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Nepal votes to elect new government to revive economy
More than 60 percent of the Himalayan nation’s 18 million eligible voters cast their ballots in the election amid rising prices and unemployment.
Millions of voters in Nepal cast their ballot on Sunday to elect a new government, with…
UN calls for end to ‘madness’ of attacks near Zaporizhzhia plant
IAEA says some of the shelling ‘targeting’ Europe’s biggest nuclear plant as Ukraine and Russia trade blame over responsibility.
The United Nations atomic watchdog chief has condemned what he described as targeted attacks on the…
World Cup 2022: India app Jio Cinema sorry over buffering World Cup livestream
An Indian app has apologized after viewers complained about the "poor quality" of its broadcast of the first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Reliance Jio won the rights to livestream the mega sporting event in India.…
Malaysia elects first ever hung parliament
An inconclusive general election in Malaysia has produced the country's first-ever hung parliament.
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim secured the most seats, but his Pakatan Harapan alliance fell well short of a majority.…
Japan PM sacks scandal-hit internal affairs minister amid pressure
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacked Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Minoru Terada on Sunday, as pressure built on the premier to fire him over a funds-related scandal amid falling support ratings for his Cabinet.…
Malaysia faces hung parliament after election, ex-PM Mahathir loses
Malaysia faced a hung parliament Sunday, after neither of the two major alliances of parties competing in the previous day's general election was able to win a majority, while former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lost his parliamentary…
China open to defense minister meeting with US as tension eases
China says it’s open to a defense minister meeting with the US at a summit in Cambodia later this month, in another sign of thawing ties between the two nations.
“China holds a proactive, open attitude for exchanges with the US” at the…
China reports first Covid-19 death since May as outbreak continues
China reported its first Covid-19 death in almost six months on Sunday as the virus outbreak in the country continues unabated.
A 87-year-old man in Beijing died on Saturday after his condition worsened, according to media report. He first…
Myanmar’s civilian government demands more pressure to release all political prisoners
Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government (NUG) urged the population and the international community to increase pressure to force the junta to unconditionally release all political prisoners.
Following the regime’s amnesty on…
Malaysia king asks parties with most seats won to present their numbers by Monday afternoon
Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has asked the coalitions with the most number of seats won in the 15th General Election (GE15) to keep the palace informed about their cooperation arrangements to form…