Asia Today

Today's news: fifth night of war between Israel and Iran, while in Gaza Hamas reports a new massacre of civilians at an aid distribution point; No progress on tariffs in the meeting between Trump and Ishiba at the G7; In China, new “austerity” measures for public officials' dinners; Rosatom to build nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan; Growing alarm over video game addiction in Singapore.

Today's news: Xi Jinping in Astana for summit with Central Asian countries; Saudi Arabia executes journalist; Two die in Pune bridge collapse; Hun Sen threatens to block fruit and vegetable imports from Thailand; In South Korea, half of the over-60s still work.

Today's news: Thai and Cambodian officials meet to avert armed clashes after border tensions; Vietnam has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS; India and Pakistan both claim victory in the May conflict; Chinese scientists discover the first evidence that AI could think like a human being.

Today's news: Chinese and Hong Kong police conduct their first joint operation in the city; After yesterday's incident, another Air India flight makes an emergency landing; North Korea says it has restored its new destroyer; Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asks The Hague for temporary release; A locust invasion has begun in Kazakhstan.

Today's news: Vietnam approves further administrative reform; The United Kingdom freezes the assets of a minister from former Prime Minister Hasina's government; In Syria, authorities force women to wear “burkinis” on public beaches.

Today's news: the Indian state of Karnataka to redo its caste census; Defence spending in Pakistan to increase by 17%; Myanmar's mines contaminating Thai rivers; Russia recruits foreigners for war through deception; Members of world famous K-pop band BTS complete compulsory military service in South Korea.

Today's news: Indian state of Manipur rolls out curfew and internet blackout; The Taliban ban the publication of photos of suicide victims; Israel strikes the port of Hodeidah in Yemen; Serious potato shortage blights Russia.

Today's news: Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning enters Japan's exclusive economic zone; Thailand and Cambodia move their border troops back to their previous positions; Malaysia has restricted travel for a cartoonist; More than half of mobilised population from one Siberian city killed on Ukraine front.

The news of the day: North Korea's Internet connection is down for several hours. Bangladesh elections set for the first half of April 2026. The United States sanctions Iranian entities in the UAE and Hong Kong. Myanmar's military junta rejects UN allegations of forced labour.

Today's news: two weeks after the first failed attempt, Pyongyang has launched its warship. At least five people, including three journalists, have been killed in Israeli raids on an Anglican hospital in Gaza. During the night, Russian drones and missiles rained down on several Ukrainian cities, including Kiev. Xi and Trump spoke on the phone for 90 minutes, with the “trade war” at the centre of the talks. In Kerala, healthcare workers have been on strike for over 100 days for better pay and working conditions.

Today's news: the US rejects the UN Security Council resolution on Gaza; First phone call between Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin; Trump signs ban on entry from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Iran and Yemen; Umar Patek, one of the 2002 Bali bombers, opens a café and intends to use the proceeds to compensate the victims; Phnom Penh and Bangkok to meet on 14 June to discuss borders.

Today's news: Lee Jae-myung pledges to “unite the people” in his first speech as South Korean president; Israel launches a series of attacks on Syrian territory against weapons belonging to the Damascus “regime”; Philippine authorities raise the alarm over an HIV “emergency”; Over 200 inmates escape from a Karachi prison, taking advantage of the chaos caused by a series of earthquakes.