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India's Congress elects first non-Gandhi chief in 24 years

-- 2022-10-19 16:18:08

India's opposition Congress party on Wednesday declared veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief, the first person from outside the influential Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the beleaguered party...

Indonesia reports 99 child deaths from acute kidney injury this year

-- 2022-10-19 16:08:01

Close to 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury (AKI) so far this year, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, as a team of experts investigates the spike in cases. The r...

Japan rushes to rearm with eye on 2027 - and China's Taiwan ambitions

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-19 11:11:24

Between China's 20th Communist Party Congress, which began Sunday, and the next one in 2027, Japan will undertake its biggest arms buildup since World War Two in a race to deter Beijing from the...

Looped in 'line by line', Hezbollah shows pragmatic side in Lebanon-Israel deal

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-19 10:50:16

Before Lebanon's government approved a US-brokered deal settling a decades-long maritime boundary dispute with Israel, the powerful Hezbollah had scrutinized the final draft line by line and g...

Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia, defying the West

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-19 10:42:03

Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters, a move that is likely to in...

Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130

-- 2022-10-18 18:56:47

Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to "thoroughly transform" the sport in...

Australia, Singapore agree on a ‘green economy' deal

-- 2022-10-18 17:21:49

Australia and Singapore agreed on Tuesday on a "green economy" deal to boost cooperation on climate investment, financing and technology. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told a news conferen...

Helicopter carrying pilgrims crashes in India, killing six

-- 2022-10-18 16:00:18

A helicopter carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath in India's Himalayan region crashed on Tuesday, killing all six on board, a police official said. Two pilots and four pilgrims died in the crash in t...

Iran prison fire death toll rises to eight

-- 2022-10-17 21:34:29

Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran's Evin prison over the weekend, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from a blaze that has increased pressure on the government...

Indian Congress veteran Kharge expected to win leadership race

-- 2022-10-17 17:31:01

Members of India's opposition Congress party voted on Monday to elect its first head in nearly 25 years from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty of leaders, with a veteran loyal to the family expected to...

Russian, Syrian forces kill 20 militants in Syria: Russian general

-- 2022-10-17 10:03:44

Russian and Syrian forces have killed 20 Islamic militants in an operation in southern Syria, including those responsible for blowing up a troop bus, a Russian officer was quoted as saying late...

Xi's new generals face tough military challenges post-congress

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-17 09:01:20

Diplomatic challenges are also mounting for China, as its military modernisation confronts the traditional US strategic dominance in East Asia In his first two terms as commander of the world's large...

Sri Lanka president discusses restructuring of debt with Chinese finance minister

-- 2022-10-16 20:07:40

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed the restructuring of the country's debt with the Chinese finance minister, the president's office said in a statement on Sunday. According to Reut...

Xi says China will seek to lift birth rate in face of ageing population

-- 2022-10-16 19:04:15

China will enact policies to boost its birth rate, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, as policymakers worry that an imminent decline in China's population could hurt the world's second-biggest econo...

Iran’s Evin prison catches fire, four inmates killed and 61 injured

-- 2022-10-16 17:15:47

Iran said on Sunday that four prisoners had been killed and 61 injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison a day earlier, with state television airing a video apparently showing that calm had returned t...

China will never renounce right to use force over Taiwan, Xi says

-- 2022-10-16 13:46:57

It is up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and China will never renounce the right to use force but will strive for a peaceful resolution, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at...

59 lawyers slain in six years in Philippines

-- 2022-10-15 20:26:09

At least 133 lawyers have been killed in the Philippines since the 1980s in work-related attacks, nearly half of them in the last six years during former President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drug...

China’s Communist Party conference begins Sunday, Xi Jinping to get third 5-year term

-- 2022-10-15 19:30:49

A twice-a-decade conference of China’s Communist party will begin on Sunday at which leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term that breaks with recent precedent and establi...

Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden's nuclear remarks

-- 2022-10-15 18:39:55

Pakistan's foreign minister said on Saturday he had summoned the US ambassador after President Joe Biden questioned the safety of Pakistan's nuclear programme. In a speech on Thursday, Biden said Pak...

China to make its Covid-19 prevention measures more scientific

-- 2022-10-15 18:23:02

China will make its Covid-19 prevention measures more scientific, accurate and effective, a spokesman for the ruling Communist Party said on Saturday, while reiterating Beijing's stance that its pande...

North Korea says it will not overlook any kind of military provocations

-- 2022-10-15 18:17:14

North Korea on Saturday warned that it would take "overwhelming military countermeasures" against what it called deliberate provocations by South Korea, as tensions remained high following the North's...

Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths

-- 2022-10-15 17:34:07

Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than...

Afghan refugees camp out in Brazilian airport in search of new life

-- 2022-10-15 16:30:43

Blankets and luggage carts have become the makeshift homes to more than a hundred Afghan migrants in Sao Paulo's international airport, serving as a temporary shelter for refugees after their year-lon...

Rare, dramatic protest in China prompts swift crackdown on social media platforms

-- 2022-10-14 19:29:36

A rare and dramatic protest in Beijing that criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping has sparked an online hunt for the mystery protester's identity, as well as praise for the action. The protester ha...

Australia suffers flash floods; its three states issue evacuation orders

-- 2022-10-14 19:06:18

Communities in three Australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. According to BBC, parts of the country have received up to four times their average Octo...

Seoul scrambles fighters as North Korean planes fly close to border

REUTERS 2022-10-14 12:04:03

South Korea scrambled fighter jets after a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft flew close to the border dividing the two countries, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, amid heighten...

Iraq elects new president and premier, ending stalemate

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-14 09:43:54

Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after...

India axes rule on Kashmir voting rights

-- 2022-10-13 21:35:07

India scrapped on Thursday a rule granting voting rights to new residents of its Jammu and Kashmir region after widespread anger among political parties, who labelled it a bid to change the demographi...

Bhutan holds high-altitude race to highlight climate dangers

-- 2022-10-13 17:32:25

Twenty-nine runners set off on a rare high-altitude race in Bhutan on Thursday to highlight the dangers of climate change to the Himalayan kingdom sandwiched between China and India, two of the world'...

Panel of India's top court split on decision to allow hijab in classrooms

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-13 12:17:01

A panel of India's top court said on Thursday it was divided on a decision to allow hijabs in classrooms, and referred the matter to the chief justice for further directions, Reuters reports. "We hav...