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Screengrab shows clashes between BJP and TMC supporters in Cooch Behar’s Dinhata during vote counting in West Bengal, India today (4 May).

BJP-Trinamool clash in Cooch Behar amid vote counting

Security forces resorted to baton-charge to disperse the fighting groups

Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Collected

ADB launches $70b plan for energy, digital infrastructure in Asia-Pacific

The Hengli Petrochemical complex on Changxing Island in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, on July 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters

China blocks US sanctions on five 'teapot' refineries over Iran oil trade

ADB launches new financing facility to boost critical minerals supply chains in Asia-Pacific

ADB launches new financing facility to boost critical minerals supply chains in Asia-Pacific

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan October 9, 2018. Franck Robichon/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Legal team plans to meet with detained Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi this weekend

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung during a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen

Japan, Vietnam seek deeper partnership with energy and minerals push

Photo: Collected

Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening up

Representational image. Photo: Collected

349kg cocaine worth Rs1,745cr hidden in cricket gear, machinery seized in Mumbai

Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: BBC

Myanmar's former leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest after sentence reduction

Election in India. Photo: Hindustan Times

Will TMC hold its fort or BJP breach Bengal wall?

A Myanmar protester living in Japan holds a placard of Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during a rally denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta, outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Phot

Myanmar commutes ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence again: Lawyer

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025. Photo: JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

People watch as a technician works at the site after a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, April 28, 2026. Phtoo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers complete evacuation