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On Saturday, one of India’s best female cricketers is set to play her last international game.

The mood in Japan is sour ahead of Tuesday’s state funeral for the slain former prime minister.

Anger is growing in Japan over the upcoming state funeral for Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. The former prime minister had links to the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation based in South Korea. We find out more about the relationship between the sect and Japan’s political elite by speaking to Koichi Nakano, a professor of political science. Our reporters also take us to meet a former member of the group in Tokyo.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the UN summit in New York.

A religious party in Pakistan has filed a petition against a law that protects the rights of transgender people. Opponents say the legislation could act as a gateway to enable same-sex marriage.

Yoon Suk-yeol denies insulting the US Congress after remarks he made were caught on an open mic.

Activists and civil society groups in Myanmar are increasingly attacking humanitarian aid organizations online, especially the United Nations. They are the wrong target, says DW’s Rodion Ebbighausen.

On February 1, 2021, the Burmese army retook power, brutally ending a decades-long period of democracy. In the space of a few months, thousands of civilians were killed and thousands more thrown into prison. A shadow government was quickly formed, but armed resistance also got organised in a country cut off from the world. In this exclusive report shot in the rebel maquis and underground pro-democracy resistance circles, FRANCE 24 brings you an inside look at Myanmar’s civil war. Exiled dissidents, rebel military leaders and deserters from the Burmese army speak out and denounce in particular the growing and decisive Russian support for the junta.

The Chinese man’s vicious attack on four women in a restaurant sparked a debate about gender violence.

Hong Kong has some of the world’s toughest rules as it follows China’s zero Covid policies.

After two-and-a-half years, the country will freely allow in international travellers next month.

The video was released a day after authorities had earlier announced extensions to Covid restrictions.

Kashmir’s Bakarwals are determined to maintain their traditional lifestyle despite pressures to change.

A US aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for a joint naval exercise, the first time since 2017. Meanwhile, the South Korean president has been caught on a hot mic insulting the US, which his office has denied.

The shocking attack on a young woman in a toilet prompts anger at weak anti-stalking laws.

Some are grappling with how to celebrate her life while also acknowledging trauma from colonisation.

Japan will reopen its international borders from October 11, nearly two-and-a-half years after it shut down its borders due to the pandemic.

The government in Berlin wants to reduce dependence on the country’s most important trading partner. But German businesses are not convinced.

Memories of a communal attack during last year’s Durga Puja festival are still fresh in the minds of many Hindus in Bangladesh. They have taken measures to ensure this year’s event is a more peaceful occasion.

Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime’s last surviving leader. The tribunal was ruling on an appeal by Khieu Samphan, head of state for the murderous communist regime which wiped out a quarter of the Cambodian population in less than four years in the 1970s.

Dengue cases have been recorded in 75 out of 77 districts throughout the country, including remote hilly and mountainous regions.

In its final hearing the court upheld the conviction of the regime’s last surviving leader.

Fu Zhenghua had previously been hailed as a corruption-fighting leader in his senior roles.

The hydropower plant worker helped colleagues after the tremor, but later got lost without glasses.

“Sickening” allegations at an Australian Football League club demand a wider reckoning, critics say.

Fu Zhenghua was given a suspended death sentence following a bribery conviction. The sentence comes amidst a strict anti-corruption crusade by Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.

Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime’s last surviving leader.

The statement comes after the US said Moscow could purchase “millions” of munitions from Pyongyang.

The mastermind of a US navy scam had been on the run in Cuba and Mexico since escaping house arrest.

About 200 pilot whales have perished after being stranded on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, Australian rescuers said Thursday.

As Australians hold a day of mourning, we look back on memorable moments from her trips down under.

An Indian initiative seeking to break down taboos has been simulating period pain in men.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told FRANCE 24 the floods that ravaged his country had created a catastrophe of apocalyptical proportions. In addition to more than 1,500 deaths, the disaster has caused dual health and food security crises. Zardari said Pakistan needs some $30 billion in aid and praised international efforts under way to offer help. Neighbouring India, however, has failed to offer assistance, said Zardari, who condemned the country’s government as “racist” and “Islamophobic”.

Devastating flooding in Pakistan in recent weeks has battered a country already struggling to revive its crisis-stricken economy.

Villages in Myanmar’s northwest Sagaing Region have been turned into smouldering ruins in what locals say are reprisal attacks by troops of the governing military junta. The area has been a hotbed of resistance since last year’s coup, with local “People’s Defence Force” (PDF) and militia members, often using homemade weapons, clashing with junta troops and local populations frequently suffering the consequences.

A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister’s office on Wednesday in an apparent protest of the government’s decision to hold a state funeral for former premier Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated earlier this year, TV Asahi reported.

What are the consequences of southern India outperforming the rest of the country?

Traffickers are forcing thousands of people from across Asia to work in online scam centres.

Iranian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that four people were killed during popular unrest over the death of a young woman in police custody, but sought to deflect blame from security forces by saying the protester killings were “suspicious”.

Residents say the recent military disengagement around a disputed area puts their livelihoods at risk. They accuse New Delhi of turning territory into a buffer zone to provide significant concessions to Beijing.

A top United Nations official on Tuesday demanded an independent investigation into the death of an Iranian woman held by the country’s morality police as authorities acknowledged making arrests at protests over the incident.

Water has started receding in parts of Pakistan after the worst monsoon floods in history. But now, a second disaster is looming with cases of water-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever rising, as stagnant waters have become breeding grounds for mosquitos. We take a closer look.

The university is dealing with allegations that a female student secretly filmed other women.

Seven Sri Lankans say Russian soldiers in Ukraine subjected them to beatings and other abuse.

Thousands of displaced families are threatened by dengue and malaria after record monsoon floods.

Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning of gales and high waves “like never experienced before”.

A powerful typhoon approaching southern Japan pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain Sunday, causing blackouts, paralyzed ground and air transportation and the evacuation of thousands of people. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping looked to rally Asian leaders behind a new “international order” as they met Friday for a summit aimed at challenging Western influence.

Heatwaves hit China, Europe and the US, causing lakes and rivers to dry up. Is this year the driest ever?

Courses teaching practical skills from hairdressing to home repairs are in high demand in Hong Kong as people look to emigrate from the former British colony amid a crackdown on civil liberties by Beijing and tough zero-Covid rules. Some are looking for skills that can help land them a job, while others simply want to be more self-sufficient as they build new lives abroad.