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Is India doing enough to make train travel safe?

The Odisha crash in India has put a spotlight on safety as the government modernizes the country's extensive railway network and infrastructure.

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In China, Germany’s foreign minister does not hold back—and is still welcomed

Annalena Baerbock made clear that any change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait would be unacceptable

Japan PM Fumio Kishida safe after ‘smoke bomb’ at speech

Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed from the scene of a campaign speech Saturday after a blast sounded and white smoke filled the air.

​Nation paying recluses to ‘re-enter society’ ​

One country is paying its “lonely” young people a staggering $743 each and every month for a truly baffling reason.


 

China simulates hitting 'key targets' on Taiwan

China has simulated precision strikes against key targets on Taiwan and its surrounding waters during a second day of military drills.

China’s Xi Jinping Takes Third Term as President With Eye on U.S.

Chinese leader will formally become longest serving head of state since 1949, as tensions build with Washington

Malaysia asked to reopen MH370 probe after claims of new evidence

Families of the victims have called for a renewed search after the findings of a US-based marine robotics company emerged

China accuses US of 'bullying' with new 'illegal' sanctions

China has accused the U.S. of “outright bullying and double standards" in leveling what it called “illegal" sanctions on Chinese companies as part of U.S. actions against Russia’s Wagner Group and related companies and individuals

Thai cave survivor tragically dies ​

A Thai teenager who was part of the football team rescued from a cave in 2018 has tragically died in the UK.

Spy balloon part of a broader Chinese military surveillance operation, US intel sources say

The link to the broader surveillance program, which was uncovered before the latest balloon was spotted last week, was first reported by the Washington Post.

New Zealand picks replacement PM

The ruling Labour Party’s next leader is Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins

China’s Population Declined in 2022 for First Time in Decades

Latest figures revive question of whether India is already more populous

Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades

Nepalis are observing a day of mourning for victims of the country's worst air disaster for some three decades.

Covid: France to require negative tests for arrivals from China, government says

rance will require that travellers arriving from China provide a negative Covid-19 test result less than 48 hours old before departure, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday.

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Taiwan to Extend Mandatory Military Service in Face of Chinese Pressure

President Tsai Ing-wen says decision was extremely difficult

China calls US a ‘direct threat’ to the world

Washington is making up excuses to preserve its “hegemony,” Beijing said

South Koreans are about to get a year or two younger, thanks to a new law

The law passed Thursday will standardize the use of international age across all “judicial and administrative areas,” according to the parliament website and documents related to the bill.

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