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Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has re-entered the Indian market through a partnership with Reliance Retail, nearly five years after it was banned alongside several PRC apps — including TikTok — due to security concerns.

Chinese Fashion Giant Shein Returns to India After 2020 Ban

Myanmar Junta Extends Emergency Rule

India, China to Resume Direct Flights After 5-Year Freeze

Hitman Gets Life for Killing Acquitted Air India Bombing Suspect

Nepal Hikes Fee for Everest Climbers

India

A court in Kolkata, India, sentenced Sanjay Roy, a 33-year-old police volunteer, to life in prison for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where her body was discovered in a classroom on Aug. 9, 2024.

Indian Court Sentences Police Volunteer to Life for Doctor's Murder

India Successfully Conducts Maiden Space-Docking Test

Over 100 Killed After Powerful Earthquake Strikes China

World's Largest Religious Festival Begins in India

$20K Diamond from India's Modi Tops Biden's 2023 Gift List

Afghanistan

Two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, were released by the Taliban in exchange for Khan Mohammad, an Afghan prisoner who was serving a life sentence in California for drug trafficking and terrorism charges.

US-Taliban Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Final Biden Deal

Report: Funding cuts Threaten Afghan Women

Taliban Orders NGOs to Stop Employing Women or Face Closure

UK Special Forces Accused of Afghan War Crimes in Inquiry

Taliban: Pakistani Airstrikes on Afghanistan Kill at Least 46

Pakistan

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an official investigation following criticism over a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) advertisement purportedly having perceived similarity to the imagery of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the US.

Pakistan Airline Ad Sparks Global Outrage Over Accusations of 9/11 Imagery

White House: Pakistan's Ballistic Missiles a Threat to US

Pakistan: Schools Close in Lahore as Air Pollution Hits Record Level

Pakistan: Imran Khan Supporters Detained After Defying Lockdown

India: 4 Killed in Attack on Army Convoy in Kashmir

Bangladesh

UK Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq, who is responsible for economic crime, money laundering, and illicit finance, has referred herself to Sir Laurie Magnus — the prime minister's independent adviser on ministerial standards — to "establish the facts" concerning her ownership of multiple properties in London.

UK: Anti-Corruption Minister Refers Herself to Ethics Probe

Bangladesh Sets 2025-26 Timeline for Elections

UAE Pardons 57 Bangladeshis Imprisoned for Staging Protests

Bangladesh Seeks Sheikh Hasina's Extradition from India

Bangladesh's Ousted PM Charged With Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

Sri Lanka

Following a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections last week, Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Pres. Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the National People's Power (NPP) Party has appointed a new 21-member cabinet.

Sri Lanka: President Appoints New Cabinet

Sri Lanka: Pres. Dissanayake's Coalition Wins Snap Polls

Sri Lanka to End Free Visas for Russians, Ukrainians

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President

World Bank Approves $700M for Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka

Myanmar

A Myanmar military airstrike on Saturday killed 28 people and wounded 25 others at a temporary detention facility in Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine state, where the Arakan Army was holding family members of junta soldiers.

Myanmar Airstrike Kills 28 Detained Family Members of Soldiers

Japanese Crime Syndicate Boss Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Material Trafficking

Myanmar: Typhoon Yagi Kills Over 100, Displaces 320K

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar's Military Chief

Myanmar: Rohingya Children Among Hundreds Reportedly Killed in Drone Attack

Nepal

At least 193 people were killed in Nepal over the weekend after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides across the Himalayan nation, local authorities said on Monday.

Nepal: At Least 193 Killed in Floods and Landslides

Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Pilot Lone Survivor

Thai Parliament Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Nepal: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Named New Prime Minister

India: Trafficking Racket Allegedly Dupes People into Fighting for Russia

Maldives

Maldives: Pres. Muizzu's Party Wins Parliamentary Polls

Maldives Presidential Election Heads for Runoff

The foreign minister of the Maldives, Moosa Zameer, met with US Sec. of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen ties between the US and the strategically important Indo-Pacific archipelago.

Maldives Foreign Minister Visits Washington

Hong Kong Won't Act on Sanctioned Russian Superyacht

Bhutan

Study: 15M People Threatened Globally by Glacial Flooding

Study: Earth Risks Losing Significant Glacier Mass By 2100

Extreme heatwaves, drought, and floods caused by climate change could cost Germany up to €900B ($960B) in cumulative economic damage by 2050 if no adaptation measures are taken, according to a German government study published Monday.

Study: Climate Change to Cost Germany $960B by 2050