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CONFLICT23h agoMyanmar Junta Launches Three Days of Heavy Airstrikes in Northern Kawkareikbnionline.net · Myanmar
CONFLICT23h agoEnvoy says China could ‘easily win’ conflict as Manila claims it is ‘thinly veiled threat’South China Morning Post
CONFLICT23h agoUkraine blames smuggling scheme on man tied to North Korea - Russia arms salesnknews.org · North Korea
CONFLICT1d agoMyanmar coup leader - turned - president wins back neighbours despite war | ASEAN NewsMyanmar's leader, who came to power via a coup, is reportedly gaining favor with neighboring countries despite an ongoing war. This indicates a shift in regional diplomatic relations concerning Myanmar's political situation.aljazeera.com · United States
CONFLICT1d agoChina tells Israel to stop ‘forced establishment’ of West Bank settlementsAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING2d agoNorth Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, heightening tensions with SeoulSouth China Morning Post
CONFLICT2d agoYemen government says it raised Houthis’ alleged use of Chinese tech with BeijingThe Yemeni government has spoken with Beijing about the Houthis’ alleged attempts to utilise Chinese-made technology for weapons, a Yemeni minister said on Wednesday, as the two sides’ long-running civil war escalates. “The Chinese are partners and we have discussed with them about, you know, the use of dual products,” Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba said in response to an Agence France-Presse question about reports the Iran-backed group was trying to secure Chinese components to help...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT2d agoRussia arrests Japanese Hokkaido Shimbun journalist on suspicion of spyingMoscow's FSB security service said a Japanese national was arrested on the Far East island of Sakhalin, near a disputed cluster of islands, but did not name the individual.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICT3d agoPhilippines rejects China’s calls for direct contact amid ‘miscalculation’ warningsThe Philippine military has rejected calls to restore direct communication channels with its Chinese counterpart, despite warnings from Beijing that their absence risks “miscalculation” during confrontations and could further escalate tensions in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it would not communicate with its Chinese counterpart in advance of its maritime operations, arguing that such channels were ineffective without mutual respect for international...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTBREAKING5d agoNorth Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles off east coast, Seoul saysFrance 24 [en]
CONFLICT5d agoMan stabbed in the back at Yokohama bar; assailant fleesA man in his 30s was stabbed in the back after an altercation with another man in a bar in Yokohama on Sunday. According to police, the incident…Japan Today
CONFLICT5d agoInvaded by the ex-USSR, claimed by Tokyo: the Kuriles, this archipelago at the heart of tensions between Russia and JapanREPORTAGE - La tension entre la Russie et le Japon s’est ravivée après la visite de Vladimir Poutine, en août dernier, sur cet archipel dont l’URSS s’est emparé en août 1945, notamment quatre îles proches d’Hokkaido, les «Territoires du nord» dont Tokyo revendique la souveraineté.Le Figaro International
CONFLICT6d agoYoung men live in fear of being snatched off the streets and sold to Myanmar's armyBBC World
CONFLICT6d agoUS says Chinese actions off Taiwan are deeply destabilising asiaone.com · Singapore
CONFLICTOct 9China and Philippines blame each other over South China Sea medical missionSouth China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 8Fortified border, Donald Trump snubbed and nuclear temptation: a worrying resurgence of tensions between the two KoreasRÉCIT - Le Leader suprême Kim Jong-un tourne le dos à Séoul. Trois soldats sud-coréens ont sauté sur des mines dans la DMZ, un incident sans précédent depuis 2015.Le Figaro International
CONFLICTOct 7Marcos’ reset: The battle over our China policymanilatimes · philippines
CONFLICTOct 7Woman’s killing stirs a long-simmering rage over U.S. military in OkinawaWashington Post World
CONFLICTOct 7Anti-terror arrests in Indonesia highlight challenge of combating ‘virtual’ groupsThe recent arrests of 11 suspected terrorists by authorities in Indonesia underline how terrorism remains a persistent security challenge, with analysts warning that militant networks are communicating online through smaller and decentralised cells despite stronger enforcement. The Indonesian National Police’s counterterrorism force, Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), said on Sunday that 11 suspected terrorists had been arrested in raids across West Java, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, South...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 6Tokyo protests US military presence after Okinawa killingProtesters rallied outside the US Embassy in Tokyo after a US Marine was arrested for the killing of a 39-year-old womanAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTOct 64 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return homeFour Indonesian seamen who were kidnapped and held hostage by Somali pirates aboard an oil tanker for more than five months arrived back home on Tuesday. The men were among 17 crew rescued a week ago when maritime police from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia stormed the Palau-flagged MT Honour 25 tanker that was hijacked in April. Before the vessel could be recaptured, the pirates had already killed five crew members – three Pakistanis, an Indian and a Myanmar national...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 6South Korea considers steps to force North Korea apology for DMZ mine blastAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTOct 6North Korea’s DMZ landmines sabotage the South’s peace pushSouth China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 6Anger in Japan after arrest of American soldier for murder of woman: 'We are fed up with this'De arrestatie van een Amerikaanse marinier op verdenking van de moord op een vrouw leidt in Japan tot opschudding. Op de zuidelijke eilandengroep Okinawa worden al protesten gehouden tegen de Amerikaanse militaire aanwezigheid. De politie pakte zondag de 20-jarige marinier op die gestationeerd is op de Amerikaanse vliegbasis Futenma. Devin Jacob Ballard wordt ervan verdacht in de vroege zaterdagochtend in een hotel in Naha, de hoofdstad van het eiland, de 39-jarige Anna Yagi te hebben gewurgd en haar portemonnee en rugzak te hebben gestolen. Volgens Japanse media ontkent de marinier betrokkenhNOS Buitenland