Mark Tully, a longtime BBC correspondent who was widely known as the “voice of India” for his reporting on the South Asian nation, has died, the broadcaster said.…
Read more Mark Tully, BBC correspondent known as the ‘voice of India,’ dies at 90The decision A special court in Bangladesh sentenced the country’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death on Monday for her role in the killing of at least…
Read more Former Bangladeshi Leader Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death Over Protest CrackdownPakistan blamed India-backed militants for a suicide bombing that killed 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, raising the prospect of renewed tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as India’s…
Read more Pakistan Points Finger at India Over Suicide BlastMAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — India is repatriating on Thursday the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most…
Read more Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from ThailandSadanand Dhume writes a biweekly column on India and South Asia for WSJ.com. He focuses on the region’s politics, economics and foreign policy. Mr. Dhume is also a…
Read more Opinion | ‘Does India Even Have Any Cards?’As Israel and Hamas traded hostages and prisoners on Monday, taking a first step toward peace, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, telling them he…
Read more FACT FOCUS: With a truce in Israel, Trump now says he’s ended eight wars. His numbers are offGURUGRAM, India—When the Trump Organization in April announced another luxury real-estate project in India, Eric Trump gave a shout out to his local partners for helping accelerate the…
Read more Trump Organization Expands in India, Where Many of Its Partners Face AccusationsAfghanistan’s ruling Taliban released a U.S. citizen from custody, a display of goodwill by Kabul that comes when the country is in broader economic and political talks with…
Read more Taliban Release American Amid Talks With U.S. on TiesBased on what’s happening in the black market for oil, the White House’s new import levy on India is backfiring. President Trump last week doubled India’s tariff rate…
Read more The Black Market for Oil Blunts Trump’s India TariffsLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Drumming, dancing, and bright lights. Pakistan’s centuries-old tradition of honoring Sufi saints comes alive during annual festivals known as Urs. In the eastern city…
Read more Photos of Pakistan honoring a Sufi saint with drumming, dancing, and bright lightsCNN — Here’s a look at the death of Osama bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces…
Read more Death of Osama bin Laden Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic…
Read more Taliban Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing Americans, see Robert Levinson Fast Facts or POW/MIA in…
Read more Detained Americans Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Some like it hot – and some like it hotter, still. When it comes to the world’s best spicy dishes, we have some of the world’s…
Read more World’s best spicy foods: 20 dishes to try | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Birth date: April 19, 1957…
Read more Mukesh Ambani Fast Facts | CNNCNN — What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving some tortillas, what you…
Read more 50 of the world’s best breads | CNNA pedestrian speaks on a mobile phone as he watches a digital screen relaying the budget speech by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the facade of the…
Read more India set to be world’s third largest economy by 2027, finance ministry saysA securities business hall in Fuyang, China, in December 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China is considering a rescue package backed by offshore money to stave…
Read more China is weighing measures to prop up its stock markets, could reportedly mobilize $278 billionTokyo, Japan. Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images When it comes to travel abroad, popular destinations like London, Paris and Rome always seem to top the wish…
Read more 2024 is the ‘year of globetrotting,’ travel expert says. Here are some of the hot spotsCNN — Here is a look at the life of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Birth date: December 25, 1949 Birth place: Lahore, Pakistan Birth name: Mian…
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