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US-Taliban Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Final Biden Deal

Indian Court Sentences Police Volunteer to Life for Doctor's Murder

What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S and the World

Report: Funding cuts Threaten Afghan Women

Trump announces $500B Stargate AI project: 'Country will be prospering like never before'

India

India Successfully Conducts Maiden Space-Docking Test

World's Largest Religious Festival Begins in India

What Happened The Last Time Trump Left The Paris Agreement

Over 100 Killed After Powerful Earthquake Strikes China

Ohio State finishes the final college football rankings at No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll

USA Today10 hrs

Afghanistan

UK Special Forces Accused of Afghan War Crimes in Inquiry

Taliban Orders NGOs to Stop Employing Women or Face Closure

Should You Question Everything?

New Yorker5 hrs

Taliban: Pakistani Airstrikes on Afghanistan Kill at Least 46

Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange

Associated Press1 day

Pakistan

White House: Pakistan's Ballistic Missiles a Threat to US

Pakistan: Imran Khan Supporters Detained After Defying Lockdown

When will Keir Starmer tell us everything about Southport?

Spectator (UK)14 hrs

Pakistan: Schools Close in Lahore as Air Pollution Hits Record Level

Taliban says 2 Americans freed in prisoner swap and Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them

Bangladesh

UK: Anti-Corruption Minister Refers Herself to Ethics Probe

Bangladesh Sets 2025-26 Timeline for Elections

The Partition of 1947 and Intergenerational Trauma

Psychology Today7 hrs

Bangladesh Seeks Sheikh Hasina's Extradition from India

Google strikes world’s largest biochar carbon removal deal with Indian startup Varaha

TechCrunch5 days

Myanmar

Japanese Crime Syndicate Boss Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Material Trafficking

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar's Military Chief

Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’?

Myanmar: Typhoon Yagi Kills Over 100, Displaces 320K

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking

TechCrunchJan 08

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: President Appoints New Cabinet

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

National Folk Museum marks year of snake in exhibition

Korea HeraldJan 01

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President

With Suicide, Studying How Can Be as Important as Why

Psychology Today9 hrs

Nepal

Nepal: At Least 193 Killed in Floods and Landslides

Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Pilot Lone Survivor

Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law

Nepal: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Named New Prime Minister

Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Netanyahu’s security cabinet votes on Gaza truce

Associated Press6 days

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

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

EconomistNov 29, 2023

Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status

Associated PressJan 23, 2021

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

Al JazeeraMay 27, 2024

The Uncertain Fate of an Alpine Mountain Lodge

New YorkerJan 13

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

USA TodayAug 01, 2023

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

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

OpEdNewsDec 25, 2024

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

Washington PostJan 23, 2023

Maldives

Maldives Foreign Minister Visits Washington

Maldives: Pres. Muizzu's Party Wins Parliamentary Polls

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

Maldives Presidential Election Heads for Runoff

How to Choose the Best Rewards Credit Card for You in July 2024

Business InsiderJul 26, 2024

Bhutan

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

Study: 15M People Threatened Globally by Glacial Flooding

Bitcoin tops $106,000, hopes grow for strategic reserve

Korea HeraldJan 01

Study: Earth Risks Losing Significant Glacier Mass By 2100

What 2025 Holds for the World