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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States has concluded a deal with Pakistan to jointly develop what he described as the country's "massive oil reserves," with the administration currently selecting an oil company to lead the partnership.

Trump Announces US-Pakistan Oil Deal

1 day ago1 day ago

Trump Says Russia's Medvedev Should 'Watch His Words'

Trump Announces 25% Tariff and Russia 'Penalty' on India

Ancient Buddha Gems Return to India After 127 Years

Olympic Champion Laura Dahlmeier Dies in Pakistan Mountaineering Accident

2 days ago2 days

India

Indian security forces killed three militants on Monday in an encounter near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Mahadev, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.

India Says Militants Behind Kashmir Tourist Attack Killed

2 days ago2 days ago

UK-India Sign £6B Trade Deal Cutting Tariffs on Goods

Trump Demands Sports Teams Restore Former Native American Names

China Begins World's Largest Hydropower Dam Construction

UK: F-35B Fighter Jet to Depart India After 5-Week Stay

Afghanistan

Germany deported 81 Afghan men with criminal records to Kabul on Friday morning via a Qatar Airways flight from Leipzig Airport, marking the second such deportation since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and the first under Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government.

Germany Deports 81 Afghan Nationals Despite UN Opposition

Reports: Information on UK Spies, Special Forces Included in Afghan Data Leak

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders Over Women's Rights

UK Reveals Secret £850M Afghan Relocation After Data Breach

UN Adopts Afghanistan Humanitarian Resolution Despite US Opposition

Pakistan

An Islamabad court ordered YouTube to block 27 channels operated by Pakistani journalists and opposition figures on Tuesday, following a request from the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, which accused the channels of spreading anti-state content and false information against government institutions and the armed forces.

Pakistan Court Orders YouTube to Block 27 Journalist Channels

Pakistan: Flash Floods, Heavy Rain Claims at Least 46 Lives

India Confirms Aircraft Losses in Pakistan Clashes

Pakistan Denies Iran's Nuclear Retaliation Claims Against Israel

Pakistan Upgrades Diplomatic Relations with Afghanistan

Bangladesh

A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara neighborhood on Monday afternoon, killing at least 19 people, including the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Towkir Islam, and injuring 164 others.

19 Killed as Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes into School

Bangladesh Violence Kills Four at Youth Rally in Gopalganj

Bangladesh Tribunal Indicts Ex-PM Hasina for Crimes Against Humanity

UN Warns Rohingya Refugee Services Face Collapse Amid Funding Crisis

BBC: Ex-Bangladesh Leader Ordered Protesters' Killing

Sri Lanka

Adani Green Energy formally announced on Thursday its withdrawal from two wind power projects in Sri Lanka. The projects, valued at $442M, were meant to generate 484 megawatts of power in the Mannar and Pooneryn regions.

India: Adani Exits Sri Lanka's $442M Wind Power Projects

Sri Lanka: Minister Says Monkey Behind Nationwide Blackout

Sri Lanka: Pres. Dissanayake's Coalition Wins Snap Polls

NOV 15 2024NOV 2024

Sri Lanka: President Appoints New Cabinet

NOV 18 2024NOV 2024

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President

SEP 23 2024SEP 2024

Myanmar

The United States lifted sanctions on Thursday that were levied against four individuals and three companies linked to Myanmar's military junta, including KT Services & Logistics founder Jonathan Myo Kyaw Thaung and MCM Group owner Aung Hlaing Oo.

US Lifts Some Myanmar Sanctions

6 days ago6 days ago

Lake Defends Voice of America Cuts in House Hearing

Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 2K, Rescue Hopes Fade

UN Condemns Myanmar Junta for Breaking Earthquake Ceasefire

Myanmar Earthquake: Death Toll Crosses 1.6K

Nepal

Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking his own world record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest mountain at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet).

Kami Rita Sets New Everest Record With 31st Summit

Nepal Hikes Fee for Everest Climbers

Nepal: At Least 193 Killed in Floods and Landslides

SEP 30 2024SEP 2024

Over 100 Killed After Powerful Earthquake Strikes China

Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Pilot Lone Survivor

JUL 24 2024JUL 2024

Maldives

Maldives: Pres. Muizzu's Party Wins Parliamentary Polls

APR 22 2024APR 2024

Maldives Presidential Election Heads for Runoff

SEP 10 2023SEP 2023

The foreign minister of the Maldives, Moosa Zameer, met with US Sec. of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen ties between the US and the strategically important Indo-Pacific archipelago.

Maldives Foreign Minister Visits Washington

JUN 26 2024JUN 26 2024

Hong Kong Won't Act on Sanctioned Russian Superyacht

OCT 11 2022OCT 2022

Bhutan

Study: 15M People Threatened Globally by Glacial Flooding

FEB 8 2023FEB 2023

Study: Earth Risks Losing Significant Glacier Mass By 2100

JAN 6 2023JAN 2023

Extreme heatwaves, drought, and floods caused by climate change could cost Germany up to €900B ($960B) in cumulative economic damage by 2050 if no adaptation measures are taken, according to a German government study published Monday.

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

MAR 7 2023MAR 7 2023