North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the country's first nuclear counterattack drill which simulated its "nuclear trigger" management system, confirmed state news agency KCNA on Tuesday (April 23).

North Korea carries out drill simulating 'nuclear counterattack', says state media

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa ordered a cabinet reshuffle on Monday that included appointing a new oil minister, state media reported. Mohammed bin Mubarak Bin Dainah, who was the country's envoy for climate affairs, was named minister of oil and environment, replacing Oil Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa‮.

Bahrain's king orders cabinet reshuffle, names new oil minister: Report

The UK on Thursday announced new sanctions against Russian "propagandists", including a well-known television presenter, and two Kremlin-funded media operations accused of spreading "lies and deceit" about the invasion of Ukraine.

UK sanctions Russian 'propagandists and state media'

A Chinese passenger plane carrying 133 people has crashed in southern China. According to Chinese official media, the Boeing 737, operated by Chinese Eastern Airlines, crashed on a hill in Guangxi province while travelling on a domestic route from Kunming to Guangzhou.

Chinese passenger jet carrying 133 people crashes in Guangxi, Xi orders probe

Syria's military sites were struck by Israeli missiles again on Tuesday night, according to Syrian media. According to Syria's national news agency, SANA, the Syrian army claimed to have shot down some Israeli missiles.

Shot down missiles fired by Israel, activated air defence: Syria

Iran’s government wants the United States to lift all sanctions on its country and rejects any ‘step-by-step’ easing of the restrictions, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported on Saturday.

Iran rejects 'step-by-step' lifting of sanctions, says state media

Aides to Kim Jong Un are convinced the North Korean leader plans "a great operation", state media said on Wednesday (October 16) in a report that included lavish descriptions and images of the leader riding a white horse up North Korea's most sacred mountain.

North Korea's Kim rides white horse on sacred mountain

Iranian naval forces have seized a "foreign vessel" in the Gulf, state news agency IRNA reported Sunday, in the country's third such seizure in a month. According to Fars news agency, which is considered close to the elite Revolutionary Guards, seven foreign crew members were arrested during the operation which it said was carried out Wednesday.

Iran seizes third foreign tanker, says it was carrying ‘smuggled fuel’

Foreign “meddling” in the affairs of Hong Kong is hypocritical and “ill-intentioned”, and Beijing will continue to back embattled chief executive Carrie Lam despite calls for her to resign, the official China Daily said on Monday.

China state media criticise foreign ‘hypocrisy’ over Hong Kong after climbdown

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster.

Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes with 157 on board: 'No survivors,' says state media

The speed of the coverage in Rodong Sinmun and other state media is unusual in a country where events are often reported a full day, if not longer after they happen

North Korea state media plasters front pages with leader's Singapore trip

The deal to reduce China's trade surplus with the US was separate from the US probe into China's alleged theft of intellectual property

China's state media slam US trade announcement, say Beijing ready to fight

The exercises took place from 8 am (0000GMT) until midnight, state media said, giving the same time frame for previously announced drills in the Taiwan Strait

China carries out live-fire drills, unclear if aimed at Taiwan

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