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Iranians walk next to an anti-US billboard carrying a sentence in Persian that reads “The devil army will be drowned in the Persian Gulf” in Tehran on Monday. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

Indian sailor killed in attack on vessel in Hormuz: India and Oman authorities

A strike on the cargo ship Cape Dao led to a fire in the engine room, and 27 crew members had to be evacuated by the Omani navy.

India

India backs new P4M forum, but can middle powers fix the UN?

Canada

Canada seeks to wrap up India trade talks soon, as US ties fray

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over 2019 Easter bombings

Suicide bombers targeted three hotels and three churches, killing 279 people and wounding about 500. The trial has gone on for five years.

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A police commando stands guard at the High Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday, ahead of a verdict related to the 2019 Easter bombings. Photo: AP
A police commando stands guard at the High Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday, ahead of a verdict related to the 2019 Easter bombings. Photo: AP
Pakistan

Sisters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan arrested in Lahore, jailed ex-PM’s party says

The purported arrests, ahead of ‌a protest planned for September 27, involved Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Khan.

Malaysia

Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?

The Malaysian PM’s rendition of a Bollywood ballad went viral, but his India trip was about more than just the music.

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Nepal

Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disaster

After August’s glacier collapse killed more than 1,400 people, young Nepalis are demanding justice, not just sympathy.

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Houses buried in mud after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district in August. The August 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris from a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border has left more than 5,650 missing. Photo: AFP
Children displaced by recent flash floods sit inside a temporary shelter set up at a school in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, in September. Photo: AP
A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river amidst fresh water surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, in August. Photo: AP
Pakistan

31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex

An attacker rammed an explosives-laden car ‌into the Old Police Lines complex as officers and ⁠their families were praying in a mosque.

India

India’s Modi caught between Russian oil needs and US trade threats

Cutting Russian oil imports could avoid price rises ahead of key polls but keeping such purchases could cripple access to its largest market.

Nepal

Singaporean dies on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, first foreign casualty of season

The 50-year-old felt unwell as he was descending from around 6,000 metres after an acclimatisation rotation.

Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world. Photo: Getty Images
India

India and Vietnam aim to turn ‘China plus one’ rivalry into trade gains

New Delhi and Hanoi are looking to join market scale with manufacturing capacity to build new trade links, analysts say.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in New Delhi during the Brics summit on Saturday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in New Delhi during the Brics summit on Saturday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
India

Indian transgender patients left in limbo following legal amendments

The amendment introduced penalties for forcing someone to assume a transgender identity through surgical, chemical or hormonal procedures.

India-Pakistan tensions

India, Pakistan summon diplomats after naval ships collide in Arabian Sea

This is the first overt military tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours since they engaged in a four-day conflict last year.

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India

Trump taking notes from India? US$5,000 cash pitch draws ‘freebie’ comparisons

Indian politicians and commentators accuse the US president of mimicking South Asia’s election playbook to woo voters ahead of the midterms.

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US President Donald Trump gestures on stage at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
India

‘Growing stronger’: India and Russia push to expand defence ties

Analysts say offers of Su-57 stealth jet tech and BrahMos upgrades signal an exit from simple buyer-seller deals.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Brics summit in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: Kremlin/dpa
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Brics summit in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: Kremlin/dpa
India

India scores Brics win with joint declaration despite divides

New Delhi ‘papered over’ differences to keep the bloc focused on trade and tech priorities, analysts say.

India

Himalayan ‘glacier bankruptcy’ threatens water security for 2 billion in Asia

Glacier mass loss is causing the region to approach ‘peak water’, the point when river flows stop rising and start declining.

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India

High pay, high peril: migrant workers brave threats in Indian Kashmir

Despite militant killings and security patrols, half a million Indian labourers flock to the region every year for double their home wages.

Indian migrant labourers rest at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Srinagar in August. Since 2019, at least 24 migrant workers have been killed in militant attacks across the territory, according to local media reports. Photo: AFP
Indian migrant labourers rest at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Srinagar in August. Since 2019, at least 24 migrant workers have been killed in militant attacks across the territory, according to local media reports. Photo: AFP
Nepal

Nepal flood survivor says rescue efforts must continue

Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water for 10 days while praying for rescue.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh draws closer to China in ‘political chessboard’ to balance India ties

Dhaka’s pursuit of closer defence and trade cooperation with Beijing could further complicate its complex ties with New Delhi, analysts say.

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India-Pakistan tensions

India-Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court ruling

India spent decades casting Pakistan as the region’s rule-breaker. A tribunal ruling handed Islamabad the chance to return the favour.

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People gather on the Indus River near Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, in May 2025. The Indus River system sustains roughly 300 million people across South Asia. Photo: EPA
Bhutan

Why Bhutan’s subsistence farmers are swapping potatoes for hazelnuts

It takes years for trees to yield, but growers say stopping mudslides and landing better prices makes the long wait worth it.

A farmer in Thimphu, Bhutan sorts harvested hazelnuts. Photo: AFP
A farmer in Thimphu, Bhutan sorts harvested hazelnuts. Photo: AFP
India

Global brands behind India’s cheap snack frenzy turn sour over warning labels

Firms resist front-of-pack labels on unhealthy packaged foods as India prioritises nutrition over taste amid rising diabetes cases.

Bangladesh

More than 1,000 children dead in Bangladesh measles crisis

The South Asian nation of 170 million has recorded 1,002 deaths and 187,484 infections among children since March.

Nepal

A year on, Nepal remembers 76 lives lost in protests that ousted government

The commemoration came as the country continues to mourn the vast loss of life from devastating floods two weeks ago.

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People pay homage to victims who lost their lives in the 2025 protests during a memorial near Nepal’s old parliament building in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
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