SYDNEY, May 27 — Unstable terrain, remote locations and damaged roads are hampering relief efforts in Papua New Guinea after more than 670 people were feared killed in a landslide last week in the Pacific nation's north, the United Nations said today.

DUBLIN, May 27 — Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on Sunday, adding that the plane landed safely and as scheduled.

SEOUL, May 26 — Leaders of South Korea, China, and Japan are set to meet today and tomorrow in Seoul for summit meetings, resuming their trilateral dialogue for the first time since 2019, Yonhap reported.

SYDNEY, May 26 — More than 4,000 people were likely impacted by a massive landslide that flattened a village in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday (May 24), humanitarian group CARE Australia said.

BANGKOK, May 26 — Forty three people who were on board a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence remain hospitalised in Bangkok four days after the emergency, a hospital in the Thai capital said yesterday.

CAIRO, May 25 — Israeli forces killed more than 30 people in new attacks in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said on Saturday, the day after judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to halt its offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

GAZA, May 25 — The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,903, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement on Saturday, reported Xinhua.

GENEVA, May 25 — Francesca Albanese, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, on Saturday, called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israel and suspend diplomatic relations with it until it complies with the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

JAKARTA, May 25 — The Nirwana Crater, also known as Nirwana Keramikan in Lampung Province, located in the south of Sumatra, experienced three eruptions on Friday between 8.30 am and 9.00 am Western Indonesian time, sparking concern.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO, May 25 — Forced from her home by Israel’s seven-month-long Gaza offensive, Salwa al-Masri has little hope her plight will be alleviated by a ruling from the UN’s top court ordering Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah.

THE HAGUE, May 25 — Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide.

TAIPEI, May 25 — China ended two days of war games around Taiwan, in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practised boarding ships, and Taiwan’s defence ministry detailed on Saturday the surge of Chinese warplanes and warships involved.

SYDNEY, May 25 — More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday.

LONDON, May 24 — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban smoking for younger generations will not yet become law, after he called a snap election, leaving no time to push through one of his flagship policies.

AL-ARISH, May 24 — Some of the food supplies waiting to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt have begun to rot as the Rafah border crossing remains shut to aid deliveries for a third week and people inside the Palestinian enclave face worsening hunger.

SINGAPORE, May 24 — Singapore Airlines (SIA) will stop serving meals when the seat belt sign is on as part of a more cautious approach following the recent incident on flight SQ321.

TOKYO, May 24 — Japan wants to work with Asean to train 100,000 high-skilled digital professionals in the fields of artificial intelligence and semiconductors over the next five years, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said yesterday.

SEOUL, May 24 — Singapore Airlines has tweaked its in-flight seatbelt sign policies and altered at least one flight route after a turbulence incident this week killed one person and left dozens more hospitalised, according to the airline and flight data.

THE HAGUE, May 24 — Judges at the UN's top court will rule on Friday on South Africa's request to order Israel to halt its Rafah offensive and withdraw from Gaza, part of a wider case accusing Israel of genocide.

SINGAPORE, May 24 — Asian stocks fell on Friday, while the dollar advanced as strong US economic data bolstered the prospect of interest rates staying higher for longer and the Federal Reserve taking its time in cutting rates, keeping investors away from risky assets.