Asia Iraq A missile attack on the US embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties Friday morning, US and Iraqi officials said
Asia Israel Israeli officials would have obtained the Hamas battle plan for the 7 October terrorist attack over a year before it took place, as documents, e-mails and interviews show, according to revelations by the New York Times
Asia Japan Tokyo Disneyland has apologised after clips of Minnie Mouse having her skirt lifted by another character during a recent Christmas parade went viral on social media, with some sharply criticising the gesture as sexual harassment
Asia Laos The government granted amnesty to a total of 1.824 prisoners, including 238 women and 16 foreign nationals, in a gesture to promote peace and social order on the 48th anniversary of Laos National Day
Asia Azerbaijan Participants of the International Forum on 'Healthy Environment and Mine-Free Living to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals', organised by the Azerbaijan Agency for State Support to NGOs, witnessed the landmine neutralisation process in Aghdam
Asia Bhutan To become a high-income country by 2034, Bhutan needs to expand the size of the national economy to $10 billion by 2034 from the current level of about $2,85 billion in 2022
Asia Brunei The Indonesian Ambassador to Brunei inaugurated a temporary branch of the Workers' Social Security Employment Programme at the Indonesian Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan to protect Indonesian migrant workers
Asia China Imports and exports expanded by 1,2% year-on-year in November, with exports recording their first dollar expansion in 7 months, beating market expectations with further evidence that China's economic recovery consolidates despite challenges
Asia Cambodia The Cambodia-International Construction Industry Expo 2023, the largest annual event of its kind in the country, attracted more than 130 foreign exhibitors
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's Interior Ministry is stepping up its crackdown on drug trafficking, while a recent government report reveals alarming statistics, with around 60% of all prisoners serving sentences for drug-related offences
Asia Syria The UN World Food Programme said it will end its main assistance programme in January in war-torn Syria, where more than 12 million people do not have regular access to enough food
Asia Armenia It is necessary to regulate at the legislative level the issue of citizens' right to self-defence through the use of arms, announced Vilen Gabrielyan, deputy of ruling Civil Contract Faction and author of the package of bills to regulate the arms trade
Asia East Timor The Government has announced the Awards for the Best National Nativity Scenes in the "Nativity for a Month of Peace" Initiative