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Boeing 787 Jet Bound for London Crashes in India With 242 on Board

The Air India flight crashed in a residential area of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff.

By Shan Li

How political chaos helped forge South Korea's presidential frontrunner

A political implosion turned controversial politician Lee Jae-myung into a presidential favourite.

By Gavin Butler BBC News Reporting from Singapore, Yuna Ku BBC Korean Reporting from Seoul
South Korea is voting for a new president after six months of political chaos. Here’s what to know

By Jessie Yeung, CNN
Hegseth urges Asia to boost defence against China's 'imminent' threat to Taiwan

By Tessa Wong (Asia Digital Reporter ) • Reporting from Shangri-la Dialogue, Singapore

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Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong

1 years ago

By
Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies

Kim Jong Un speaks during a launch ceremony of a new naval destroyer in April in North Korea. Photograph: AP

Trump says 'total reset negotiated' with China during tariff talks in Geneva

President says 'great progress' was made with Beijing amid tariff battle

1 years ago

By
Alexandra Koch

Members of the Chinese delegation leave the site where trade talks between Chinese and U.S. delegations took place in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

Pakistan, India agree to immediate ceasefire following weeks of deadly clashes

Tensions soared after last month's attack at tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir

1 years ago

By
The Associated Press

India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri tells a media briefing in New Delhi on Saturday that the heads of military operations from India and Pakistan spoke in the afternoon. (Karma Bhutia/The Associated Press)

Pakistan shuts airspace to Indian airlines and suspends trade

The move comes after New Delhi halted a water-sharing treaty following a deadly terrorist attack

1 years ago

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Editors Desk

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‘FORCEFUL’ RETALIATION: China punches back as yuan hits 17-year low

After plenty of mud-slinging, China has announced a massive manoeuvre to hit back at Donald Trump after its currency dipped dramatically.

1 years ago

By
Benedict Brook , Natalie Brown and Alex Blair

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner. Picture: Pool via AP

China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

1 years ago

By
Editors Desk

Getty Images / Xi Jinping has shown no signs that he will blink first in the tariff standoff with the US

Jubilation in South Korea After President Who Declared Martial Law Is Ousted

The nation’s top court upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, clearing the way for the election of a new president. Demonstrators erupted in cheers.

1 years ago

South Korean court to rule on Yoon impeachment over martial law scandal

South Korea's Constitutional Court will make its long-awaited verdict on the fate of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, as the embattled nation seeks closure following months of political turmoil in the aftermath Yoon's failed martial law bid last December.

1 years ago

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol greets his supporters as he comes out of a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea, on March 8, 2025. © AP

Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,700, local media reports

Another 4,521 people were injured, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing reportedly said.

1 years ago

By
Kevin Shalvey

Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,700, local media reports

Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

1 years ago

By
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

View image in fullscreen Members of a Chinese search and rescue team transfer a survivor from the collapsed Great Wall Hotel in Mandalay on Monday. Photograph: Cai Yang/AP

Experts predict 10,000+ dead in horror quake

Experts say the devastating earthquake in Myanmar was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

1 years ago

By
Ally Foster , Alex Blair and AFP

Rescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok following the earthquake. Picture: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP

Horror moment Bangkok high-rise collapses

Dramatic footage shows a building under construction collapsing and tradesmen running for cover after a powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and Thailand.