Asia

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia hospitalised

Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia, has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in Bashundhara after being diagnosed with a chest infection, Bangladesh News 24 reported, citing her doctors' statement

2025-11-24T00:57:44.346875+00:00 IST

Uzbekistan’s President meets China's Foreign Minister

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tashkent to discuss regional security concerns, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, and bilateral cooperation, The Khama Press news agency reported.

2025-11-23T23:46:52.949419+00:00 IST

Returning Afghan migrants face shelter, winter aid challenges

Afghan migrants returning from Pakistan are facing severe hardships as winter sets in, struggling to meet basic needs such as shelter, food, and identification documents, according to interviews with returnees, Tolo News reported.

2025-11-23T23:34:56.948890+00:00 IST

FIA arrests two in Pak over forced begging, human smuggling

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two men in Faisalabad for their alleged involvement in forced begging and human smuggling from various localities of Faisalabad, ARY News reported, citing a spokesman's statement.

2025-11-23T23:29:18.452251+00:00 IST

Multiple road accidents kill six across Pakistan

At least six people were killed in separate road accidents across Pakistan on Sunday, while several others sustained injuries, Al Jazeera reported, citing an official statement.

2025-11-23T21:56:12.678170+00:00 IST

Karachi faces 884 million-gallon water shortage

Karachi is facing a severe water shortage this month as prolonged electricity outages disrupted operations at key pumping stations across the city, the Karachi Water Corporation reported, ARY News reported.

2025-11-23T21:55:00.253875+00:00 IST

Japan aims to foster innovation, growth in areas of semiconductor

According to a statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the meeting began at 1:40 pm local time and lasted for about 35 minutes. At the outset, Prime Minister Modi offered his heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister TAKAICHI on her assumption of office and expressed his pleasure at holding the face-to-face meeting.

2025-11-23T19:08:57.773741+00:00 IST

Former Maoist splinters, faction of Gen-Z alliance in Nepal unite

Former Maoist splinters and faction of Gen-Z alliance in Nepal has united to form Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party. The new political party was announced on Sunday by merging various groups led by former Maoist Centre deputy general secretary Janardan Sharma, Durga Sob of the Nepal Samajwadi Party (Naya Shakti) and former Rastriya Swatantra Party chief whip Santosh Pariyar.

2025-11-23T18:01:22.861062+00:00 IST

Chinese Foreign Minister asks Japan to "correct its mistakes"

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a media interview after concluding his visit to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

2025-11-23T17:27:03.717120+00:00 IST

Nepal’s Judicial inquiry commission to quiz Oli over Gen-Z protes

The high level commission which has completed two months of its three-month tenure plans to question Oli as well as former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Chief Secretary, former Police Chief amongst others.

2025-11-23T15:54:03.062694+00:00 IST

Bibah Panchami: ‘Chunri’ offered to Janaki Temple in Nepal 

The ancient city of Janakpur, the paternal home of Hindu Goddess Sita, is drenched in festivity and grandeur as it observes the festival of Bibah Panchami, which is scheduled to be held on Tuesday.

2025-11-23T14:22:48.200738+00:00 IST

Japan to prioritise security reforms amid Chinese Hybrid Threats

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government is expected to focus on security reforms and deterrence due to recent "hybrid" threats posed by China, as reported by the National Security Bureau (NSB) in a statement cited by the Taipei Times.

2025-11-23T13:42:09.632879+00:00 IST

"American foreign policy is a big puzzle, US needs stronger ties

In an interview with ANI, Lawler said he has never fully understood why India and the United States were "never adversaries but never true friends" despite sharing several common interests and values.

2025-11-23T13:34:23.173033+00:00 IST

Taiwan detects 8 Chinese sorties, 6 naval vessels, official ship

As per the MND, of the eight sorties, six crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.

2025-11-23T13:25:46.093397+00:00 IST

Pakistan: Karachi Bar protests 27th Amendment

Lawyers from the Karachi Bar Association protested at the Sindh High Court against the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which created the Federal Constitutional Court. Judges and lawyers criticised the move, and two Supreme Court judges resigned. Protests, clashes and strikes disrupted court proceedings across Karachi, as reported by Dawn.

2025-11-23T10:21:00.690711+00:00 IST

Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 strikes Bhutan

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Bhutan on Sunday afternoon, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

2025-11-23T10:18:45.498712+00:00 IST

UAE President, VPs offer condolences to King of Bahrain

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also dispatched similar messages of condolences to King Hamad.

2025-11-23T09:40:01.534176+00:00 IST

Philippine, Japan navies deepen security ties

Manila faces increasingly hostile encounters inside its own exclusive economic zone, from water-cannon attacks to dangerous Chinese manoeuvres in and around the South China Sea, which is also referred to the West Philippine Sea by Manila.

2025-11-23T09:38:12.670329+00:00 IST

G20 Summit: Leaders welcome continued US efforts to bring peace t

The initial draft of the 28-point plan includes important elements that will be essential for a just and lasting peace.

2025-11-23T09:36:44.160405+00:00 IST

Baloch accuses Pak forces of killing teacher

According to BSO-Azad, Ayaz Baloch, a teacher hailing from Buleda, was killed by what they termed "state-sponsored death squads" that function as part of a counterinsurgency strategy. The organisation claimed that Pakistani forces employ proxy armed groups to execute extrajudicial killings to "avoid directly dirtying their hands," as noted in the TBP report.

2025-11-23T09:32:33.118289+00:00 IST

French Navy slams Pakistan media for "misinformation" on Rafale

The clarification came after Pakistani news outlet published an article on November 21 claiming that a French naval commander had said that Indian Rafale jets were shot down during the border skirmishes.

2025-11-23T08:50:31.718759+00:00 IST