South Korea’s Lee rules out military involvement in ME
19 September 2026
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Asia
AFTERMATH OF NEPAL-CHINA FLOODS / ‘Everything is gone’
17 September 2026
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Asia
More than 20 Thai senators accused of election fraud
15 September 2026
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Asia
Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
12 September 2026
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Asia
Philippine ferry fire death toll jumps to 76: coast guard
12 September 2026
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Asia
Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
11 September 2026
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Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Asia
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
Junta denies deadly Rakhine hospital strike
Myanmar’s military junta yesterday denied killing civilians in a hospital air strike that left more than 30 people dead.
13 December 2025
Ousted party holds mega rally in Nepal
Tens of thousands rallied for the party of Nepal’s ousted prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday, in the largest gathering in the Himalayan country since youth-led anti-graft protests forced him out three months ago.
13 December 2025
Cambodia says Thailand still bombing hours after Trump truce call
On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs
13 December 2025
Thai PM dissolves House, paving way for elections
Thailand’s prime minister dissolved parliament yesterday, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbour Cambodia.
12 December 2025
Pakistan’s ex-spy chief to appeal 14-year term: lawyer
The former head of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency will appeal a 14-year hard labour sentence on charges including abuse of power, his lawyer said Friday, decrying a “sham” military trial.
12 December 2025
China harming regional peace
Beijing’s actions are “not conducive to regional peace”, Japan’s defence minister and US counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft locked radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan, Tokyo said yesterday.
12 December 2025
Thailand, Cambodia continue fighting
Fighting raged yesterday along the border of Cambodia and Thailand, with explosions heard near centuries-old temples ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned phone call to the leaders of both nations.
11 December 2025
Fighting rages at Cambodia-Thailand border ahead of expected Trump call
At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have been killed in the reignited border conflict, officials say
11 December 2025
Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports
Changing tariffs will also affect South Korea, India, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan and Brazil
11 December 2025
Fire kills 12 in south China residential building: state media
It comes after a huge blaze last month engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong
10 December 2025
Over half a million evacuated in Cambodia, Thailand during border clashes
This week's clashes are the deadliest since five days of fighting in July that killed dozens
10 December 2025
Hong Kong fire death toll climbs to 160
The death toll in Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades rose to 160 after an additional body was identified, police said yesterday, adding that six people were still listed as missing.
9 December 2025
Building fire kills 22 in Indonesia’s capital
A fire tore through a seven-storey office building in Indonesia’s capital yesterday, killing at least 22 people, police said.
9 December 2025
Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured
PM Takaichi said 30 people were injured in the quake which triggered tsunami waves up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) high
9 December 2025
Cambodia 'retaliated' in border clashes with Thailand: ex-PM
The two countries have blamed each other for the fresh fighting, which saw Thailand launch air strikes and use tanks against its neighbour on Monday
9 December 2025
China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports
Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November, reversing the slight decline recorded in October
8 December 2025
Four Nepalis among 25 killed in India's Goa club fire
The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub's staff and holidaymakers from New Delhi
8 December 2025
Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite
Both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by Donald Trump
8 December 2025
Nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa
Indian authorities ordered an investigation and offered compensation to victims yesterday after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25.
7 December 2025
India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa
Several tourists were among the dead in the blaze, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in North Goa district
7 December 2025