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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

Men walk past in front of an electric screen showing Japan's Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 5, 2019/ Reuters

Asian shares fall, oil prices rise as Iran war talks stall

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BRICS officials fail to reach consensus on West Asia amid member divisions

A firefighter works as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to battle raging wildfires in the north

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in location given as Islamabad, Pakistan, released April 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran shared 'views and considerations' with Pakistan on ending war, Araghchi says

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Iran’s FM meets Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir

Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 25 September, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Myanmar's military-backed government imposes martial law in 60 townships

Indian flag is seen in this illustration taken April 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

India vying for a role in Middle East peace

Representational image. Photo: Collected

India allows ethanol, synthetic blends in Aviation Turbine Fuel

The ASEAN flag is placed alongside the flags of its member countries ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Thailand offers backing for Myanmar's bid to normalise ASEAN ties