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Bangladesh Seeks Sheikh Hasina's Extradition from India

Putin: China, India, and Brazil Could Mediate Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence, AirPods 4 and more: Live updates on everything revealed at Apple Event 2024

TechCrunch2 hrs

Aysenur Eygi: American Lives Matter… But Not All of Them

MintPress News1 hr

Anti-Trump movie The Last Republican finds a surprising source of hope.

We Must Secure Our Future in a Hotter, More Dangerous World

Scientific American11 hrs

US Congress Subpoenas Blinken Over Afghanistan Withdrawal

UAE Pardons 57 Bangladeshis Imprisoned for Staging Protests

Netherlands Tries Pakistani Men for Incitement to Kill Wilders

India

India's Lunar Mission Finds Remnants of Magma Ocean on Moon

Bangladesh's Ousted PM Charged With Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

Do Animals Know That They Will Die?

The Cruel but Not Unusual Treatment of the Unhoused

iPhone 16 Marks a Milestone in Apple’s Supply Chain Shift From China to India

Observer (NY)3 mins

Lotte chief eyes W1tr in Pepero sales

Korea Herald1 day

India: Doctors Strike After Trainee Medic Raped, Murdered

India: Massive Landslides Kill Over 120, Trap Dozens

India: Top Court Blocks Govt Order to Divide Eateries by Religion

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Women From Speaking in Public

Afghanistan: Taliban Denies Entry to UN Rights Expert

Congress returns with shutdown looming and highlights from NFL week 1: Morning Rundown

Harris endorsed by 10 former top military officials who call Trump a ‘danger to national security’ – live

Trump Must Ask These Questions Tuesday Night

American Conservative6 hrs

House Foreign Affairs Chairman: Biden-Harris Admin Obstructed Afghanistan Investigation

Daily Wire9 hrs

UNESCO: Taliban Have Banned 1.4M Girls From Schools

Senior Investigator in Afghanistan Withdrawal Probe Resigns

First UN-Sponsored Talks on Afghanistan With Taliban Conclude in Qatar

Pakistan

Pakistan: Dozens Killed in Militant Attacks in Baluchistan

Pakistan: Two Children Killed in School Van Shooting

Why Polio Has Reemerged in Gaza

Man arrested in alleged plan to kill Jewish people in New York around Oct. 7 anniversary

Pakistani National Planning 'Largest Attack on US Soil Since 9/11' Arrested

Thousands protest in Pakistan to demand ex-PM Imran Khan’s release

Al Jazeera1 day

Bangladesh: New Student Protests Turn Violent

UK: Islamic Preacher Anjem Choudary Jailed for Life on Terrorism Offenses

Bangladesh's Top Court Cuts Job Quotas After Deadly Protests

Bangladesh

Myanmar: Rohingya Children Among Hundreds Reportedly Killed in Drone Attack

Bangladesh: Yunus Sworn in as Head of Interim Government

AI-Fakes Detection Is Failing Voters in the Global South

Bangladesh taking steps to extradite former PM Hasina from India

Al Jazeera10 hrs

Hyundai AutoEver leads security infrastructures projects in Africa

Korea HeraldAug 20

The Year of Elections Has Been Good for Democracy

Foreign Affairs5 days

Report: Bangladeshi Army Refused to Suppress Protest

Bangladesh PM Resigns, Flees After Weeks of Deadly Protest

UAE Jails Bangladesh Nationals Over Protests Against Their Home Gov't

Myanmar

Myanmar: Rebel Groups Allege Government Forces Using Chemical, Incendiary Weapons

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Trade Hub on Thai Border

[Wang Son-taek] Were they not Koreans?

Korea HeraldAug 27

Trump unveils plan to stop de-dollarization

China’s Presence in Timor-Leste Is Unseen, but Unmissable

When the Bitcoin Scammers Came for Me

Myanmar: Ethnic Karen Rebels Capture Key Town on Thai Border

Myanmar Opposition Claims Drone Attacks on Capital

Junta Chief: Myanmar Polls May Not Be Held Nationwide

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to End Free Visas for Russians, Ukrainians

World Bank Approves $700M for Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka

More countries are openly flaunting their ties with Putin. They say it's just business.

Business Insider1 day

[Hello India] Telangana: Gateway for Korean companies to access India's market

Korea HeraldAug 13

Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka

TechCrunch6 hrs

Why ‘sling action’ bowling deceives so many batters in cricket

New ScientistAug 13

Report: Former Sri Lanka President Stalled Police Probe Into Mass Graves

Sri Lanka Cuts Rates, First Time in 3 Years

US Sanctions Sri Lankan Governor Over Alleged Civil War Killings

Nepal

Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Pilot Lone Survivor

Nepal: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Named New Prime Minister

Team USA finished 3rd in the Paralympic medal count. Here are the highlights

NPR Online News10 hrs

Foreign, multicultural students rise amid declining school population

Korea HeraldAug 27

‘A win for all of us’: HK domestic helpers welcome rare rape conviction

Al Jazeera1 day

'Sugar Daddy’ suspect at center of college student's murder probe

Thai Parliament Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

India: Trafficking Racket Allegedly Dupes People into Fighting for Russia

Nepal Bans TikTok Citing Effect on 'Social Harmony'

Missing India Soldier’s Body Found on Glacier After 38 Years

High stakes - Military tensions mount on the India-China border

EconomistJul 18, 2023

Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status

Associated PressSep 11, 2020

Project Force: Is India a military superpower or a Paper Tiger?

Al JazeeraJan 14

The Uncertain Fate of an Alpine Mountain Lodge

New YorkerSep 01

Body of missing Indian soldier found on glacier 38 years after going missing, officials say

USA TodayMar 20, 2023

19th round of China, India talks on Ladakh standoff fail

Up to 150 feared dead & more stranded as glacier burst sparks massive flood in northern India (VIDEOS)

Opinion | Climate change is a bigger threat to Pakistan than terrorism

Washington PostSep 11, 2022

Maldives

Maldives Foreign Minister Visits Washington

Maldives: Pres. Muizzu's Party Wins Parliamentary Polls

I flew a little-known, all-business-class airline that flies long-haul to the Maldives. See inside its narrowbody Airbus jets.

Business Insider3 hrs

Yes, Trump Said About Rising Sea Levels: 'You'll Have More Oceanfront Property, Right?'

Earth Was Coral’s Planet First

Largest text-to-speech AI model yet shows ’emergent abilities’

TechCrunchMay 13

Maldives Presidential Election Heads for Runoff

Hong Kong Won't Act on Sanctioned Russian Superyacht

Bhutan

Study: Climate Change to Cost Germany $960B by 2050

Study: 15M People Threatened Globally by Glacial Flooding

IWIK head attends ESG forum in Bhutan

Korea Herald5 days

Take a photographic tour around the world's first fully organic state

New ScientistMay 13

What Makes a Country Happy? It’s Complicated

Scientific AmericanJul 30

Does Bhutan Really Have Giant Penises Painted on Buildings to Ward Off Evil Spirits?

Study: Earth Risks Losing Significant Glacier Mass By 2100