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Pakistan, India extend airspace ban on each other 23 May 2025 - 08:30 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A Pakistan Ranger stands guard at the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor complex, which runs along the India-Pakistan border in Kartarpur, on May 22, 2025. Photo by Arif ALI / AFP.
Vietnam to block Telegram in early June 23 May 2025 - 06:35 pm
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Pakistan passes resolution against suspension of Indus Waters Treaty 22 May 2025 - 09:51 pm
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Bangladesh leader threatens to resign amid political turmoil 22 May 2025 - 09:47 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather near the chief adviser's residence in Dhaka on May 21, 2025, demanding BNP's Hossain as the capital's mayor. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Young Mongolians demand PM resign over corruption claims 22 May 2025 - 09:32 pm
This photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows people gathering for a protest calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene over alleged economic mismanagement and corruption involving his family, at Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. (Photo by Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir / AFP)
Sri Lanka cuts lending rate as economy slowly recovers 22 May 2025 - 04:28 pm
Photo by (Fazeena Saleem/The Peninsula.)
Japan shows off futuristic 'railgun' at defence expo 22 May 2025 - 12:46 pm
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UFC to hold first event in mainland China since pandemic 22 May 2025 - 11:05 am
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India's mother tongue teaching spells reading success 22 May 2025 - 07:47 am
In this photograph taken on April 8, 2025, teacher Jashoda Khokariya teaches students inside the classroom at Kalyanpur village. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
Economists foresee lower exports growth for Malaysia amid ongoing trade tensions 21 May 2025 - 07:24 pm
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Slower car sales for Malaysia amid easing orders: analysts 21 May 2025 - 06:34 pm
In this file photo, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad gives a thumbs-up sign during the launch of the Proton Savvy, the national carmaker's new model in Kuala Lumpur on June 8, 2005. AFP / Tengku Bahar / File photo
Key Bangladesh party protests against government 21 May 2025 - 05:18 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather near the chief adviser's residence in Dhaka on May 21, 2025, demanding BNP's Ishraque Hossain as the capital's mayor. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Tokyo to waive basic water bills to combat extreme heat 21 May 2025 - 04:18 pm
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Six killed in school bus bombing in SW Pakistan 21 May 2025 - 04:13 pm
Security personnel stand guard at the site of a school bus bombing in Khuzdar district of Balochistan province on May 21, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Flood victims stranded on roofs as downpours lash eastern Australia 21 May 2025 - 08:39 am
This handout photo taken and released on May 21, 2025 by the New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSWSES) shows SES officials on patrol in flood-affected areas in and around Taree. (Photo by Handout / New South Wales State Emergency Service / AFP)
Sri Lanka train kills elephant despite new safety moves 20 May 2025 - 11:34 pm
A signboard alerting elephant crossing is pictured near the site of a train accident in Habarana, on May 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Pentagon chief orders review of US withdrawal from Afghanistan 20 May 2025 - 11:17 pm
Taliban security personnel pose on a Soviet tank along a road in Surobi district, Kabul province on May 20, 2025. (Photo by MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED / AFP)
Philippines' Marcos says open for reconciliation with Duterte family 20 May 2025 - 09:51 pm
File photo of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos