India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations

India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.

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Nine Bangladeshi arrested over illegal stay

Suspects are accused of obtaining Aadhaar cards using forged documents

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‘No one can stop’ unification with Taiwan

China’s President Xi Jinping said yesterday that “no one can stop” unification with Taiwan, as he addressed the nation in a New Year’s speech.

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South Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families

South Korean authorities began releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families Tuesday, as investigators raced to determine why the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash landed and burst into flames

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South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said Tuesday, over his short-lived bid to impose martial law on the country

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India successfully launches its first space docking mission

The mission, christened SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment), is a pioneering mission to establish India's capability in orbital docking, a key technology for future human spaceflight, bringing back lunar soil and landing a manned mission on the moon and set up a space station, the national space agency said

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Cause of South Korea plane crash: Bird strike or landing gear malfunction?

The South Korean government said it will announce the exact cause of Sunday's deadly plane crash as soon as authorities complete the corresponding investigation

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Cross-Border attack on Afghanistan / One killed in Pakistan as Kabul retaliates

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan’s forces, a security source said yesterday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes.

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Mideast ‘not a battleground for big powers’

The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is “not a battleground for the big powers” and should not be an arena of geopolitical competition between countries outside the region.

Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours

Rahul Gandhi accompanied the procession alongside Singh's relatives including his wife Gursharan Kaur and daughter

South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote

South Korea's acting president faced an impeachment vote on Friday, as the country struggled to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.

16 Bangladeshis arrested in India for illegal entry

The accused have been booked under the Foreigners Act and other relevant laws

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Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

India announced seven days of state mourning yesterday after the death of former prime minister

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MPs impeach acting S Korea president Han

South Korea’s parliament impeached acting president Han Duck-soo yesterday, less than two weeks after suspending president Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos.

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China sanctions US firms over Taiwan military support

China yesterday slapped sanctions on seven US companies after Washington’s approval last week of a $571.3 million military aid package to Taiwan, which Beijing said infringed on its “sovereignty and territory”.

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India announces 7-day mourning for Manmohan Singh

India has declared a seven-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away last night

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South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote

South Korea's acting president faced an impeachment vote on Friday, as the country struggled to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.

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China to build world’s largest dam in Tibet

China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect millions downstream in India and Bangladesh.

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Pak unrest: Military court jails 60 more civilians

A Pakistani military court sentenced 60 civilians to 2–10 years in prison for attacks on military facilities after former prime minister Imran Khan’s 2023 arrest, the military’s media wing said yesterday.

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S Korea political crisis: Opposition moves to impeach acting president

South Korea’s opposition said yesterday it filed an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo, in an escalating row over the composition of the Constitutional Court which would decide whether to remove his predecessor from office.

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Manmohan Singh passes away at 92

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, passed away in New Delhi last night. He was 92.

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