Daily Asia briefing

Donald Trump asserted US military dominance over Iran, claiming to have dismantled its capabilities and warning China against supplying weapons. Despite ongoing peace talks mediated by Pakistan, Trump declared victory re...

A temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine entered into force on Saturday, with Kyiv warning it would respond “immediately” if Russia violated it. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire on Thursday to c...

Japan’s participation in annual US-Philippine military exercises is a “big deal”, because it shows how Tokyo is taking a bigger role in regional groupings that could face off with China, according to analysts. More than...

“War is hell,” as the saying goes, and it is often those most intimately acquainted with conflict who are the most eager to leave it behind. This yearning for peace was underscored by a newly uncovered archaeological sit...

A 10cm-long (4-inch) turtle has died after apparently falling in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin. Police said on Saturday that they were alerted at 2.09pm by a security guard about a turtle suspected of having fallen from a hei...

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will cancel a small proportion of passenger flights between mid-May and the end of June, as surging jet fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East continue to weigh on...

Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments revealed how ordinary people could follow authority to disturbing extremes, with many participants administering what they believed were harmful shocks. Inspired by the Holocaust,...

In India’s West Bengal state, the beloved fish has leapt from the kitchen table to the campaign trail, becoming an unexpected flashpoint in a fiercely contested election. For Bengalis, fish is not merely food. It is intr...

Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has concluded his second visit to the Greater Bay Area in three weeks, a trip that analysts view as a push from the central government to speed up the city’s integratio...

Western governments and financiers increasingly avoid infrastructure projects that involve a Chinese presence as their geopolitical and economic rivalries intensify. Yet the Nairobi Railway City project stands as a rare...

Dubai's education authority now permits home-based learning for children aged 0-6, recognizing diverse early development needs. This policy empowers parents to shape their child's initial educational journey, ensuring qu...

Britain’s government said on Saturday it had ⁠put on hold ⁠its deal to cede sovereignty ⁠of the Chagos Islands – home to the US-British Diego Garcia airbase – which has been criticised by US President Donald Trump. Briti...

Still marvelling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from hundreds who took part in Nasa’s lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel. The crew of...

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Sam Altman’s alleged Molotov cocktail attacker identified as Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama.

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Eric Swalwell sexual misconduct row: Inside allegations of four women claiming assault by congressman.

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Indian man faces abusive calls after video of him dumping trash goes viral: 'I already apologised'.

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Mass arrests at London protest: Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naja among 200 held over Palestine Action rally.

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Quote of the day by Abraham Lincoln: “Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the rea...

Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh’s deadly measles outbreak. “The boy had [a] high fever and found it hard to...

The Manhattan ⁠district attorney’s office confirmed ⁠on Saturday that it ⁠is investigating sexual assault allegations against US congressman Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and a leading candidate for governor of th...

A nine-year-old boy has been rescued after living locked in his father’s utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalised, and his father detained. Police were...

Hong Kong’s public hospital operator has suspended a medical intern and launched an investigation following a complaint that patient information had been exposed on social media, just days after another doctor was dismis...

Trump has treated the UK the way he has treated Europe, NATO and anyone else he thinks is not carrying its water. Starmer, in contrast, has tried to draw a line. He has said Britain will not repeat the “mistakes of Iraq”...

Hong Kong police are investigating after a pair of Gucci shoes worth HK$11,000 (US$1,404) were stolen from a restroom at Times Square in Causeway Bay, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Saturday t...

Sykkuno faces serious allegations after HemomalVT accused him of manipulation, cheating, and exploiting smaller creators through a detailed exposé with screenshots and audio clips. Claims suggest he maintained multiple r...

Three Indian-origin leaders are making significant strides in New York's transportation sector, recognized on City & State's 'Trailblazers in Transportation' list. Bhairavi Desai champions taxi workers' rights, Jeremy Co...

Nepal has ordered private schools to stop double-charging fees, repay illegally collected ones and clearly publish their pricing structures, reopening a debate about education costs that runs across South Asia. From Dhak...

The head of a civil service union federation in Hong Kong has warned that tighter disciplinary action risks becoming excessive as the government seeks to revise the penalty system to handle underperforming workers this y...

Abu Dhabi's education department has mandated live online classes and strict attendance tracking for all schools, mirroring in-person learning standards. This aims to boost student discipline and academic outcomes, ensur...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday accused Israel of failing to “reflect” on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried him for amplifying social media “disinformation”. Lee irked Isra...

Malaysian immigration officers have raided two massage parlours suspected of offering sexual services to clients, detaining 21 foreign workers and a local man believed to be the manager of the premises. The raids in Joho...