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  China To Cover All Childbirth Medical Expenses By 2026 To Boost Birth Rates

  China will cover all out-of-pocket expenses related to childbirth next year, said the country's national healthcare security administration, as authorities try to incentivise more young couples to have children.

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  India's Strong Objection To Bangladesh's Change Over Pre-Election Shooting

  Days after the attack on an anti-Sheikh Hasina radical leader in Bangladesh, the Muhammad Yunus administration in Dhaka has sought India's help to arrest and hand over the shooters.

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  Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Found Guilty On National Security Charges

  Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty Monday on three national security charges, a conviction rights groups denounced as a death knell for press freedoms in the Chinese financial hub.

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  Opinion | What India Can And Cannot Control About The US-Pak Deal On F-16s

  Regardless of how India perceives the F-16 issue, history shows that Indian concerns have rarely been decisive in the American military-industrial calculus.

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  Thailand-Cambodia War Sees 1st Civilian Death After Rocket Kills Villager

  Thailand's government said a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager, its first civilian death reported as a direct result of combat over the past week along the border of the two Southeast Asian nations.

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  India's "Appropriate Measures" Vow After Mexico's Steep 50% Import Tariffs

  After Mexico approved a 50 per cent tariff hike on India for select products, New Delhi has warned of taking "appropriate measures" to safeguard its interests, an official said on Saturday.

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  Video: Interpreter Weeps As Ukrainian Boy Recounts Russian Bombing Horror

  A moving scene unfolded in the European Parliament in Brussels when an interpreter broke down mid-sentence while translating the testimony of an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy who survived a Russian missile strike on a children's hospital in Vinnytsia.

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  "It Is Ours Too": Pakistan Brings Back Sanskrit, Plans Gita, Mahabharata Studies

  For the first time since Partition, Sanskrit has quietly made its way back into classrooms in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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  "A Personal Plea": Imran Khan Ex-Wife Jemima Goldsmith's Letter To Elon Musk

  Jemima Goldsmith, the ex-wife of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, publicly appealed to X owner Elon Musk on Friday, alleging that her posts about Khan's situation are being suppressed on the platform.

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  Did Pak PM Gatecrash Putin's Closed-Door Meeting? A Fact Check

  Shehbaz Sharif met Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust in Turkmenistan.

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  IMF Tightens Noose On Pakistan's $7 Billion Bailout, Imposes New Conditions

  Troubles seem to be chasing the cash-strapped Pakistan, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slapping 11 new conditions on Islamabad under its $7 billion bailout programme to crack down on corruption.

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  "Frustrated" Trump Warns Russia-Ukraine War Could Lead To "World War III"

  United States President Donald Trump has warned that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict could potentially snowball into a "third world war".

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  Gen-Z Protests Caused $586 Million Loss To Nepal's $42 Billion Economy

  The anti-graft protests in September that forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign caused more than $586 million in losses to Nepal's $42 billion economy, a government statement said on Friday.

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  Trump Planning New Superclub With India? All About Buzz On New Core-5 Grouping

  US President Donald Trump is reportedly exploring a new elite 'C5', or 'Core Five', forum of world powers that would bring together America, Russia, China, India and Japan, sidelining the existing Europe-dominated G7 and other traditional groupings.

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  Will Ban Social Media Platforms If They Don't Cooperate, Warns Pak Minister

  A Pakistan minister has warned that the government may consider banning social media platforms if they do not cooperate with authorities.

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  Risk Of STDs, Unplanned Pregnancies As China Imposes Tax On Condoms

  China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over three decades, a move aligned with Beijing's effort to get families to have more children after decades of limiting most to one child.

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  6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, Tsunami Warning Lifted

  The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), upgrading its initial estimated magnitude of 6.5, also warned that tsunami waves of up to one metre (three feet) could hit the northern Pacific coastline.

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  Bangladesh To Vote On February 12, First Time Since Sheikh Hasina Ouster

  Elections in Bangladesh will be held on February 12, 2026, AMM Nasir Uddin, the country's chief election commissioner, announced through a televised address.

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  Former Pak Spy Chief Sentenced To 14 Years For State Secret Violations

  The former head of Pakistan's spy agency was sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating state secrets and abusing his authority, the army said on Thursday.

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  Thailand-Cambodia Clashes Intensify With Airstrikes And Artillery Attacks

  About two dozen people were reported killed in the fighting this week, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced on both sides of the border.