Russian rocket blasts off carrying Japanese billionaire to ISS
Fashion tycoon Maezawa has set out 100 tasks to complete on board, including hosting a badminton tournament in orbit.
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US Congress allows Saudi Arabia weapons sale to proceed
A bipartisan bid to block the $650m sale of missiles and missile launchers has failed in the US Senate.
Palestinian student arrested on suspicion of stabbing Israeli
Fourteen-year-old girl suspected of stabbing Israeli woman in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem.
Indian activist Sudha Bharadwaj gets bail in caste violence case
Court grants bail in Bhima-Koregaon case more than three years after 60-year-old activist was arrested under the UAPA.
Bangladesh sentences 20 to death for student murder
Abrar Fahad, 21, was beaten to death by fellow students at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
US legislators reach deal to avert pending debt default
Officials say the US could be unable to pay its creditors within days if the borrowing ceiling is not raised.
Amid anger, UK’s Johnson apologises for Christmas party blunder
A leaked video appears to show prime minister's team joking about holding celebrations last year, during lockdown.
Meta to ban Myanmar military-owned firms from its platforms
The social media giant is widely used by protesters against the military rule as well as soldiers.
Peru president Castillo avoids impeachment attempt
Right-wing parties introduced the impeachment motion in Congress in October, citing corruption allegations.
Olaf Scholz sworn in as chancellor, ending Germany’s Merkel era
Scholz will lead unprecedented three-way coalition with unlikely bedfellows - the Greens and Free Democrats.
Somalia: Caught between drought and fighting
Scars left by recent clashes remain in Guriel, but it is the severe drought that weighs heavily on people's minds.
Nada Homsi: Rights groups urge Lebanon to release US journalist
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International say detention of journalist Nada Homsi is arbitrary and call for her release.
India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash
Army helicopter crashes in Tamil Nadu state, killing at least 13 people including defence chief General Bipin Rawat.
As Omicron looms, India’s central bank holds rates
While India remains on track for economic recovery, it is vulnerable to global spillovers, rises in cases from variants.
In Pakistan’s borderlands, Taliban quietly expanding influence
As Taliban controls neighbouring Afghanistan, Waziristan residents fear return to life under Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Record COVID cases in S Korea as ‘immunity wanes among elderly’
South Korea's daily cases cross 7,000 for the first time as concerns mount over a nationwide shortage of hospital beds.
‘Frantic race backwards’ for China media freedoms: Report
Reporters Without Borders says at least 127 journalists are detained in China, amid harsher line on media freedom.
France frees Saudi national held over suspected Khashoggi link
Saudi officials had earlier said the detention of Saudi man at Paris airport was a case of mistaken identity.
Thai construction tycoon jailed for poaching protected animals
Supreme court sentences Premchai Karnasuta to two and a half years in prison without probation.
US sanctions won’t create leverage in nuclear talks, Iran warns
The US blacklisted two Iranian government agencies and several officials on Tuesday, accusing them of rights abuses.