5 October 2025

Takaichi set to be Japan’s first woman PM

Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a “new era” yesterday after becoming head of Japan’s ruling party, putting her on course to become the country’s first woman prime minister.
4 October 2025

Afghan Taliban FM to visit India for first time

Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN Security Council Committee temporarily lifted a travel ban, Kabul’s foreign ministry confirmed to AFP yesterday.
4 October 2025

Death toll hits 17, dozens still missing

The death toll in an Indonesian school collapse rose to 17 yesterday, officials said, as rescuers deployed heavy machinery to recover dozens more victims believed still buried under the rubble.
4 October 2025

Government, protesters reach deal to end unrest in Pakistan's Kashmir

Telecomm blackout imposed by the govt gradually lifted throughout the day
4 October 2025

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing

Part of the multi-storey boarding school collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers
4 October 2025

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14

Part of the multi-storey boarding school collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers
4 October 2025

Khagrachhari violence: India dismisses allegation of involvement

India yesterday termed as “false and baseless” the claim by Bangladesh’s Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury about the involvement of forces from across the border in the recent violence in Khagrachhari.
3 October 2025

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13

The death toll in an Indonesian school collapse rose to 13 on Friday, officials said, but dozens were still believed buried under the rubble without signs of life days after the disaster.
3 October 2025

Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing

Min Aung Hlaing has increased foreign travel in last six months
3 October 2025

'Maybe there's hope'

Rescuers in Indonesia were racing against time on Thursday to free around 60 teenagers trapped beneath the rubble of an Islamic boarding school that collapsed earlier this week due to foundation failure, disaster authorities said..The Al Khoziny school, located in the East Java town of Sid
2 October 2025

Asia’s top editors in Seoul for ANN meet, HIT Forum

Top editors and publishers from 20 media outlets across 19 Asian countries are convening in Seoul this week for the annual board meeting of the Asia News Network, which will be held in conjunction with Today's 2025 Korea Herald HIT Forum.
1 October 2025

Trump order pledges that US will defend Qatar in event of attack

Qatar previously attacked by Iran without US response
1 October 2025

BGB-BSF flag meeting allows Bangladeshi relatives to see body of Indian national

75-year-old from North 24 Parganas died of old-age complications
1 October 2025

91 people possibly still under collapsed Indonesian school: official

'Based on student attendance data, 91 people are suspected to be buried under building materials'
1 October 2025

Suicide blast targeting Pakistan paramilitary kills 10, officials say

Gunmen storm paramilitary headquarters after blast
30 September 2025

UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return

UN special envoy to Myanmar says escalating conflict presents a seemingly insurmountable barrier to their return
30 September 2025

Will Trump’s visa crackdown drive more US work toward India?

H-1B visa restrictions expected to turbocharge India’s global capability centres
30 September 2025

India to build first cross-border rail links with Bhutan

Set to open regional trade access for Bangladesh and Nepal, it says
30 September 2025

China’s new K visa beckons foreign tech talent as US hikes H-1B fee

China’s new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen boosting Beijing’s fortunes in its geopolitical rivalry with Washington as a new US visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for alternatives.
29 September 2025