Hong Kong student urging justice for fire victims
Al Jazeera : A university in Hong Kong has suspended the operations of its student union after messages were posted on campus expressing condolences and...
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Pakistan aid to Afghanistan
Agencies : Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies into Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, in the first partial border opening since deadly clashes erupted between...
6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts China’s Xinjiang
Agencies : A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Xinjiang region on Thursday afternoon, shaking areas near Akqi County close to the Kyrgyzstan border, according to regional...
Japan’s Takaichi becomes unexpected style icon with ‘work, work, work’ mantra
NN ONLINE: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pledge to “work, work, work, work and work” — a line she used after winning the leadership...
Putin’s India visit puts focus on Russian oil, US pressure and trade ties
AP : Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India this week for a summit aimed at strengthening economic, defense and energy cooperation, a trip that...
Trump signs new Taiwan legislation into law
Reuters : Taiwan expressed thanks and China was upset on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed into law legislation requiring the US State Department to...
US halts immigration applications for 19 nations
Agencies : The US government has halted immigration applications for citizens from 19 nations including Afghanistan, Yemen and Haiti, an official memorandum said Tuesday, deepening...
‘Imran Khan healthy but cut off in jail’
Reuters : Imran Khan, Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, is in good physical health but facing isolation and psychological strain, his sister said on Tuesday,...
Delhi records 200,000 acute respiratory illness cases amid toxic air
BBC : More than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six state-run hospitals in Delhi between 2022 and 2024 as the Indian...
Tens of thousands of Gazans need medical evacuation
Agencies : A Doctors Without Borders official has pleaded for countries to open their doors to tens of thousands of Gazans in dire need of...
Georgia threatens to sue BBC over chemical agent report
AFP : Georgia on Wednesday threatened the BBC with legal action over an investigation alleging the country’s authorities deployed a World War I-era chemical agent...
YouTube attacks Australia’s world-first social media ban
Agencies : YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called the policy a shield to protect...