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China edge North Korea 2-1 to finish top of Group C in the Women's Asian Cup ...

The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. ------------ N. Korea's Kim attends concert marking Int'l Women's Day with wife, daughter SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ...

Al Jazeera breaks down the events surrounding the Iranian team – from the national anthem row to the players’ escape.

South Korea is the tenth largest economy in the world. China is second, after South Korean ally the United States. Trade between China and South Korea last year exceeded $300 billion. China relies on ...

We have closed this page, but you can follow our ongoing live coverage of the war in the Middle East here Global oil prices have fallen in early trading in Asia on Tuesday - they had soared to almost ...

The US military said it destroyed Iranian naval ships — including 16 minelayers — near the Strait of Hormuz. CNN reported earlier that Tehran has begun laying mines in the key waterway. Follow for ...

The head of Iraq’s ports company said that 38 crew members of two foreign oil tankers were rescued after an Iranian attack set them ablaze in Iraq’s territorial waters in the Gulf. Also, three vessels ...

Mr Trump, speaking to the media in Florida, described the war as a “short-term excursion” undertaken to clear out “evil.” ...

The Coalition considering Labor's proposal for Australian military assistance to Persian Gulf countries; The US embassy in ...

The Pentagon says about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded in conflict with Iran. “The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty,” ...

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