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Indonesia considers US criticism of QRIS against business competition principles 05 May 2025 - 07:24 pm
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India to hold civil defence drills in Pakistan standoff 05 May 2025 - 06:05 pm
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stand guard near the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35kms from Amritsar on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Despite tensions, weddings go on in Pakistan's Kashmir border 04 May 2025 - 09:42 pm
Groom Chaudhry Junaid with his bride, Rabia Bibi, during their wedding ceremony in Ashkot village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelum Valley, district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Three dead, 60 hospitalised in China boat disasters: state media 04 May 2025 - 07:03 pm
People carry out search and rescue operation at the site where two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 4, 2025. Xinhua
Five policemen kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan 04 May 2025 - 02:39 pm
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Video: Two killed in accident at airport in Manila 04 May 2025 - 01:05 pm
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Maldives president holds record 15-hour press conference 04 May 2025 - 08:20 am
This handout photograph taken and released by the Maldives President Office on May 3, 2025 shows Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu speaking during a marathon press conference in Male. (Photo by Maldives President Office / AFP)
Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide 03 May 2025 - 10:05 pm
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (2nd at R) of the People's Action Party (PAP) greets his supporters at the party's gathering centre during the general election results, in Singapore on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
India prohibits all imports from Pakistan 03 May 2025 - 06:15 pm
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stand guard near the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35kms from Amritsar on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Vietnam protests China, Philippines claims on South China Sea reef 03 May 2025 - 05:47 pm
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India blocks Pakistani celebrities Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam on social media 03 May 2025 - 04:35 pm
An Indian army observation post is seen along the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian-administered Kashmir on May 2, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Left-leaning PM triumphs in Australian election 03 May 2025 - 03:37 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives onstage after winning the general election at the Labor Party election night event in Sydney on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
Pakistan tests missile weapons system amid India standoff 03 May 2025 - 02:41 pm
A guest house staff stands in an empty tourist place in Keran village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelum Valley, a district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
South Korea conservative party names presidential candidate 03 May 2025 - 12:40 pm
Former labour minister Kim Moon-soo (R) celebrates next to ex-party chief Han Dong-hoon after winning the final race to choose South Korea's conservative People Power Party's (PPP) candidate on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Singapore votes with new PM seeking strong mandate amid tariff turmoil 03 May 2025 - 09:54 am
People register to vote in the general election at a polling station in Singapore on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP)
Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump 03 May 2025 - 08:38 am
People queue to vote in Australia's general election at a polling station in the suburb of Marrickville in Sydney on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Khan / AFP)
Indonesia projects 11.17 pct rise in rice production for H1 2025 02 May 2025 - 06:17 pm
Farmers plant rice seeds at a paddy field in Samahani in Indonesia's Aceh province on January 25, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
India's forex reserves rise to 688.13 bln USD 02 May 2025 - 06:16 pm
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