Asia - GUARDIAN.GE http://guardian.ge/ ka Asia - GUARDIAN.GE Guardian.ge At least 44 killed in Pakistan after explosion at Islamist political rally http://guardian.ge/70351-at-least-44-killed-in-pakistan-after-explosion-at-islamist-political-rally.html http://guardian.ge/70351-at-least-44-killed-in-pakistan-after-explosion-at-islamist-political-rally.html

At least 44 people have been killed in an explosion in Pakistan during a rally organised by an Islamist party.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-07/1690774519_222.png Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:35:12 -0500 North Korea: Kim Jong Un shows off missiles to Russia defence chief Shoigu http://guardian.ge/70315-north-korea-kim-jong-un-shows-off-missiles-to-russia-defence-chief-shoigu.html http://guardian.ge/70315-north-korea-kim-jong-un-shows-off-missiles-to-russia-defence-chief-shoigu.html

Kim Jong Un showed off North Korea's latest weapons to Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-07/1690466602_8.jpg Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:02:41 -0500 Qin Gang: China removes foreign minister after unexplained absence http://guardian.ge/70300-qin-gang-china-removes-foreign-minister-after-unexplained-absence.html http://guardian.ge/70300-qin-gang-china-removes-foreign-minister-after-unexplained-absence.html

China has removed Qin Gang as foreign minister less than seven months after he was appointed to the post.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-07/1690293107_44.jpg Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:13:41 -0500 Xi Jinping meets Henry Kissinger as US seeks to defrost China ties http://guardian.ge/70237-xi-jinping-meets-henry-kissinger-as-us-seeks-to-defrost-china-ties.html http://guardian.ge/70237-xi-jinping-meets-henry-kissinger-as-us-seeks-to-defrost-china-ties.html

Chinese president Xi Jinping has given a warm welcome to former top diplomat Henry Kissinger, as the US pursues closer ties with China.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-07/1689854215_2.png Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:58:10 -0500 Saudi Arabia invited Iran's President Raisi to visit, Tehran says http://guardian.ge/69125-saudi-arabia-invited-irans-president-raisi-to-visit-tehran-says.html http://guardian.ge/69125-saudi-arabia-invited-irans-president-raisi-to-visit-tehran-says.html

Iran says Saudi Arabia has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi for an official visit - just over a week since the countries agreed to restore diplomatic relations.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-03/1679291671_88.jpg Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:54:18 -0500 North Korea claims almost 800,000 have signed up to fight against U.S. http://guardian.ge/69120-north-korea-claims-almost-800000-have-signed-up-to-fight-against-us.html http://guardian.ge/69120-north-korea-claims-almost-800000-have-signed-up-to-fight-against-us.html

North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation's military to fight against the United States, North Korea's state newspaper reported on Saturday.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-03/1679218498_5.png Sun, 19 Mar 2023 04:35:33 -0500 China boosts military budget while warning of escalating threats http://guardian.ge/68982-china-boosts-military-budget-while-warning-of-escalating-threats.html http://guardian.ge/68982-china-boosts-military-budget-while-warning-of-escalating-threats.html

China will increase military spending by more than 7% this year, while warning of "escalating" threats.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-03/1678078534_1.png Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:54:23 -0600 China and Belarus express 'extreme interest' in Ukraine peace http://guardian.ge/68947-china-and-belarus-express-extreme-interest-in-ukraine-peace.html http://guardian.ge/68947-china-and-belarus-express-extreme-interest-in-ukraine-peace.html

The leaders of China and Belarus have expressed their "extreme interest" in a peaceful resolution in Ukraine.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-03/1677730577_11.jpg Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:15:15 -0600 CIA chief: China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan http://guardian.ge/68909-cia-chief-china-has-some-doubt-on-ability-to-invade-taiwan.html http://guardian.ge/68909-cia-chief-china-has-some-doubt-on-ability-to-invade-taiwan.html

 U.S. intelligence shows that China's President Xi Jinping has instructed his country's military to “be ready by 2027" to invade Taiwan though he may be currently harboring doubts about his ability to do so given Russia's experience in its war with Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns said.

Burns, in a television interview that aired Sunday, stressed that the United States must take “very seriously” Xi's desire to ultimately control Taiwan even if military conflict is not inevitable.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-02/1677501946_3.png Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:44:54 -0600 Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's ex-president, dies aged 79 http://guardian.ge/68672-pervez-musharraf-pakistans-ex-president-dies-aged-79.html http://guardian.ge/68672-pervez-musharraf-pakistans-ex-president-dies-aged-79.html

Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-02/1675586644_musharraf.jpg Sun, 05 Feb 2023 03:44:02 -0600 China will lose half its population by the end of the century — and the ripple effects will be catastrophic http://guardian.ge/68656-china-will-lose-half-its-population-by-the-end-of-the-century-and-the-ripple-effects-will-be-catastrophic.html http://guardian.ge/68656-china-will-lose-half-its-population-by-the-end-of-the-century-and-the-ripple-effects-will-be-catastrophic.html

China's population is shrinking. While the massive country is still home to 1.4 billion people — nearly one out of every five people on Earth — China's National Bureau of Statistics announced that its population shrank in 2022, falling by roughly 850,000 people.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-02/1675419468_3.png Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:17:18 -0600 Pakistan mosque blast: Police targeted in suicide attack that kills 59 http://guardian.ge/68595-pakistan-mosque-blast-police-targeted-in-suicide-attack-that-kills-59.html http://guardian.ge/68595-pakistan-mosque-blast-police-targeted-in-suicide-attack-that-kills-59.html

At least 59 people have been killed by a suicide bombing that apparently targeted policemen praying in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-01/1675132035_pakistan.jpg Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:26:25 -0600 Nepal plane crash: Unlikely there are survivors, police say http://guardian.ge/68449-nepal-plane-crash-unlikely-there-are-survivors-police-say.html http://guardian.ge/68449-nepal-plane-crash-unlikely-there-are-survivors-police-say.html

Hopes of finding survivors from Nepal's worst air disaster in decades are fading, police say.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-01/1673844417_nepal-plane-crash.jpg Sun, 15 Jan 2023 23:45:49 -0600 Covid in China: Officials must share data on its impact, says WHO http://guardian.ge/68377-covid-in-china-officials-must-share-data-on-its-impact-says-who.html http://guardian.ge/68377-covid-in-china-officials-must-share-data-on-its-impact-says-who.html

Chinese officials must share more real-time information on Covid in the country as infections surge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-12/1672487578_22.png Sat, 31 Dec 2022 06:51:42 -0600 China abandons key parts of zero-Covid strategy after protests http://guardian.ge/68065-china-abandons-key-parts-of-zero-covid-strategy-after-protests.html http://guardian.ge/68065-china-abandons-key-parts-of-zero-covid-strategy-after-protests.html

China is lifting its most severe Covid policies - including forcing people into quarantine camps - just a week after landmark protests against the strict controls.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-12/1670416838_88.png Wed, 07 Dec 2022 06:39:22 -0600 China Covid: Heavy police presence after days of protests http://guardian.ge/67956-china-covid-heavy-police-presence-after-days-of-protests.html http://guardian.ge/67956-china-covid-heavy-police-presence-after-days-of-protests.html

Protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as a heavy police presence is reported in Chinese cities.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-11/1669697954_china-protest.png Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:59:30 -0600 Indonesia earthquake: Many schoolchildren killed as toll soars to 268 http://guardian.ge/67917-indonesia-earthquake-many-schoolchildren-killed-as-toll-soars-to-268.html http://guardian.ge/67917-indonesia-earthquake-many-schoolchildren-killed-as-toll-soars-to-268.html

Many of those killed and injured in a major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java were children, rescuers say, as the death toll soars to 268.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-11/1669139823_3.png Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:56:40 -0600 Pakistan ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan shot and wounded at protest march http://guardian.ge/67735-pakistan-ex-prime-minister-imran-khan-shot-and-wounded-at-protest-march.html http://guardian.ge/67735-pakistan-ex-prime-minister-imran-khan-shot-and-wounded-at-protest-march.html

Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been shot and wounded in the leg in an attack on his protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-11/1667487992_xani.jpg Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:05:34 -0500 N Korea fires missile across maritime border for first time http://guardian.ge/67708-n-korea-fires-missile-across-maritime-border-for-first-time.html http://guardian.ge/67708-n-korea-fires-missile-across-maritime-border-for-first-time.html

North Korea has fired a missile towards the South, which crossed the two countries' maritime border for the first time since the peninsula's split.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-11/1667364940_7.png Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:54:52 -0500 Xi set to clinch historic third term as China unveils new leaders http://guardian.ge/67603-xi-set-to-clinch-historic-third-term-as-china-unveils-new-leaders.html http://guardian.ge/67603-xi-set-to-clinch-historic-third-term-as-china-unveils-new-leaders.html

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is set to confirm President Xi Jinping for a historic third term as its leader and unveil members of its all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee (PSC).

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-10/1666515070_si.png Sun, 23 Oct 2022 03:50:28 -0500