South and Central Asia
- Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire
Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for …
- Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire
Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for …
- Donald Trump, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?
Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting infl…
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Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100
UN assists in emergency vaccination drive as country battles worst surge in cases in years amid fall in vaccin…
- Aid, Bangladesh, Food security, Global development, Global education, Global health, Human rights, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
In the Rohingya refugee camps, we really want you to keep the gas running | Ajas Khan
Aid cuts mean the ethnically-cleansed refugees from Myanmar face a return to cooking over toxic flames, or kee…
- Farming, Food, Food security, India, Oil, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
‘India is going to face a food crisis’: Farmers panic over fertiliser shortages amid Iran war
Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments sayin…
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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed president after ‘sham’ election
Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaosMin Aung Hla…
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A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis
From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are r…
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My year in solitary confinement has not broken me. My peaceful fight for Baloch rights in Pakistan goes on | Mahrang Baloch
No home in Balochistan is safe and enforced disappearances are widespread. Detaining me and other rights activ…
- Asia Pacific, China, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Middle East peace talks, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East
Foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met in Beijing as Pakistan pushes for peacemaker roleMiddle East crisi…
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The Guardian view on Myanmar’s forgotten war: the military cosplay democracy but people demand the real thing | Editorial
Five years of brutal conflict have made the army more determined to crush opposition, and others more convince…
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KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown
At least 77 people killed in anti-corruption youth uprising in September, which began over a brief social medi…
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Nepal’s PM-to-be uses rap to call for unity in first post-election message
Balendra Shah, 35, is a symbol of change in country whose government was toppled last year in youth-led uprisi…
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Taliban release US academic held in detention for more than a year
Marco Rubio welcomes release of Dennis Coyle, who was detained in January last year for violating unspecified …
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‘The whole country is doing it’: how illegal kidney traders target Pakistan’s desperate brick kiln workers
Enslaved by debt, victims often feel compelled to sell an organ to repay loans – but can find themselves even …