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US Dept. of Justice Charges Indian Billionaire in $265M Bribery Scandal

Sri Lanka: President Appoints New Cabinet

Huge election year worldwide sees weakening commitment to act on climate crisis

Guardian12 mins

India: New Delhi Pollution Hits 50 Times WHO Limit

Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked

India

Quincy Jones Dies Aged 91

Serbia Roof Collapse Kills At Least 14

What you need to know about Adani's US bribery indictment

Korea Herald1 day

Canada Accuses India of Targeting Sikh Separatists

Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s

ProPublica1 day

Afghanistan

Taliban Makes First Appearance at UN Climate Summit

Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Women from Hearing Each Other While Praying

Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots

Business Insider3 hrs

China Grants Tariff-Free Access to Taliban-Led Afghanistan

Trump Has the Chance to Make a New Monroe Doctrine

American Conservative6 hrs

Pakistan

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

Pakistan: Gunmen Kill At Least 21 Miners in Balochistan

‘Protect the climate for whom?’: Palestinians highlight Gaza at Cop29

India Elections: BJP Wins Haryana, NC-Congress Takes J&K

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

NPR Online News11 hrs

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Seeks Sheikh Hasina's Extradition from India

UAE Pardons 57 Bangladeshis Imprisoned for Staging Protests

Voltaire, International Newsletter N°109

Voltaire Network21 hrs

Bangladesh's Ousted PM Charged With Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

[Herald Interview] Korea Expressway CEO leads push to export Korean road expertise globally

Korea Herald2 days

Myanmar

Myanmar: Typhoon Yagi Kills Over 100, Displaces 320K

Myanmar: Rebel Groups Allege Government Forces Using Chemical, Incendiary Weapons

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan, Philippines, Australia discuss cooperation on sidelines of ASEAN meeting

Korea Herald2 days

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Trade Hub on Thai Border

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President

Sri Lanka to End Free Visas for Russians, Ukrainians

IMF approves third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout, but warns of risks

Al Jazeera2 hrs

World Bank Approves $700M for Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka

New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll

The Conversation1 day

Nepal

Nepal: At Least 193 Killed in Floods and Landslides

Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Pilot Lone Survivor

Elon Musk Said 'I Just Officially Bought Amazon'?

Nepal: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Named New Prime Minister

[Antara Haldar] Why do countries prosper?

Korea HeraldNov 09

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

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

EconomistSep 30, 2023

Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status

Associated PressNov 24, 2020

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

Al JazeeraMar 28

The Uncertain Fate of an Alpine Mountain Lodge

New YorkerNov 14

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

USA TodayJun 02, 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

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

Washington PostNov 24, 2022

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

Artificial urban islands could supply homes in Maldives as waters rise

New ScientistSep 24

Bhutan

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

Study: 15M People Threatened Globally by Glacial Flooding

Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrelying on forests

New Scientist4 days

Study: Earth Risks Losing Significant Glacier Mass By 2100

[Eye Interview] Charting remarkable year, Anton Hur's journey in literature continues

Korea HeraldOct 19