Mongolian President Khurelsukh vetoes entire 2025 state budget
Reasons cited for the budget veto include economic and market considerations; non-compliance with budgetary principles; overspending and deficit issues; and violation of legal…
Cops receive 11 reports claiming defamation in viral video about Malaysia PM Anwar’s CNN interview
The viral video in question was seemingly edited to create the false impression that PM Anwar had recognised Israel’s right to exist while deliberately leaving out the parts of…
Indian Election Commission gives BJP, Congress one week’s time to respond to poll code violations
The poll panel on Saturday wrote to BJP president J P Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge seeking their comments over the matter by 1 pm on Monday.
“Illegal primaries” mastermind in Hong Kong gets 10 years in prison
Former law scholar Benny Tai Yiu-ting was among 47 defendants who were charged with violating the National Security Law for Hong Kong for their roles in the unofficial poll…
Indonesia’s Presidential Communication Office instals six new presidential spokespersons
The new spokespersons come from a variety of backgrounds, including academia, the media and politics.
Global South adversely impacted by food, fuel, fertiliser crisis due to conflicts: PM Modi
Speaking at the G20 Summit in Brazil, he said the gathering of the top leaders can only be successful if the challenges and priorities of the Global South are kept in mind.
Remains of 24 Japanese WW2 soldiers being exhumed for relocation
A total of 737 soldiers, hailing from 13 countries, were buried at the cemetery in the district's Mainamati upazila between 1939 and 1945.
Japan, Ukraine discuss Russia-North Korea military cooperation, sign information security agreement
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is the first member of the Ishiba Cabinet to visit Ukraine. He met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Saturday, Nov. 16, where…
Mastermind of 2019 bomb plot in Hong Kong jailed for nearly 24 years
During the social unrest in December 2019, a group claiming to be the “Dragon Slaying Brigade” plotted to plant two bombs in a busy area during a protest on Hong Kong Island…
Cambodia’s Interior Ministry orders closure of illegal border crossings
The directive follows observations of irregular activities along the border, including illegal crossings, establishment of unauthorised checkpoints, smuggling, illegal…