Trump at odds with US military veterans over snarled Afghan relocations | Donald Trump News
Washington, DC – When Ruqia Balkhi arrived in the United States in September 2023, she was greeted by a federally funded resettlement agency that helped…
Four years after coup, Myanmar regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ polls | Conflict News
Myanmar’s 2024 census was almost certainly the most contentious – and deadly – ever conducted. Enumerators and their heavily armed guards from Myanmar’s military were…
India beat England to seal T20 cricket series as sub Rana vexes Buttler | Cricket News
India survive late England rally after a mini-collapse of their own to seal five-match series with a game to spare.Harshit Rana has claimed three wickets…
Three million Hindus take ‘holy dip’ a day after fatal crowd crush | Religion News
Millions of Hindus have thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh Mela festival, a day after dozens died at a crowd crush…
For India budget, tightrope walk between creating jobs and gov’t deficit | Poverty and Development
Mumbai, India – Prema Salgaonkar wakes up hours before dawn and begins to cook food in her suburban Mumbai home to sell. Her son, Amar…
Women’s football match cancelled in Bangladesh after religious protests | Football News
Students from local religious school vandalise venue set to host women’s match, a day after similar incident in another city.A women’s football match in Bangladesh…
Deadly crowd crush at India’s Mahakumbh Mela: All to know | Religion News
Several people have been killed with many more injured after a deadly crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering at the Mahakumbh Mela in…
As Pakistanis die in fresh Mediterranean tragedy, a question lingers: Why? | Migration
Islamabad, Pakistan – Rehan Aslam’s family ran a transport and car rental business, and grocery stores. Rehan helped run those businesses. But five months ago, the…
U.S. shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or pausing their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on…
Who is celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake and how? | Explainer News
The Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year is a major celebration in many Asian countries and their diasporas around the globe. Chinese New…
India hopes Mahakumbh will bring in investors, but economists are sceptical | Business and Economy
Prayagraj, India – Arvind Agrawal has been running a business supplying stationery items across India for four decades in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state. The…
England down India to keep T20 series alive | Cricket News
England beat India by 25 runs in Rajkot in the third T20 international to keep the five-match series alive.Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 51 by…
Pakistan vs West Indies – second Test: Warrican leads 120-run comeback win | Cricket News
Warrican’s nine wickets help visitors wrap up the second Test in three days and level the two-match series 1-1.Spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets as…
ICC lawyer seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women | Taliban
NewsFeedThe International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced he is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban’s spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and its chief justice, accusing them…
‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war | Water
New Delhi, India – Gegong Jijong lined up with hundreds of other protesters on a cold afternoon last month near the Siang River in India’s…
ICC prosecutor applies for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders | Taliban News
Prosecutor Karim Khan says there are reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are being committed against women and girls in Afghanistan.The top prosecutor at…
Advocates and family react as Trump cancels Afghan refugee resettlement | Refugees News
Afghans who fled their home country after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 are pleading for the United States to reconsider a decision cancelling…
Taliban announces release of two US citizens in prisoner swap deal | News
The Taliban government in Afghanistan says US nationals have been released in exchange for an Afghan serving a life sentence in California.The Taliban government in…
India police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of junior doctor | Sexual Assault News
The killing of the 31-year-old medic at a state-run hospital in Kolkata city highlighted the chronic issue of violence against women in the country.An Indian…
Asia Looks to Buy More US Fossil Fuels to Make Trump Happy
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAsian fossil fuel buyers looking to appease incoming US President Donald Trump have come to the same conclusion: buy more American oil…