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: Delhi approves 1.2 billion programme to double table oil production; One in five Hong Kong residents live in poverty; Ankara and Baghdad sign MoU on voluntary return of Iraqi migrants; Cambodian citizen in Malaysia deported for criticising the Phnom Penh government on social media.
Today's news: Singapore's former transport minister sentenced to 12 months in prison; Chinese authorities ordered the transfer of 200 students from a Buddhist monastery in Tibet to state schools; Delhi blocks the screening of a Pakistani film, the first in over a decade; Dozens of tigers, lions and panthers die in two zoos in Vietnam from H5N1 bird flu.
Today's news: Israeli troops in Lebanon, ‘limited’ operation (but settlers already ‘selling’ property); Militias attack army headquarters in Mandalay; Afghan Taliban announce the arrest of Isis militiamen responsible for attacks in Bamiyan and Kabul; Thai court authorises extradition for Montagnard activist accused of ‘terrorism’ by Hanoi.
Today's news: Landslides and floods leave at least 170 dead, schools closed in Nepal; Riyadh, record number of executions: over 198 in 2024, highest figure since 1990; Taiwan on alert for ‘multiple waves’ of missile launches and tests in China's hinterland; Two attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan leave seven dead and 20 kidnapped; Vietnamese prisoners of conscience on hunger strike.
Today's news: Hezbollah fires rocket (intercepted) at Tel Aviv, death toll rises to 569 in Israeli raids; Former PM Noda nominated as leader of opposition party in Japan; Bangkok starts distributing the 10,000 baht subsidy; Pakistan auctions off its national airline; Galstanyan launches new protest campaign in Armenia.
Today's news: China cuts interest rates and bank reserves to give the economy oxygen; Sri Lanka's new president dissolves parliament, general elections in December; Former Singapore transport minister pleads guilty in first corruption case involving a government official; Half of all Russians over 60 suffer from anxiety and depression.
Today's news: Indonesia releases New Zealand pilot captured by Papua independence rebels; Tens of thousands of people also evacuated in Japan; South Korea to revise laws regulating the work of underage singers; Cambodia withdraws from a regional economic development agreement.
Today's news: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal released on bail; Indonesia proposes inclusion of fish milk in free meals for children; Chinese modern history researchers are finding it increasingly difficult to do their work; Israel conducts a ground operation in Syria; Tajiki crackdown in the Pamir.
Today's news: HILSA diplomacy between India and Bangladesh ends; South Korea approves the construction of two nuclear reactors; Practices to limit over-tourism in Japan work; Hundreds of sexually abused children rescued in Malaysia; Time zone problems in Kazakhstan.
Today's news: the Indian state of Manipur reintroduces curfew to stem fresh wave of violence; Deaths from Typhoon Yagi increase in Vietnam and Thailand; Burmese refugees in India go on hunger strike; Between Armenia and Azerbaijan on tenth draft of difficult peace agreement arrived.
Today's news: ‘Siege’ of Duterte ally Filipino preacher Apollo Quiboloy ends with arrest; Another Burmese general on a visit to China; Indian doctors in West Bengal continue protest in defiance of a Supreme Court order; For Kim Jong Un, North Korean nuclear weapons ‘pose no threat; Russian local elections confirm all outgoing governors.
Today's news: Former Jemaah Islamiyah leaders in Indonesia continue to hold deradicalisation meetings; Indian government disbands committee critical of delays in the census; In Pakistan, thousands protest to demand the release of former premier Imran Khan; House prices continue to fall in China.
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