A large-scale fire broke out on Friday in South Korea's automotive parts manufacturing factory, leaving 53 injured and 14 others missing, according to Yonhap news agency.
More than 10,000 Japanese people gathered in Tokyo Thursday night to protest against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's dangerous policy agenda, including attempts to revise the country's pacifist Constitution and deployment of long-range missiles.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference on Thursday that Iran has lost its uranium enrichment and missile production capabilities.
European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday pledged to remain vigilant against any spillover from the Middle East conflicts that could trigger migratory pressure on the bloc, as the conflicts pose growing risks to Europe.
The U.S. Department of State on Thursday approved potential arms sales worth billions of U.S. dollars in total to three of its allies in the Middle East as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran is escalating.
A U.S. F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday at a U.S. military base in the Middle East after it was struck by what was believed to be Iranian fire, according to a CNN report citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that there are no winners in the prolonged wars, and a ceasefire and an end to the hostilities are the will of the people.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and Israel to end the war, and pressed for diplomacy to replace military action.
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun hosted the 10th China-Vietnam border defense friendship exchange with his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang from Wednesday to Thursday.
China calls on the Japanese side to reflect on and correct its mistakes,
change its course, and refrain from going further down the wrong path, a
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Thursday.
The killing of Iranian leaders and attacks on civilian targets are by no
means acceptable, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on
Thursday in response to a related query.
A celebration ahead of the first International Day of Taijiquan, to be observed on March 21, was held on Wednesday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris under the theme "Fit for Life, Go for Taiji."
If Iran attacks Qatar again, the U.S. military "will massively blow up the entirety" of the South Pars gas field in Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a post on his Truth Social on Wednesday.
The number of visitors to Japan from the Chinese mainland fell 54.1 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, government data showed Wednesday.
Anutin Charnvirakul, a candidate from the Bhumjaithai Party, was re-elected Thailand's prime minister after securing a simple majority in a vote cast by the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have announced the suspension of military operations during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, officials from both countries said on Wednesday.