Islamabad suicide bombing kills 12, tensions rise with Afghanistan
亚太地区 • 2025年11月12日 上午11:52
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A suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, with the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) claiming responsibility. Pakistan accuses Afghan Taliban support in the attack, raising tensions between the two countries amid a fragile ceasefire. Despite fears, lawyers and citizens continue their work, refusing to be intimidated by terrorism.
Japan PM’s sleep schedule prompts concern
亚太地区 • 上午10:28
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Japan's new prime minister says she only gets two to four hours of sleep every night. Sanae Takaichi faces criticism for setting a bad example, as her government also mulls raising the upper limit on overtime work. Report by Mélodie Sforza, Himari Semans
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Fighting climate change with imaginative methods in East-Timor
亚太地区 • 上午10:02
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As countries gather in Brazil for the COP 30 climate change conference, FRANCE 24 travels to East Timor, where global warming is wreaking havoc on the fishing industry. The isolated island nation and its 1.4 million people face coastal erosion, rising se
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South Korea halts flights and stock market as students take university admission test
亚太地区 • 上午9:51
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More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country's gruelling university entrance exam on Thursday as police mobilised to ensure they made it to the test sites on time and all flights were halted for half an hour. Story by Charlotte Hugh
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Delhi’s pollution is a crisis of democracy as much as public health, citizens say
亚太地区 • 上午8:18
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Citizens in the Indian capital of New Delhi say that the government’s inaction against the pollution-driven public health crisis signals both a struggling democracy and hypocrisy, as India leads talks on climate action in the Global South at COP30.
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China tells citizens not to visit Japan as Taiwan row grows
亚太地区 • 上午12:47
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China has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new premier about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan. Details and analysis with James Simms, FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tokyo.
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