. Xi also recently met with […]
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