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How did the 9 May protests affect support for Imran Khan inside Pakistan’s military cantonments?

Hong Kong has banned a vigil for the victims of the brutal 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing. Pro-China groups have put on a carnival in the park where the anniversary would usually be commemorated.

At least 288 people were killed in the collision of two passenger trains and a goods train in Odisha.

A major effort to identify bodies has begun in India’s eastern Odisha state as the death toll from Friday’s railway disaster climbed to 288. A high-level investigation into the accident is underway.

Authorities in Hong Kong have been actively removing books about the Tiananmen Square Massacre from library shelves to silence the past. But communities overseas are keeping the legacy alive.

At least 280 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured when multiple trains collided in India’s eastern state of Odisha. After hours of searches, rescue operations have now ended.

Frantic scenes unfolded after India’s horrific train crash which has killed at least 288 people.

At least 288 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years.

Lloyd Austin’s remarks came after Beijing declined an official invitation for a meeting with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of Asia’s top defense summit.

Experts say Indian politicians’ engagement with the Indian American diaspora is “unique”.

The crackdown on stand-up comedy unleashed by a joke is now hurting Beijing’s vibrant live music scene.

Several former German air force officers have been training Chinese pilots for years via companies in the Seychelles, German media reported. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius promised a full investigation.

An anonymous US official said that CIA Director William Burns met with Chinese counterparts last month to "emphasize the importance of maintaining open lines of communication."

Ariha Shah was seven months old when she was removed from her parents’ care by authorities in Berlin. The details of the case are sketchy but Indian media reported she was injured accidentally by her grandmother.

The mental health industry has been growing in India as awareness increases. But many who do not conform to social norms say their experiences seeking help have left them feeling invalidated.

Crucial science topics will no longer be taught to a large swath of Indian students, according to new government guidance.

Despite claims it permits freedom of religion, the regime in Pyongyang demands its citizens worship the ruling Kim family.

Iran has released one Danish and two Austrian citizens, the European countries said Friday, thanking Oman and Belgium for their help in getting the trio freed.

India has made it compulsory for cough syrup manufacturers to provide samples of their products for testing before export. But experts say this doesn’t go far enough.

Gangs in South East Asia have learnt to evade authorities to sell crystal meth overseas, a report says.

Taiwan and the US on Thursday inked the first part of a new trade pact. Negotiated under the beak of a hawkish China, the pact is hailed by involved parties as the most significant trade deal between Taipei and Washington since Taiwan joined the World Trade Organization in 2002. 

June 4 marks the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China. Usually, Hong Kongers take the lead in commemorating this event with massive candle light vigils. But, since China imposed its national security law in 2020, public criticism of the regime in Beijing has become dangerous. With their freedom of speech at risk, many have since fled to Taiwan. A self-imposed exile for those who hope to carry on the fight for civil liberties from across the Taiwan Strait.

A court has upheld reports that a top soldier killed unarmed Afghans – but wider questions remain.

Apple’s decision to manufacture iPhones in India aims at diversifying away from China

The Vatican had temporarily relieved Franco Mulakkal of his duties when he was arrested in 2018

The talks attended by Russia in South Africa are clouded by allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.

A 16th Century Italian painting looted by the Nazis has been returned to Poland from Japan.

India’s traditionally patriarchal society is seeing a rising number of women heading families.

With the UN’s refugee agency bureau on the verge of closing, those in limbo fear their already grave situation is about to get worse.

One of Australia’s most decorated soldiers lost a landmark defamation case Thursday after a bruising trial filled with accusations of murder, domestic violence, witness intimidation and war crimes.

Ben Roberts-Smith had sued newspapers over allegations he killed unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan.

Police allege the man deliberately started the blaze at the emergency housing hostel in Wellington.

One of Australia’s most decorated soldiers lost a landmark defamation case Thursday after a bruising trial filled with accusations of murder, domestic violence, witness intimidation and war crimes.

A private jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles.

Is captaining an IPL team better left to the veterans who can see a fast-changing game from all angles?

Indian wrestlers protesting against sexual harassment have been targeted by an artificially generated image.

North Korea said it would launch its first military reconnaissance satellite to boost monitoring of US military activities. It did so, but only for the launched rocket to plunge into the sea. South Korea and Japan briefly urged residents to take shelter during the launch.

A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South’s military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.

Despite Russia’s help, the Myanmar military is still failing to control the country and its soldiers are defecting.

Ben Roberts-Smith denies killing Afghan civilians, in a case that’s shone a light on elite soldier units.

The European Union levied new sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards last week over a brutal crackdown on protesters. But some experts question the effectiveness of sanctions, saying they risk pushing Tehran closer to other sanctioned states, namely Russia and China. Instead, they advocate the creation of a special task force similar to the one hunting down Vladimir Putin’s oligarchs.

North Korea has confirmed it will launch a reconnaissance satellite in June, saying it is needed to monitor military movements of the United States and its partners in real time, state media reported Tuesday, citing a senior defence official.

Pita Limjaroenrat tells the BBC he wants to govern “for the people”, but big hurdles lie ahead.

Iran on Monday held the first trial session for one of the two detained female journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death in custody last year, her lawyer said. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s Turkish presidential election runoff – a victory analysts ascribe to Erdogan’s focus on identity issues and use of the government’s resources, as well as Kilicdaroglu’s tepid leadership of a precarious coalition. 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented his status as the most important figure in contemporary Turkish history, after victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff extended his transformative two-decade rule to 2028.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected in a runoff that experts say is the latest trend in the rise of illiberal democracies. The Kurdish heartland of Diyarbakir has been there before, but now it has spread from the periphery to the centre, and probably beyond Turkey’s borders.

Recent measures cracking down on e-cigarettes are much needed, teachers and public health experts say.

Skechers, Zara and several other fashion brands are facing a complaint filed by a group of NGOs in Paris that accuses them of profiting from crimes against the Uyghur minority in China.