World / Asia

Thailand, Cambodia engage in talks for ceasefire resumption 24 Dec 2025 - 07:49 pm

Bangkok: Thailand and Cambodia announced that officials from the militaries of both countries commenced Wednesday talks to resume the ceasefire, following border clashes...

India's transport minister flags severity of air pollution in Delhi 24 Dec 2025 - 05:47 pm

New Delhi: As toxic smog envelops Delhi, India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has highlighted the alarming levels of air...

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan: USGS 24 Dec 2025 - 04:40 pm

Taipei: A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday evening, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of...

Grief, trauma weigh on survivors of catastrophic Hong Kong fire 24 Dec 2025 - 02:31 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong fire survivor Yip Ka-kui has turned happy holiday photos into a heartfelt tribute to his beloved wife a month...

India Space Agency launches its heaviest satellite 24 Dec 2025 - 10:34 am

New Delhi, India: India's space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment "a significant...

Pakistani firm wins auction for state airline PIA 24 Dec 2025 - 10:15 am

Islamabad: A Pakistani firm won an auction yesterday with a $482m bid for a majority stake in the embattled national carrier Pakistan International...

Thailand-Cambodia border meeting in doubt over venue row 24 Dec 2025 - 10:13 am

Bangkok: Thailand yesterday rejected a request by Cambodia to hold bilateral talks in a neutral country, leaving a planned meeting to negotiate an...

Houthis, Yemen govt agree to swap nearly 3,000 prisoners 24 Dec 2025 - 10:11 am

Muscat: Yemen’s Houthis and its internationally-recognised government yesterday agreed to a prisoner swap that includes nearly 3,000 people, including seven Saudis — making...

Japan signals readiness to intervene as yen slides 23 Dec 2025 - 06:07 pm

Tokyo: Japan's Finance Minister, Satsuki Katayama, has said the country has full freedom to respond to excessive fluctuations in the yen, signaling a...

Taiwan metro attack suspect's parents apologise after deadly stabbing 23 Dec 2025 - 02:22 pm

Taipei: The parents of a man accused of killing three people in a stabbing rampage in a Taiwan metro last week knelt and...

Pakistan gets three bids for privatization of state-run airline 23 Dec 2025 - 02:12 pm

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan received three bids on Tuesday for the privatization of its embattled national carrier PIA, in what is seen as a...

India to provide $450 million to cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka 23 Dec 2025 - 10:33 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka: India has committed $450 million in humanitarian assistance to help Sri Lanka recover from the devastating damage caused by Cyclone...

Pakistan enhances efforts to promote quality education for better future: minister 22 Dec 2025 - 07:27 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Qamar said that the country will enhance and improve quality education...

Sri Lanka plans housing complexes for cyclone-hit families 22 Dec 2025 - 06:05 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka is moving ahead with plans to build housing complexes for families who lost their homes due to Cyclone Ditwah, a...

Thailand announces Cambodia's approval to hold new truce talks on border escalation 22 Dec 2025 - 04:51 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Thailand announced Monday that Cambodia has agreed to hold talks on Wednesday in a bid to reach a new ceasefire to...

Air India's Mumbai flight returns to Delhi following engine shutdown 22 Dec 2025 - 03:32 pm

NEW DELHI: An Air India flight that took off from Delhi for Mumbai Monday morning was forced to make an emergency landing back...

China to impose duties of up to 42.7% on EU dairy 22 Dec 2025 - 03:12 pm

Beijing: China said on Monday would place temporary duties on "certain dairy products" imported from the European Union, marking the latest salvo in...