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World / Asia

70 pct of Chinese people want to lose weight: white paper 11 May 2025 - 08:34 pm
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Bangladesh bans activities of Awami League party 11 May 2025 - 08:30 pm
Bangladeshis celebrate after the interim government officially banned all activities of the Awami League (AL) under the Anti-Terrorism Act, pending the conclusion of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) trials against the party and its leaders, in Dhaka on May 10, 2025. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
21 dead as bus carrying pilgrims crashes in Sri Lanka 11 May 2025 - 08:17 pm
People gather near the site of a bus accident in Kotmale, Sri Lanka on May 11, 2025.  (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
Algerian, Pakistani FMs talk over phone on regional developments after Pakistan-India ceasefire 11 May 2025 - 07:34 pm
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Indonesia's high-speed train hits record 25,000 daily passengers during holiday surge 11 May 2025 - 05:22 pm
File photo: The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train named 'Whoosh' is seen after the inauguration at Padalarang station in Padalarang, West Java on October 2, 2023. BAY ISMOYO / AFP
VIDEO: Indonesian elderly passes away in plane going to Makkah 11 May 2025 - 02:13 pm
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Trump hails 'total reset' in US-China trade relations as talks continue 11 May 2025 - 12:11 pm
A picture taken on May 10, 2025, shows the entrance of the residency of the permanent Swiss ambassador to the United Nations offices in Geneva on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
8 killed, dozens injured in bus accident in Sri Lanka 11 May 2025 - 09:57 am
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India, Pakistan reach ceasefire -- but trade claims of violations 10 May 2025 - 11:29 pm
A man shows the shattered window of a house after cross-border shelling in Arnia town near the border area in India's Jammu region on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
Chinese FM urges India, Pakistan to avoid escalating situation 10 May 2025 - 08:54 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, speaks during a press briefing in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
China ready to play constructive role in Pakistan-India ceasefire efforts: FM 10 May 2025 - 08:46 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. File photo.
BREAKING: India breaches ceasefire with unprovoked firing along LoC: Pakistan security sources 10 May 2025 - 07:21 pm
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BREAKING: India govt source says Pakistan 'violates' ceasefire 10 May 2025 - 07:06 pm
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122 Afghans released from Pakistani jails, return home 10 May 2025 - 06:29 pm
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Sri Lankan police arrest 356 suspects in 24-hour nationwide drug crackdown 10 May 2025 - 06:16 pm
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Pakistan reopens airspace after ceasefire with India 10 May 2025 - 04:00 pm
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Pakistan closes airspace for all flights until May 11 10 May 2025 - 01:51 pm
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the closed Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 7, 2025. (Str/Xinhua)
India shuts 32 airports for civilian flights till May 15 10 May 2025 - 01:47 pm
An Indian paramilitary personnel uses a handheld transceiver as he stands guard along a street leading to the international airport in Srinagar on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)