Today’s headlines: Nepal’s government unveils a €3.28 plan to address flood damage; Delhi plans to deport a Bollywood actor with US citizenship for taking part in protests; A massive fire in Mongolia is causing concern amongst authorities in neighbouring Chinese provinces; Armenia opens a controversial gold mine.
Today’s headlines: in Delhi, thousands of protesters march towards parliament to demand reforms to the education system; Ninth day of attacks between the United States and Iran; Delivery rider Wang Jibing wins the Chinese Lu Xun Literary Prize; Success for BTS in the first half-time show of a World Cup final.
Today's news: While accusing Beijing of interference, Trump allows an executive order adopted in 2020 to sanction Hong Kong to expire. The Philippines is outraged by a racist video about Filipinos on the China Daily website. An Indian activist is hospitalised on the twentieth day of a hunger strike sparked by a university exam controversy.
Today’s news: sixth night of fighting between the United States and Iran in the Gulf. One dead and nearly 100 injured in Odisha during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra festival. South Korea’s Naver revises an app that discriminates against foreigners. Appointments of thousands of Thai civil servants revoked over exam fraud.
Today’s headlines: crackdown on free press, arrests and closures from Hong Kong to Vietnam. Data leak at the Kudankulam nuclear power station in India. UN: boats carrying over 500 migrants have sunk off the coast of Myanmar. Guidelines for ‘pilot zones’ at the sixth Lebanon-Israel meeting.
Today’s headlines: At least nine dead in clashes between security forces and Jaac supporters in Pakistani Kashmir; The death toll from the Bangkok fire rises to 32; Sharp slowdown in China's growth in the second quarter; Tokyo: new AI regulations ahead of the vote.
Today’s headlines: third night of US air strikes against Iran, as tensions flare between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia; ASEAN demands ‘tangible progress’ on a peace plan from Myanmar at first meeting of foreign ministers since the 2021 coup; Iraqi Prime Minister meets Patriarch Nona and pledges commitment to the return of Christians.
Today’s headlines: the former Emir of Qatar has died; tit-for-tat attacks between Iran and the United States continue; Barisan Nasional has won the elections in Johor, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s party suffering a crushing defeat; Over 37 per cent of South Korean minors who are victims of sexual offences do not report the crime;Hanoi has arrested the captain of the capsized boat that killed at least 15 Indian tourists.
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