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World / Asia

China, Indonesia sign MoU to expand local currency settlement cooperation 25 May 2025 - 10:43 pm
Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
Pakistan launches national polio vaccination drive 25 May 2025 - 10:16 pm
Representational file photo.
Bangladesh tax workers end strike after government backtracks 25 May 2025 - 07:39 pm
Civil officials stage a demonstration inside the Secretariat building in Dhaka on May 25, 2025, demanding the repeal of a government order giving it greater power to sack employees for disciplinary breaches. (Photo by AFP)
Malaysia urges ASEAN to speak up against 'double standards' on Gaza 25 May 2025 - 04:29 pm
Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan attends a press conference ahead of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
At least 14 killed in Pakistan storms after heatwave 25 May 2025 - 01:40 pm
A man pours water for a chicken on a hot summer day in Rawalpindi on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Container ship sinks off India's south coast with hazardous cargo 25 May 2025 - 11:20 am
This photograph taken and released on May 25, 2025 by the Indian Defence Public Relations Office (PRO) of Mumbai, shows Liberian-flagged ship's containers after it capsized off India's southern coast of Kerala. (Photo by Indian Defence Public Relations Office (PRO) of Mumbai / AFP)
In India's congested cities, delivery apps cash in 25 May 2025 - 11:00 am
A rider leaves with customers' orders for delivery after collecting from a BigBasket dark store, in Mumbai. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi set for world stage after stunning swims 25 May 2025 - 10:15 am
China's Yu Zidi reacts after finishing the women's 200 meters freestyle semifinal at the 2025 National Swimming Championships in Shenzhen on May 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods 24 May 2025 - 11:40 pm
This handout photo taken and released on May 21, 2025 by the New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSWSES) shows SES officials on patrol in flood-affected areas in and around Taree. (Photo by Handout / New South Wales State Emergency Service / AFP)
Floods hit southern Philippines, leaving 3 dead 24 May 2025 - 07:25 pm
Flood waters surround a building following a heavy storm in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, Philippines October 28, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Alizain A. Tahir/via REUTERS
Malaysia's leading index up 0.6 pct in March 24 May 2025 - 06:16 pm
View of Kuala Lumpur. File photo for representational purposes.
Bangladesh interim govt calls for unity to stop 'return of authoritarianism' 24 May 2025 - 04:26 pm
(FILES) Nobel laureate and Chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government Muhammad Yunus. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
Bangladesh's Yunus to meet key parties as pressure grows 24 May 2025 - 11:06 am
(Files) Nobel laureate and Chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government Muhammad Yunus, gestures as he meets relatives of people who went missing during the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on August 13, 2024.  (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters 24 May 2025 - 08:23 am
Peninsula
Pakistan, India extend airspace ban on each other 23 May 2025 - 08:30 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A Pakistan Ranger stands guard at the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor complex, which runs along the India-Pakistan border in Kartarpur, on May 22, 2025. Photo by Arif ALI / AFP.
Vietnam to block Telegram in early June 23 May 2025 - 06:35 pm
File photo used for representational purposes
Pakistan passes resolution against suspension of Indus Waters Treaty 22 May 2025 - 09:51 pm
Reuters file photo for representational purposes only.
Bangladesh leader threatens to resign amid political turmoil 22 May 2025 - 09:47 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather near the chief adviser's residence in Dhaka on May 21, 2025, demanding BNP's Hossain as the capital's mayor. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)