Today’s headlines: 903 dead and 4,247 missing – the latest death toll from the floods in Nepal and Tibet. Sharif suspends eight officials following the deaths of 14 newborns in Islamabad. New measures to tackle the cost of living announced in Kuala Lumpur. First meeting between Ankara, Riyadh and Islamabad under the ‘Mecca Pact’.
Today's headlines: Kuala Lumpur announces the resumption of the search for flight MH370 on 30 December; Islamabad and Beijing have begun their annual joint military exercises; UN: opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar reaches record levels, up 17% on 2024; Tokyo focuses on generative artificial intelligence; According to Bangkok, devastating floods have paralysed the domestic high-tech market.
Today's headlines: Hong Kong leader orders creation of independent committee to investigate causes of fire. Delhi imposes “state” app on smartphones for users' “cyber security”. Over 60% of companies in Japan run by people over 80 have no successor. South Korean President Lee wants to reopen channels of communication with Pyongyang.
Today's headlines: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's allies defeated in local elections in Sabah; Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia remains in hospital in “very critical” condition; In South Korea, the trial for corruption against the leader of the Unification Church begins; Israeli Prime Minister requests presidential pardon for corruption cases, over 70,000 victims in Gaza; Death toll from bad weather in Southeast Asia rises to over 600.
Today's headlines: thousands of Syrians take to the streets to celebrate the first anniversary of the uprising that ousted Assad; Chinese car manufacturer BYD recalls nearly 90,000 vehicles due to battery problems; The ICC rules that former Philippine President Duterte must remain in prison; Hong Kong mourns the victims of the fire; Bangladeshi workers arrested in Singapore for drugs. Japanese court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional.
Today's headlines: Floods continue to cause damage in Southeast Asia, and now Sri Lanka is also preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Ditwah; In Malaysia, the state of Sabah, the poorest in the country, is preparing for local elections; Hong Kong authorities have ended rescue operations, with 200 people still missing; Participants in an anti-Chinese demonstration arrested in Kazakhstan.
Today's headlines: South Korea has recorded its highest birth rate in 18 years. Pakistan has criticised a ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya attended by Indian Prime Minister Modi. A gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan has been hit. In the Chinese city of Kunming, a train hit a group of railway workers. Russia's industrial development is lower than before the pandemic.
Today's headlines: Taiwan has proposed a defence budget of $40 billion; Pakistan has denied attacking Afghanistan; Monsoon rains affect 2 million people in Thailand; Jakarta has abolished the consumption of dog meat. Belarus has pardoned 31 Ukrainian citizens.
Today's headlines: India and France to collaborate on missile production; Trump called the Japanese Prime Minister and Chinese President Xi Jinping but made no reference to Taiwan on social media; The United States wants to remove temporary protection for Burmese nationals, arguing that the country is now safe again following the elections.
Today's headlines: diplomatic tensions continue between China and Japan; Floods in Malaysia have affected at least 11,000 people; New attack against police in Peshawar; Two Christian pastors arrested in Rajasthan under anti-conversion law.
Today's news: The death toll from floods in Vietnam has risen to 55. Myanmar’s military junta reportedly arrested a thousand foreigners in its latest raids on scam centres. Indian counterterrorism units searched the offices of the Kashmir Times. Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to explain the enforced disappearances of six Pashtun activists.
Today's headlines: the house of the doctor who drove the car that exploded at the Red Fort in Delhi demolished in Kashmir; Trump administration approves its first sale of spare parts for Taiwanese fighter jets; Japan denies citizenship to three children of Japanese from Hokinawa who arrived in the Philippines during World War II; Escort spacecraft for the return of astronauts from the Chinese space station.
Today's headlines: Gunfire on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, Phnom Phen calls for independent investigation; The new Japanese government intends to abolish restrictions on arms sales; Progress against tuberculosis in India: incidence has fallen by 21%; Russia prepares a plan to exploit its rare earth reserves.
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