Japan's parliament on Friday enacted changes to imperial succession rules, allowing male distant relatives to rejoin…
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China’s economic growth slows to weakest pace in over three years
Economic reports on Wednesday found that Chinese growth has sunk to the slowest pace in over…
Bangkok bar fire death toll rises to 30, 24 people remain in critical condition
At least 30 people have now been confirmed dead in a blaze that engulfed a bar…
South Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to two years in illegal polling case
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in jail Monday after…
Typhoon slams into eastern China after forcing nearly two million people to flee
Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm on Sunday after making landfall in eastern China,…
Typhoon Bavi forces Taiwan evacuations, batters Japan islands
More than 14,000 people in Taiwan fled their homes as Typhoon Bavi lashed the island with…
‘Weaker’? Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence from father’s funeral may signal shifting role for Iran leader
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was wounded…
India’s Hindu nationalists take 17th-century king as new anti-Muslim symbol
Statues of 17th-century king Shivaji have been erected across various Indian cities over the past few…
Turkey police detain dozens at LGBT+ Pride event in Istanbul
Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, during a LGBT+ Pride…
Iran to bury slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as week-long funeral ceremonies draw to a close
Iran's slain ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday will be buried at the country's holiest shrine in Mashhad…
China conducts long-range ballistic missile test in South Pacific
China said it test-launched a long-range ballistic missile in the South Pacific on Monday, after countries…
North Korea’s Kim unveils 5,000-ton destroyer, touting nuclear capabilities
North Korea has commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer, state media reported on Wednesday, as leader Kim Jong…
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei absent from mass funeral for father
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son and successor was not among the family members and thousands of mourners…
Seoul soul-searching after World Cup exit
On this edition of Access Asia, we find out why anger is brewing in South Korea after…
Pilot who hit Beijing’s tallest tower wrote about ‘ending his life’, officials say
The pilot who flew a small plane into Beijing's tallest building wrote in his diary about “ending…
Middle East Matters – PM Pashinyan warned Armenia does not wish to engage with ‘weaponization’ of the 1915 genocide
You're watching Middle East Matters on France 24. Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome our Jerusalem correspondent Noga…
Press Review – ‘Cloak of secrecy’ surrounds plane that crashed into Beijing skyscraper
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 1: Papers discuss a story from China that has flown under…
Xi vows to strengthen China’s military, fight corruption in key speech
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of a "strong military" and swore to "uphold…
More than 100,000 killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup, monitor says
Since a 2021 coup ousted Myanmar's democratically elected government and triggered a civil war, 100,114 people…