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: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Rahman is visiting Beijing to meet Xi Jinping. Anglican Primate Mullally has appealed on behalf of Christians in the Holy Land following a peace pilgrimage to Jerusalem; A former rescue worker who took his own life due to trauma has been recognised as one of the victims of the Itaewon disaster in Seoul; In Myanmar, football fans are boycotting World Cup matches over TV rights sold to a company linked to the military junta.
Today’s headlines: in the US-Iran talks, an agreement has been reached on a roadmap for the negotiations and a coordination mechanism between the two countries regarding the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a ceasefire in Lebanon. Japan has increased entry visa fees for foreign nationals fivefold. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Rahman is visiting Malaysia to resume the flow of workers. Crimea has suspended fuel sales following Ukrainian attacks on refineries.
Today's news: As the United States and Iran exchange fire, sirens blare in Kuwait and Bahrain. In his meeting with Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo, Pope Leo reiterates his appeal to "not forget" the Southeast Asian country. The former head of the Tibet Autonomous Region was sentenced to life in prison for corruption. Bhutan offers cash to families to counter demographic decline. After more than 10 months, four Indian sailors are still stranded on a container ship off the Turkish coast.
Today’s headlines: Hezbollah rejects the terms of the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, calling it a “surrender”; Drought is crippling crops in various parts of Asia, and the effects of El Niño risk exacerbating the crisis; Dhaka denounces attempts at border incursions facilitated by Indian authorities; The Sultan of Brunei announces a government reshuffle, with two ministries going to his sons.
Today’s headlines: In Indonesia, the former head of the agency overseeing the free meal program has been arrested; Beijing sanctions four New Zealand lawmakers for visiting Taiwan; Christians are among the more than 6,000 Iranians arrested since the start of the war; Birth rate hits new all-time low in Japan; Democrats make gains in South Korea’s local elections but fail to win in Seoul. Bollywood stars oppose the use of elephants in films.
Today’s headlines: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin has received a royal pardon, with the remaining three months of his sentence lifted; UN agency: the drop in funding risks worsening the plight of the Rohingya in Bangladesh; Boom in Indian tourists in Nepal, with a record number of visitors in May; Senior party official in Shanxi under investigation over the mine accident.
Today's news: Cambodia seeks UN conciliation process on its maritime borders with Thailand. In Los Angeles, vandals damage a museum dedicated to the horrors of the Tiananmen massacre. Philippine Senator Estrada was arrested in a billion-dollar corruption scandal. The founder of an online protest movement in India that mocks the ruling party has called for mass action. In Iran, prison authorities continue to deny medical care to a jailed Iranian Christian convert.
Today’s news: Israel launches electronic land registry in the West Bank, another step towards annexation. To Lam at the Shangri-La security summit: the Asia-Pacific region must be a bastion of stability. First monsoons in Southeast Asia, but India fears this year’s rains will be less intense than in recent years due to El Niño. An Indian woman underwent robotic telesurgery in Hyderabad performed by a surgeon based in Wuhan.
Today’s headlines: Washington and Tehran are close to an agreement, but differences remain over stocks of enriched uranium; In India, Min Aung Hlaing’s first trip outside Myanmar since his election as president; Defence ministers from 44 countries (but not China) at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore; Russian drone strikes residential building in Romania: Everest in under 10 hours: speed record broken.
Today’s hedlines: US attack on Bandar Abbas; Tehran responds with missiles (intercepted) at a US base in Kuwait. Philippine President Marcos in Tokyo for security and intelligence agreements. Cambodia establishes a Day of Remembrance on the anniversary of the start of the war with Thailand. In India, Muslims in a town in Maharashtra forgo animal sacrifice during the Eid al-Adha festival out of respect for a concurrent Hindu festival.
Today’s headlines: Pope Leo XIV recalls the suffering of the people of Gaza and calls for reconstruction to begin; India’s Supreme Court upholds the legality of the voter list revision pushed by the BJP.; Hong Kong has surpassed Switzerland as the global capital of cross-border wealth; A Japanese airline announces a project to store cultural artifacts on the Moon. Georgia celebrates 1,700 years since the adoption of Christianity.
Today’s headlines: Ukraine strikes back with its drones following yesterday’s Russian raid on Kyiv. At least four people have died in the collapse of a building under construction on the outskirts of Manila. Delhi has a video opposing a new Google data centre removed from Instagram. A woman, Hong Kong’s first female astronaut, has been in orbit since yesterday as part of the Chinese Shenzhou-23 mission.
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