Australia will appoint a special investigator to determine whether to prosecute members of the country’s military for alleged crimes committed in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.
Paperwork in Japan: The battle to end faxes and ‘hanko’ seals
Despite having a reputation as a modern technological powerhouse, much of Japan’s bureaucracy is steeped in analogue technology, with even fax machines still commonplace. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wants to...
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Ten opposition figures arrested in Armenia over protests
Police arrest some protesters converging on the streets of the Armenian capital on Thursday, to voice anger over a Russian-brokered peace deal that ended weeks of fighting with Azerbaijan and sparked fury towards Prime...
Coronavirus pandemic: Italy surpasses one million Covid-19 cases
Italy’s number of cases on Wenesday overtakes the 1 million mark. Hospitals are now reaching their breaking point as the population fear the close future.
Iran increasing enriched uranium stockpile
Iran has installed a first cascade of advanced centrifuges in the underground Natanz uranium enrichment plant that its deal with major powers says can only be used for first-generation IR-1 machines, a report by the U.N...
Hong Kong opposition: Legislature resumes as pro-democracy lawmakers resign
Hong Kong opposition lawmakers, seen as representatives of the moderate pro-democracy voices in the Chinese-ruled finance hub, formally tendered their resignation on Thursday in protest against the dismissal of four of...