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Why Air India's funding call has come under political scrutiny in SingaporeAir India's reported $1.5 billion funding request from Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines has triggered political scrutiny in Singapore over ...
Security breach case: NIA files chargesheet against Van Dyke, other foreigners; does not invoke UAPAThe NIA filed a chargesheet against seven foreign nationals for illegal entry and stay. These individuals, including a US citizen, were arr...
What to know about a reported US airstrike that hit a wedding in IranA U.S. missile struck a home in southern Iran during a wedding celebration. Four people, including two children, were killed and over sixty...
Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, opposition group saysMyanmar's military conducted an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery Friday. Fourteen people died during a week-long meditation retreat at the...
Myanmar says 309,000 Rohingya eligible for return, cites Rakhine securityMyanmar verified nearly 309,000 displaced people in Bangladesh as former Rakhine residents. Repatriation will proceed only after security c...
Five years of Taliban rule: Survival is not the same as stabilityThe Taliban has maintained control of Afghanistan for five years. Mounting domestic pressures include poverty and refugee returns. Internal...
ASEAN ministerial talks: Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under spotlightSoutheast Asian diplomats are meeting in Manila to discuss escalating Middle East conflicts. They will express alarm over renewed hostiliti...
American national Jordan Brown, claiming to be ex-US Navy officer, held at India-Nepal border without travel documentsAn American national was arrested near the India-Nepal border without valid travel documents. He claimed to have served in the US military ...
Fresh tension has grips Kangpokpi district in Manipur following protest held by Kuki Zo peopleFresh tensions erupted in Manipur's Kangpokpi district as Kuki Zo people protested, marching to a buffer zone. Naga women blocked essential...
Kuki-Zo Council apologises for killing of six Naga hostages, seeks fair probeThe Kuki-Zo Council has expressed deep regret over the killing of six Naga hostages, calling it a "grave mistake" driven by emotion. The ap...
NIA arrests 10 accused in Manipur ethnic violence casesInvestigations into multiple cases revealed that the accused had played active roles in various incidents during the period of ethnic unres...
8 militants arrested for extortion, supply of arms in ManipurSecurity forces have apprehended eight militants from two factions of a banned outfit in Manipur. These individuals are accused of extortio...
Myanmar displaced now at 3 million: UNThe number of displaced people in Myanmar has reached three million, the United Nations said, the vast majority forced to flee their homes ...
Myanmar rebel group claims control of town bordering India, BangladeshThe Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar's Rakhine state, has declared its control over Paletwa, a significant border town with In...
Myanmar armed ethnic groups claim key northern townDozens of armed ethnic minority groups have battled Myanmar's military since independence from Britain in 1948. An armed alliance of ethnic...
Pro-military Myanmar groups launch rare protests against ChinaThe groups organised a protest march in front of the Chinese embassy over the past weekend, accusing China of backing 'Three Brotherhood Al...
An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion surrendered to itAn entire Myanmar army battalion near the Chinese border has surrendered to an ethnic armed group that launched a surprise offensive agains...
Myanmar military says lost control of Chinshwehaw town on the Chinese borderMyanmar's military has lost control of a strategic town on the Chinese border following days of clashes with ethnic armed groups, in what a...
Myanmar alleges 'one foreign country' arming insurgent groups on its territoryAccording to a news report published in Myanmar recently, Brig Gen Zaw Min Tun, the spokesperson for Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) has said t...
Myanmar president Thein Sein pushes peace plan in ethnic rebel talksObservers say Thein Sein is eager to sign the ceasefire deal and cement his legacy as a peacemaker before the November 8 polls.