Today’s headlines: Seoul confirms “signs of a resumption” in talks between Washington and Pyongyang. Myanmar’s president is visiting Vietnam. Tokyo is seeking a record budget for defence spending. Thai activist sentenced to two years for “lèse-majesté”. The Arbitration Tribunal rules that Delhi must implement the water treaty with Islamabad.
Today's news: Six people die in a fire in Busan, South Korea; Lung cancer cases spike in China, probably due to pollution; Pakistan is once again hosting a major international cricket tournament; In Nepal, older women who have never been to school can learn to read and write.
Today's news: Mediators at work to save ceasefire: tents enter Gaza; Turkish President Erdogan stops in Indonesia before arriving in Pakistan; Over 250 people freed from scam centres in Myanmar.
Today's news: hate speech against Christians and Muslims is on the increase in India; A teacher has killed an eight-year-old pupil in South Korea; A British citizen has been released after four years in prison in Saudi Arabia; Russia tries to propose an alternative to Eurovision with the BRICS countries.
Today's news: Threat to halt hostage release puts ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at risk as Jordanian king meets Trump in Washington; Concerns in Indonesia over public roles assumed by the military; Beijing plans trains for the elderly to boost the economy; In Tajikistan only one opposition candidate is admitted to next month's elections.
Today's news: Japanese sources deny Russia's willingness to support North Korea's nuclear development; Seoul opens up to Tajikistan workers; New wave of arrests in Bangladesh against Awami League supporters; Sri Lanka blames monkey blamed for national blackout; Trump reiterates claims about Gaza.
Today's news: Pyongyang, nuclear weapons are needed ‘in combat’, they are not a bargaining chip; Today the release of three more Israeli hostages held by Hamas, the truce in Gaza holds; UNHCR: since September 2023 Islamabad has expelled over 825 thousand Afghan migrants; Kuala Lumpur withdraws controversial regulation with guidelines for Muslims participating in ‘non-Islamic’ events.
Today's news: Ishiba at the White House to relaunch the Japan-US alliance in the Pacific; Materials to start clearing rubble are still not getting into Gaza; The Indian Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2020; Russia wants to lower the age for being indicted for drug dealing to 14.
Today's news: 26,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli army operations in the West Bank; US Postal Service revokes parcel blockade from China, shipping companies protest over duty chaos; Archdiocese of Mumbai calls for immediate action against fires in Uttan landfill; Tax hike in Kyrgyzstan
Today's news: Philippine House votes overwhelmingly to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte; Delhi to vote on the renewal of the capital's Legislative Assembly; Trade war leads to blocake on goods arriving in the USA from China and Hong Kong; Protests in Yerevan against increased public transport fares.
Today's news: attack on Israeli soldiers in the West Bank after settler attacks and heavy army raids in Jenin. Chinese ecommerce app Shein returns to India but all data must remain in the country. Cambodia prevents British journalist from returning to the country. Japan's food exports boom in 2024 despite Beijing's seafood blockade.
Today's news: 23 buildings blown up by the Israeli army in Jenin; Tax cuts for the middle class in the new budget presented by the Indian government; Popular Taiwanese actress known throughout the East dies at 48 from flu; Coconut shortage: appeal by Malaysian authorities to limit offerings for the Hindu holiday to one nut.
Today's headlines: After the fourth prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel, the father of the Israeli woman freed two days ago in a chaotic handover among a crowd of armed men urges Israel’s PM to go through with the agreement. Thaksin Shinawatra is allowed to travel abroad despite being a convicted felon. In the Philippines, 1,500 public schools lack electricity. Archaeological find shows iron was already smelted in Tamil Nadu 5,300 years ago.
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