East & South Asia
Hong Kong High-Rise Blaze Leaves 44 Dead as Fire Continues
Firefighters continued their battle on Thursday against a devastating blaze that tore through a Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing at least 44 people...
New Delhi Responds to Beijing, Reaffirms Arunachal Pradesh as Part of India
NEW DELHI: India has strongly reiterated that Arunachal Pradesh is an “integral and inalienable part” of the country in response to China’s claims...
Taiwan Announces Additional $40bn Defence Budget to Counter China
Taiwan will allocate an additional $40 billion in defence spending as part of a supplementary budget aimed at strengthening its ability to counter...
Hindustan Aeronautics Calls Tejas Fighter Jet Crash a Rare Occurrence
India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said on Monday that last week’s crash of a Tejas fighter jet during the Dubai Airshow was...
Malaysia to Ban Social Media Access for Under-16s Starting 2026
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to ban social media access for users under the age of 16 starting next year, joining a growing number...
Bangladesh Again Presses India to Hand Over Hasina
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government announced on Sunday that it has formally asked India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who earlier this...
India-Afghanistan Air Freight Services Planned to Boost Commerce
New Delhi: Air cargo services between India and Afghanistan are set to be launched soon, a senior Indian foreign ministry official said on...
Vietnam Floods Claim 55 Lives as Search Continues for the Missing
Rescue teams in Vietnam continued urgent search operations on Saturday as more than a dozen people remained missing following a week of devastating...
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Pakistan Mediates US–Iran Talks Amid Deadlock Over Uranium Enrichment
Islamabad: Pakistan is reportedly playing an active diplomatic role in efforts to bridge differences between the United States and Iran, as tensions continue...
US and Iran came Closer for a deal to End War Amid Ongoing Talks
WASHINGTON: United States and Iranian negotiators have made progress in talks, moving closer to a framework agreement to end the war, US news...
Decision Lies with Washington to Rebuild Trust, Says Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Tehran: Following the recent negotiations between Iran and the United States, Iran has presented its official stance, making it clear that Tehran had...
