North Korea holds key parliamentary meeting amid heightened tension

SEOUL (WS News) – North Korea held a session of its Supreme People’s Assembly this week, state media KCNA said on...

Japan PM Ishiba vows to compile extra budget after election

TOKYO (WS News) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday the government will aim to compile a supplementary budget...

Ishiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election

TOKYO (WS News) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27...

Hezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon

BEIRUT (WS News) — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed...

Israel’s strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support

WASHINGTON (WS News) — Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran’s armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East...

Austrian president asks top three parties to discuss possible coalitions

VIENNA (WS News) – Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Wednesday he was asking the leaders of the three...

China looks forward to ‘new atmosphere’ with new Japan cabinet, minister says

BEIJING (WS News) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his new Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday that Beijing looked...

Beyond the politics, China’s missile test reflects military need

HONG KONG (WS News) – From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to...

Hezbollah is still organised despite Israeli attacks

MOSCOW (WS News) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Hezbollah was still organised and had not lost its chain...

North Korea Army says to completely cut road and rail links to South Korea

SEOUL (WS News) – North Korea’s Army said it will completely cut off roads and railways connected to South Korea starting...