South Korean lawmakers have passed a bill that designates fine dust as a "social disaster", allowing the government to unlock emergency funds to tackle the issue.
This comes after record levels of fine dust blanketed most of the country in recent weeks, with the government under immense pressure to take action.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul:
Russian drones injure 19, cause extensive damage in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia late on Tuesday, triggering fires, injuring 19 people and badly damaging buildings and vehicles, the regional governor said.
Israel launches new military operation in northern West Bank
Israeli security forces on Wednesday launched what the military described as a counter-terrorism operation in the northern West Bank, which Palestinians said was targeting the city of Tubas.
Australian teenagers ask High Court to block social media ban
A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to take effect.
India lodges strong protest with China over detention of Indian woman
India said it had registered a strong protest with China over what it said was the arbitrary detention of an Indian citizen at Shanghai Airport.
Dubai Police are rolling out a campaign aimed at curbing unnecessary honking.
A mix of weather systems is expected to bring more cloud cover across the UAE in the coming days, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held talks with Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Kuwait, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
