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The opposition wants to trigger a debate about the violence in Manipur state, in which at least 130 people have been killed and 60,000 displaced since May.

Opposition parties say the prime minister should address parliament about the violence in Manipur state.

July 26, 2023 5:05 PM

The opposition wants to force the PM to address in detail concerns about the violence.

China's top diplomat is a familiar face, known for taking a hard line on those that cross Beijing.

The hardline leader has ruled the country for 38 years and his party has total political control.

July 26, 2023 3:59 PM

At least 201 people, more than half of them in the capital Dhaka, have died.

More than 580,000 of a record 2.99 million foreign nationals now living in Japan call the capital home, while the number of Japanese residents fell for the first time ever in all 47 of the country’s prefectures.

The 70-year-old Hun Sen has led Cambodia with an iron fist for nearly four decades. He said on Wednesday he will resign and hand power to his eldest son Hun Manet.

July 26, 2023 3:32 PM

The outgoing leader continue as head of the ruling party and member of the National Assembly.

Russian and Chinese delegations are the first to visit after the country shut borders due to the pandemic.

July 26, 2023 2:45 PM

Canberra and Wellington called for transparency over the Solomon Islands-China policing deal.

July 26, 2023 2:45 PM

Moderate to heavy rain was expected in Delhi later on Wednesday, the weather department said.

The 74-year-old former PM is a bogeyman for Thailand’s pro-military and royalist establishment and his return could inflame an already tense political situation.

‘Not that they were perfect by any means, but they were infinitely more successful and beneficent colonisers than other European countries,’ said John Howard, who led Australia from 1996 until 2007.

July 26, 2023 1:55 PM

She had saved the money in a cardboard box for her pilgrimage to Mecca in 2024.

July 26, 2023 1:23 PM

Thaksin currently lives in self-imposed exile after fleeing Thailand to avoid a jail sentence for graft in 2008.

Pan Gongsheng is not seen as a close ally to President Xi which may signal a fresh economic approach.

July 26, 2023 12:45 PM

The move was an act of clemency to prisoners as part of a religious ceremony due next week.

The US secretary of state delivered a barbed warning about aid and investment from Beijing as he became the first American foreign minister to visit the Pacific island nation.