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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...

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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...

East & South Asia

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

East & South Asia

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...