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Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest
Former police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protectiv…
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Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging
Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certai…
- Global development, India, LGBTQ+ rights, Sex work, Sexuality, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World news
‘It’s like a trans-Barbie world!’: the Indian festival where transgender women can celebrate without fear
The annual gathering at Koovagam is rooted in an ancient poem. Five trans attendees talk about what the event …
- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan, Tariffs, Trump administration, US-Israel war on Iran, Xi Jinping
The big questions hanging over the Trump-Xi meeting in China
Taiwan, tariffs and the strait of Hormuz are on the meeting’s agenda for Beijing – but will the US president b…