Asia’s youngest nation, East Timor, has officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking the bloc’s first expansion since the 1990s
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Trinidad and Tobago plans to build grand Ram Mandir to promote Hindu spiritual tourism
The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago is planning to build a grand Ram Temple, aiming to position itself as a spiritual hub for Hinduism in the Western Hemisphere
Australian women cricketers stalked, molested by motorcycle rider in Indore; suspect arrested
Two Australian women cricketers, who are currently playing in India, were allegedly stalked and molested by a bike-borne man in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore
Israel eliminates Hezbollah leader Abbas Hassan Karky
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has eliminated Hezbollah leader Abbas Hassan Karky in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon
New GBP 50,000 Children’s Booker Prize to celebrate fiction for ages 8–12
Supported by education charity AKO Foundation, at least 30,000 copies of the shortlisted and winning books will be gifted to ensure more children can own and read the world’s best fiction.
Trump’s Asia comeback: ASEAN Summit opens in Malaysia with focus on trade, security, Myanmar
The meeting serves as a curtain-raiser for the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit which starts on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, followed by two days of high-level engagements with key partners including China, Japan, India, Australia, Russia, South Korea and the US.
Taliban dares Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir in viral threat: “Face us if you are a man!”
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a sharp warning to Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, challenging him and senior military officers to personally take to the battlefield instead of sending soldiers to die, according to media reports. In a number of videos, the TTP claimed 22 Pakistani soldiers were killed and their ammunition […]
Modi may give ASEAN Summit a miss, Jaishankar set to lead Indian delegation
While there has been no official confirmation yet from the Ministry of External Affairs, diplomatic sources indicated that India has informed the Malaysian government of Jaishankar’s participation at the ASEAN deliberations. Officials, however, have not ruled out the possibility of the Prime Minister addressing the ASEAN-India Summit virtually.
Record number of Indian researchers feature in Stanford’s 2025 global scientist rankings
Stanford University’s 2025 list includes 14 orthopaedicians, 41 paediatricians, and over 6,000 Indian faculty members across leading academic and research institutions. According to the report, 6,239 Indian researchers were included in the single-year category, while 3,372 made it to the career-long category for 2024.
One dies after Russian drone strike targets kindergarten in Kharkiv
At least one person died after a Russian drone strike hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv region of Ukraine, as per President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
