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World / Asia

Pakistan to consider any attempt by India to end Indus Waters Treaty an act of war 25 Apr 2025 - 06:35 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 24, 2025, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C) chairs a high level security meeting with the chiefs of the Pakistan forces and other government officials at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
Trump claims China's Xi called him on tariffs 25 Apr 2025 - 06:05 pm
This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a press conference in Belgrade, on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Charly Triballeau and Elvis Barukcic / AFP)
Indonesia's Mt. Lewotobi erupts, safety advisory issued 25 Apr 2025 - 05:45 pm
File photo. This handout picture taken and released on January 11, 2025 by Indonesian Geological Agency shows Mount Ibu spewing volcanic material approximately 4,000 meters high during an eruption as observed from the Mount Ibu Volcano Observation Post in West Halmahera, North Maluku on January 11, 2025. Photo by Handout / Indonesian Geological Agency / AFP
Latest leading index shows Malaysia's economy to moderate 25 Apr 2025 - 05:44 pm
Peninsula
UN urges restraint as tensions escalate between India and Pakistan 25 Apr 2025 - 03:34 pm
Peninsula
Five Thai police officers killed in plane crash during drill 25 Apr 2025 - 11:43 am
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China says wind and solar energy capacity exceeds thermal for first time 25 Apr 2025 - 11:09 am
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No phone calls at the ATM, Japan's Osaka tells over-65s 25 Apr 2025 - 09:56 am
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Nepal's long road to quake resilience 25 Apr 2025 - 08:09 am
This photograph taken on April 16, 2025 shows remains of the 2015 earthquake, at a residential colony in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
China to promote high-quality development of military relations with Malaysia spokesperson 24 Apr 2025 - 10:33 pm
Peninsula
Indonesia maintains financial stability amid global economic uncertainty: minister 24 Apr 2025 - 10:22 pm
Buildings during sunset in Jakarta. File photo for representational purposes only.
People in Japan stage rallies against sexual assaults by US servicemen 24 Apr 2025 - 07:50 pm
US miliary personnel join Japanese officials and residents for a one-off joint nighttime patrol on the streets of Okinawa City, Okinawa prefecture late on April 18, 2025, in the first such joint operation since 1973, following sexual assault cases involving US servicemen. (Photo by Hiroaki YAMASHIRO / AFP)
China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centres 24 Apr 2025 - 07:01 pm
File photo: Members of the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) carry out an inspection at a work place during a crackdown operation on illicit activity linked to scam centres in Shwe Kokko in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township on February 18, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia partners with Denmark's Vetas to develop wind energy project 24 Apr 2025 - 05:11 pm
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Three Chinese astronauts blast off for Tiangong space station 24 Apr 2025 - 03:10 pm
A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Pakistan closes border, airspace as ‘reciprocal measures’ against India 24 Apr 2025 - 02:47 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 24, 2025, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a high level security meeting in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
Sri Lanka's poverty alarmingly high: World Bank 23 Apr 2025 - 11:51 pm
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India suspends water-sharing treaty, Pakistan promises tit-for-tat response 23 Apr 2025 - 11:21 pm
An Indian military helicopter is seen in flight as viewed from Baisaran, a day after tourist attack in Pahalgam, about 90 kms (55 miles) from Srinagar on April 23, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)