Asia
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Middle East and Central Asia’s economy to shrink in 2026 amid war, IMF says
The MENA region’s GDP is forecast to contract by 0.3 percent in 2026, a sharp downgrade from the 1.9 percent expansion projected in April, the IMF…
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Bangladesh-86 Dhaka-Saudi flights cancelled, 13,490 stranded
A total of 86 flights from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia have been cancelled so far due to restrictions at Saudi…
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India detains hundreds as voter-roll protests erupt in Delhi
Abhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), addresses his supporters during a protest demanding the resignation of India’s…
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Bangladesh quota reform sees women lose out on government jobs
Newly recruited officers attending training session at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) in Savar, Bangladesh, Sept. 8, 2026.…
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Myanmar airstrike kills 33 in Rohingya-majority Rakhine state
In this photo provided by Wai Hun Aung, smoke rises from a market after the area was allegedly hit by…
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At least 21 killed in suicide attack near police compound in Pakistan
Bodies of the unknown suspected are shifted to a hospital in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan, Sept. 18,…
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India welcomes BRICS leaders for summit clouded by wars
Security personnel walk past the logo of “BRICS India 2026” outside the Bharat Mandapam building ahead of the BRICS Summit…
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Nepal, China battle mud, water to find over 3,000 missing in flood
Rescue workers take part in a rescue operation near the tunnel of the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project, following deadly flash…
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Nepal scrambles to find 1,300 missing as floods death toll hits 353
A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot district, Nepal, Aug. 26,…
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UN body urges India to tackle hate crimes against Bengali Muslims
A Muslim devotee waves the national flag of India after the Eid al-Fitr prayer in Kolkata, India, March 21, 2026.…
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