Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 104 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
North Korea says will disregard U.S. attempts to contact until hostile policies dropped - KCNA
4 month agoWakil Agha, a former district governor of Logar's Charkh district, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in the PD-8 of Kabul this afternoon
4 month agoVIDEO: Weapons and other equipment purportedly captured by Taliban infiltrator(s) after recent insider attack in Maiwand, Kandahar
"I think there's no question some of the damaging rhetoric" of the Trump administration lead to perceptions of the Asian-American community that are inaccurate, unfair, says @PressSec
Japan plans to lift the state of emergency over the Coronavirus on Sunday
4 month agoMIED exploded in Jalalabad earlier afternoon. Nangarhar
4 month agoAftermath of recent fighting in Qaysar, Faryab. Taliban claimed the damage was caused by ANDSF "bombardment"
4 month agoTaliban spox officially claimed the attack in Nangarhar
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - Arafura Sea
US sanctions 24 more senior Chinese officials for stifling Hong Kong freedoms, including national security police chief
4 month agoIslamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed today's twin IED blasts in Jalalabad targeting police. Local authorities reported no casualties but ISKP has claimed multiple
4 month agoMyaung Mya Street, Sanchaung, Yangon — at 9pm. Myanmar security forces swearing & shooting
The American official affirms Washington's commitment to defend Afghan forces under the Doha Agreement
4 month agoThe ISKP official who was killed last night in raid carried out by Afghan intelligence (NDS) SOF in PD-6 area of Jalalabad was identified as Abdul Rehman alias Mullah Toor, an ISKP recruiter & planner and a close associate of ISKP spokesperson Sultan Aziz Azzam
4 month agoHumvee's destroyed, weapons, ammo and equipment taken after Taliban ambushes in Mya Sahib and Manjan earlier today Laghman
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 74 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
Also, on same grounds, @FCC launches a proceeding "to determine whether to end China Unicom Americas' authority to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the US
4 month ago3rd armed attack in Kandahar moments ago, Aino Maina neighborhood
"Pacific Networks and ComNet are indirectly and ultimately owned and controlled by the government of the People's Republic of China," says @FCC statement
Proceeding launched today by @FCC "to determine whether to end Pacific Networks' and its wholly owned subsidiary ComNet's authority to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the United States under section 214 of the Communications Act
Kawlin, Sagaing Region: 7 killed by Myanmar security forces, 5 arrested
Covid-19: Hong Kong airport tests digital travel health pass, as HSBC HQ closed until further notice
4 month agoReligious scholar Sheikh Abdul Faiz was wounded in Kandahar District 4
4 month agoFormer Charkh Governor Wakil Agha was killed in previously reported armed attack in Kabul
Taliban: US forces must withdraw from Afghanistan by May 1
South Korean health authorities said Wednesday that the rollout of the @AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine will continue despite major European countries' decision to pause vaccinations to investigate reported side effects
Anti-Asian violence 'must end,' ex-US president Obama says after Atlanta shootings
4 month ago1 dead in Butaryone road
4 month agoTwo Y-8 RECCE and Y-8 ASW planes from the PLA of China entered southwestern Taiwan's ADIZ on the afternoon of March 15, 2021. ROCAF deployed patrol planes & systems air defense missiles to monitor activities
4 month agoA PLA of China Y-8 ASW aircraft entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on the afternoon of March 17, 2021. ROCAF deployed patrol planes.
4 month agoCurrent situation in BaYintNaung, YANGON. Junta set the barricades on fire and opening fire. The fire outbreak at BaYintNaung bridge is bigger now.
ROK MOFA press release: "complete denuclearization and establishment of permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula" -US State Dept press release: (does not mention the term "denuclearization")
4 month agoSAC ordered to shut down WiFi connection until further notice
Businessman Says Suu Kyi guilty of corruption - state television
4 month agoAftermath of air strikes in Deh Buri village near Qaysar Faryab
In response to China-linked attacks on Exchange e-mail, @Microsoft "has released a one-click mitigation tool. We encourage every business or organization that has not yet fully patched and scanned their Exchange Server to download and run this free tool," says @PressSec
@StateDept spokesman says @SecBlinken and his ROK counterpart discussed "limiting the reach of its weapons programs" — but that is not in the readout of meeting
4 month agoTamwe, Yangon: Myanmar security forces preparing to shoot the civilians through bamboo barricades
South Korea has confirmed 4 victims of Korean descent, says BBC. Atlantashootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas - BBC News
4 month agoSeems that avalanche in Aryoub area did take place Taliban rescue teams pulled at least 5 bodies out of snow Paktia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 176 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
2098 new #COVID19 cases, 2815 recoveries, and 13 deaths have been reported in Kerala today. Number of active cases now at 25,394; so far 10,66,259 patients have recovered from the disease
4 month agoTahan Ward, Kalay, Sagaing Region: 5:15pm - Two bodies were taken in a military vehicle from in front of Tahan AG Church - The pools of blood were washed away with water
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 185 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 188 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
4 month agoMilitia under command of Baryali Sangin ambushed ANA forces near Doab. At least 3 civilians wounded. Baghlan
4 month agoVIDEO: Around one hundred residents in Yangon's Insein township march in the streets with candles, defying a curfew to hold a vigil in honour of those killed since the military seized power
4 month ago2 alleged Taliban fighters killed according to Kandahar authorities
4 month agoMap of control in Laghman -Dawlat Shah, Alishing, Alingar around 90% under IEA authority -Mihtarlam around 60-70% -Qarghayi around 40% Taliban makes intrusions there from Nangarhar
4 month agoID card of USA backed KPF member taken by Taliban after Spera ambush. Khost
One person dead in crackdown to help captured informant. The fatal shooting came as locals in Sagaing region were punishing a man believed to be informing on protesters
4 month agoMyanmar police use people as force labours by gunpoint and force the residents to remove the sandbags and blockage on the road that prevents the police and military intrusion and violence in Yangon
4 month agoThe garages in the industrial zone of Kyo'PinKout city were on fire since 12am last night. The civillians and firefighters who went to remove the fire were also shot by military junta forces
4 month agoHlaing Township, Yangon — Myanmar security forces raided a tea shop and attacked 11 staff
Hong Kong's Lam vows 'full alert' against artworks endangering national security, as artist warns of 'devastating' crackdown
Junta's forces opened fire on the protesters hiding behind the makeshift barricades on the Insein Road in Yangon on Wednesday. No deaths or injuries were reported during the incident
Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu holds a joint press conference with Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tileuberdi at the Presidential Complex
The Moscow-bound delegation led by Abdullah Abdullah met with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov at a lunch at Tashkent airport, said sources
The Taliban: We call on Washington to abide by the Doha Agreement and affirm that we will take defensive measures against foreign forces
4 month agoSouth Okkalapa, Yangon — Than Thumar Street. Myanmar security forces force a man to jump like a frog
The Taliban: The American forces bombed our sites in Kandahar, which led to the killing of a number of our fighters, in violation of the Doha Agreement
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 174 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
4 month agoLocals say the junta's armed forces stormed some homes in Aye Mya Thar Yar neighborhood in Pyay with arrest warrants. When they could not find people they were looking to arrest, they destroyed motorcycles and other belongings, residents told Myanmar Now
4 month agoProtestors in WineMaw are protesting in the way of drowning.They said the purpose is"We can't tell what to do to drown man, We can only save them to keep him alive.Same for Myanmar. We need to be saved just like drown man."
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu denied that Russia plans to annex Kazakhstan
As US officials are on alert for North Korea to resume weapons testing, @SecDef met with ROK MOD Suh Wook today in Seoul. Per @PentagonPresSec, they addressed a "broad range" of issues, including their commitment to "diplomatic efforts to achieve the denuclearization" of NK
4 month agoMilitary came to warn civilians in North Okkalapa to remove barricades and said "Next time we see more barricades, we will shoot every single one."
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 3 km WSW of Buliwao, Philippines
USFOR-A conducted airstrikes with in the last 48 hrs targeting TB fighters actively attacking & maneuvering on ANDSF positions in Zharay, Spin Boldak & Kandahar Districts, Kandahar. TB claims otherwise are false. The US continues to defend ANDSF in accordance with the US-TB agreement
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 144 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
4 month agoTaliban also conducted separate attack in Sabr area Nangarhar
4 month agoIn Sagaing's Tamu, female protesters are on the front lines, wielding shields to defend anti-coup protesters against security forces' crackdowns
4 month agoKalay, Sagaing Region: Myanmar security forces shooting. 3 civilians shot dead including a woman who was inside her house
4 month agoWeapons and ammo taken after previously reported Taliban attack in Pachir aw Agam district. Nangarhar
4 month agoMilitary claimed killing 3 alleged Taliban fighters in previously reported operation near Kunduz last night
4 month agoAn army aviation brigade and a special operations brigade under the PLA 74th Group Army organized a joint parachute landing training in Guangdong, South China, and 300 officers and soldiers completed low-altitude parachute jumps
4 month agoMOI claimed arrest of 3 alleged "terrorist's" in Kabul and Logar
A pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was killed after his MiG-21 met with a "fatal accident" today morning, the force confirmed on Twitter
4 month agoChina: Social media video showing PLA carrier-based J-15 fighters conducting air-to-air refueling as part of combat training in March 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 70 km ENE of Namie, Japan
4 month agoQaysar police chief Sayed Noor Agha was wounded as Taliban ravage ANDSF lines in town with snipers. Faryab
4 month agoOne person sniped in Shirin Tagab. Authorities claimed it was civilian, Taliban claimed policeman while local source say junkie who worked at police CP Faryab
4 month agoTaliban claimed defection of 3 alleged ANDSF members in Gizab Daykundi Afghanistan
MiG21 Bison aircraft of IAF met with a fatal accident this morning while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in Central India. IAF lost Group Captain A Gupta in the tragic accident. Court of Inquiry has been ordered to determine cause of the accident
While the security forces have focused on stamping out dissent in the main city of Yangon, small demonstrations erupt elsewhere. Several hundred people gathered with protest signs in Demoso in the east, Pathein in the Irrawaddy river delta and Dawei in the south on Wednesday
Singapore reports 9 new #COVID19 cases, all imported
The most powerful Buddhist monks' association in Myanmar has called on the military government to end violence against protesters and accused an "armed minority" of torture and killing civilians since last month's coup
4 month agoU.S. Blinken says China is acting aggressively and repressively in Asia
Anti-coup protesters walk behind a barricade as fire burns on Bayint Naung Bridge in Mayangone, Yangon, yesterday #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar @reuterspictures
FULL UK reports 2 cases of coronavirus variant first detected in Philippines #COVID19
According to Southern Police district director PBGEN Eliseo Cruz, this is based on convenience stores not being named as exempted from closing in the curfew ordinance of cities like Muntinlupa via @anjo_bagaoisan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 291 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
4 month ago1.3 meter river level drop to hit Thailand and Laos ~3pm on March 18. China's Jinghong Dam restricts more than 1.3m of river level over a 24 hour period. China needs to notify downstream countries when these kind of severe restrictions happen
North Korea might begin flight testing an improved design for its inter-continental ballistic missiles "in the near future," the head of the U.S. military's Northern Command said on Tuesday
4 month agoAlleged police officer defected to Taliban near Andkhoy Faryab
The Biden admin is expected to announce sanctions related to election interference as soon as next week, 3 admin officials tell. They didn't disclose details related to the expected sanctions but said that they'll target multiple countries including Russia, China & Iran
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 163 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Deeply troubling reports from Hlaing Tharyar, the Yangon suburb under martial law where some of the worst violence happened on Sunday. Two doctors said there were still wounded people in need but the army sealed off the area
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 185 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Public Health Authority in England: The investigation of two cases of infection with a new strain of Coronavirus, was discovered for the first time in the Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 144 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
4 month agoConfirmed: Internet has been shut down in Myanmar for the 31st consecutive night as of 1 am network data show that mobile internet, relied upon by ordinary citizens and the pro-democracy movement, remains disabled after two full days
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - Banda Sea
4 month agoOffices of Baghlan University were demolished during unrest, while roads to Balkh and Kunduz had been blocked for traffic temporarily by protesters
4 month agoPolice fired live rounds during protests in Pul e Khumri Baghlan
Airstrike claimed by Afghan MoD against Taliban in Spin Boldak, Kandahar (which is next to Pakistan-Afghanistan border)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 - 185 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 - 176 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
North Korea are preparing a weapons test (CNN)
4 month agoIn a phone call with counterparts in France, Germany and the UK, @JakeSullivan46 previewed Thursday's meeting that he and @SecBlinken will hold with officials of China, according to @emilyhorne46
4 month agoThe State Sahgha Maha Nayaka Committee (Mahana), a government-appointed body that oversees Myanmar's Buddhist monkhood, has decided to stop its activities following a meeting today, one of the 47 monks who was in attendance told Myanmar Now
4 month agoChinese embassy in Delhi says taking Chinese made covid vaccine required to get Chinese visa
North Korea has achieved 'alarming success' in nuclear missile development - US
ISIS has claimed responsibility for shooting and killing an alleged Afghan intelligence agent in District 4 of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad
ISIS has claimed responsibility for two IED attacks targeting buses carrying "Shiites" in the Afghan capital Kabul, allegedly inflicting 20 casualties
4 month agoCandlelight night strike in Amayapuya, Mandalay
4 month agoPeaceful protestors sang revolutionary song and demonstrated against military coup in INSEIN, Yangon today. The strike was cracked down soon after and 2 people were arrested by junta
China warns the European Union not to interfere in its national security affairs, saying any sanctions over human rights abuses could fuel confrontation
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 145 km NE of Saga, China
4 month agoMoI claimed arrest of three alleged Taliban operatives in Special Police operations in Paghman district of Kabul and Mohammad Agha district of Logar
4 month agoPakistani sources reported assassination of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Iqbal alias Bali Khiyara alias Shani in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan near Pak-Afghan border on March 14th. He originally belonged to D.I. Khan, KPK province of Pakistan
[email protected] says: "China will pose a great challenge for an open society like ours. But we will also work with China" when that aligns with the UK's values and interests
4 month agoNorth Okkalapa, Yangon: public properties including trishaws and motorcycles were destroyed by Myanmar security forces
4 month agoUS readout of the meeting of @SecBlinken and @SecDef with @sugawitter
4 month agoKawlin, Sagaing Region: 2 shot dead at 3pm, 1 shot dead in the morning
Four bodies of Naxals, three AK-47 and one INSAS rifle recovered from Maunbar in Gaya, Bihar following an encounter. Search underway: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
4 month agoBarricade is on fire in Thamine, Yangon
Covid-19: Hong Kong updates Sinovac vaccine warning list as gym cluster records 5 more cases
4 month agoNearly 200 people, including infants, fled fighting between KIA and army in Kachin State's Inn Jang Yang township which flared up on March 15
4 month agoVIDEO: Thousands of internal migrants fled violence and martial law in Yangon's industrial Hlaing Tharyar Township this morning, piling onto trucks and motorbike trishaws with their belongings.
United Nations: We call on the authorities in Myanmar to stop the killing and arrest of demonstrators
4 month agoFire again at HlaingTharYar Industrial Zone 1
Prosecutors have asked for the pre-trial house arrest of Russia's top activists to be continued until at least June 23. They are Nikolai Lyaskin, Anastasia Vasilieva, Kira Yarmysh, Maria Alekhina, Oleg Stepanov, Lyubov Sobol, Lyusye Shteyn, Konstantin Yankauskas and Oleg Navalny
Biker Posts Video Of Him Performing Stunts On Noida Road, Arrested: Police
4 month agoMilitary claimed air strikes near Tarinkot Uruzgan and in Panjwayi Kandahar
4 month agoYangon: Fresh protest is conducting in Sanchaung Street & Baho Street today. Due to mobile internet shutdown, many up-to-date news are unble to share through social media
4 month agoDespite brutal crackdowns, protests still being held across Myanmar. These pictures were taken this morning in Amarapura, Mandalay, where thousands of people including health care workers, teachers and residents took part
US Secretary of State: We are coordinating with Japan to address the challenge posed by North Korea
Blinken: We discussed the issue of weapons in North Korea
US Secretary of State: The army in Myanmar brutally cracks down on peaceful protesters
4 month agoShindand base was under missile attack last night. 2 civilians were wounded when few fell on homes around the AB according to military. Herat
US Secretary of State: We are coordinating with Japan to address the challenge posed by North Korea
4 month agoToday in Mandalay Buddhist Monks and Citizens are peacefully demonstrating against the Military Coup
US Secretary of Defense: The United States is committed to the policy of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
US Secretary of Defense: The Japanese-American alliance is the cornerstone of our strategy in the Pacific
Japanese Defense Minister: We talked about strengthening our defenses in the areas of space and cybersecurity
4 month agoMOD claimed killing Taliban fighter named Malanjib in Charkh district Logar
US Secretary of State: Myanmar's military are obstructing the democratic path in the country
4 month agoANA detonated IED in Tarakhel village near Kabul
4 month agoVIDEO: Myanmar protesters have been building barricades near a bridge leading from downtown Yangon to the impoverished Hlaing Thayar township which is under martial law. Sunday was the deadliest day so far since the army deposed Suu Kyi's government, with 74 reported killed
Blinken cites China's use of coercion and aggressive in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet and the South China Sea, noting that the Is is prepared to "push back as necessary when China uses coercion or aggression to get its way"
Japanese Foreign Minister: We stress the importance of implementing the UN Security Council resolution on North Korea's nuclear weapons
Japanese Foreign Minister: We renewed our commitment to the alliance between Tokyo and Washington, because it is a basis for stability, prosperity and security in the region
4 month ago[email protected] and @SecBlinken participate in a joint press conference with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi and Minister of Defense Kishi during 2+2 meeting
4 month agoCivilian was killed during clashes in Arghandab district Kandahar
Governmental sources: Two professors were killed and 4 students were injured in an attack on a bus carrying the staff of Baghlan University in northern Afghanistan
Messaging app Signal no longer working in China
4 month ago8 killed and wounded in Baghlan
China's military modernisation poses clear threat to Taiwan and US intervention might risk upping pressure from Beijing, US defence officials say. Admiral Philip Davidson, top US military officer in Asia-Pacific, warned last week Beijing may seek to invade Taiwan within 6 years
4 month agoEngineers in Mandalay hold a protest without people in the Chanmyathazi area, where two people were killed by the junta's armed forces on Monday. A mannequin was positioned at the front of the installation as if to lead the rallying cry against the military government
4 month ago16 Mar'21 around 10:50 MST. South Dagon YCDC Road near Thit Sine Gwae. The juntas headshot to a passerby and he's still alive but in critical condition (according to locals)
4 month agoIEA denied involvement in ambush on civilian bus near Pul e Khumri Baghlan
4 month agoAnti-military strikes were held in Naypyidaw and Pyinmana on March 16
4 month agoSoldier Sharafat was killed near Laghman capital last night according to pro Taliban sources
4 month agoA man was shot to death by junta in KawLin, Sagaing this afternoon. Source - Mizzima
4 month agoTaliban claimed defection of 13 alleged ANDSF personnel in Helmand
4 month agoPro-Democracy Activists striking in Kalaw(Shan state)
Two people were killed and others wounded in an armed attack on a university bus in the Afghan province of Baghlan
4 month ago3 Security Force Members Killed in Attack Near Herat Dam
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 158 km NNE of Kendari, Indonesia
4 month agoThree members of the security forces were killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Herat province. Nizamuddin Khaplwak, a spokesman for the Water Regulatory Authority, said the attack took place at 3am on Tuesday.
Japan Defence Min Kishi: had discussions centred on China with U.S. counterpart
4 month agoFour people were killed and four more were wounded in a gunfight in Kabul's District 21 last night, police said
4 month agoChina PLA in Eastern Ladakh creates two posts West of Sirjap where PLAGF has a permanent post with radars&boats staged forward during the 2020 standoff. New posts created after 10 Feb 2021 agreement between the two militaries
Broadband & Fibre WiFi starting shut down in some cities; currently can confirm Hpa-An, Myingyan and South Oakkala, Yangon cutting off cables
4 month agoTwo people were killed and 6 more were wounded in gunmen attack on a bus carrying lecturers from Baghlan University in the city of Pul-e-Khumri this morning, sources said
Harnai coal mine accident: Dead bodies of Seven coal miners retrieved, as rescue operation completed after 17 hours. A fire broke out in Harnai after a coal mine collapsed. 7 miners were trapped in coal mine, rescue operation was hampered due to fire and poisonous gas inside
Carrie Lam says her government is too compassionate to do it, but Reuters reports how HongKong's coronavirus rules are separating mothers from their babies. Dozens of families are said to have been split up just in the past few weeks
The S7 Airlines plane, en route from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk, returned to Tolmachevo airport after takeoff due to engine problems
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
