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Zetrix AI Bhd said on November 13, 2026 that it could not currently repay the full RM2 billion outstanding under its sukuk programme, while the suspension of its Road Transport…
Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague have closed the Afghanistan investigation that covered alleged crimes by US troops and the Islamic State Khorasan group, known as ISIS-K.…
India said on November 13, 2026, that Sheikh Hasina's extradition would be handled through legal channels, while declining to comment on reported conditions for returning the former Bangladesh prime minister.…
Thailand has offered to host talks between Myanmar's military leadership and the Karen National Union (KNU) and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), following a November 12, 2026, visit to Naypyidaw…
The International Court of Justice will deliver its judgment in The Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar on 19 November 2026 at 10 a.m. in The Hague. The decision will address…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham signed a strategic partnership declaration in Dublin on 12 November 2026, setting out cooperation on defence, trade and education, with…
The Bank of England, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Thailand announced on November 13, 2026, that they had completed trials linking foreign exchange payments across three different types of central bank settlement infrastructure. Project Meridian FX APAC tested whether both sides of a…
Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng Svendsen says India cancelled her visa on November 11, 2026, about 10 minutes before she was due to leave for the airport to attend the Bharat…
Selangor has proposed RM36.45 million for 47 flood mitigation projects in 2027 as part of a RM3.3 billion state budget, pairing construction spending with faster approvals and a promised public…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 12, 2026: Mongolia has formally challenged Malaysia's handling of the Altantuya Shaariibuu case after an appeal ruling removed the Malaysian government's civil liability and cut compensation…
Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has formed a team of 36 lawmakers to check the qualifications of two prospective vice presidential candidates, with a vote to fill the vacant office…
Japan is considering a defense spending plan of 50 trillion to 60 trillion yen for the five years beginning in April 2027, while warning arms suppliers that some expected aircraft…
Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional are ahead in 24 of Melaka's 28 state constituencies, according to an Ilham Centre survey released on November 13, with supporters of both coalitions showing…
Tajikistan is adding anti-corruption checks to draft agreements with foreign partners involving precious metals and stones, while extending state regulation of artisanal mining and directing illegally mined or confiscated valuables…
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has identified two constitutional defects in the proposed Sri Lanka Cricket Bill, giving Parliament a choice: amend Clauses 29 and 7(1) as the Court recommends, or…
China had 223.65 million people aged 65 or older at the end of 2025, outnumbering children aged 0 to 14 by 10.89 million. Across 17 provincial regions, older residents now…
Uzbekistan's 2026 census counted 39,047,321 residents, including 189,557 born abroad, and revealed a country where 54.5% of people live in urban areas but 85.3% live in individual houses. Tashkent was…
A tacklebox spotted from a police helicopter helped end the search for William, a 17-year-old from Morwell who survived six days in Victoria's Gippsland bushland with a packet of chicken-flavoured…
Videos reportedly filmed at Beijing Capital International Airport on November 9 and 10 show lines of passengers in wheelchairs being pushed by ground staff before flights said to be bound…
Kazakhstan's National Bank is preparing a service that would let citizens block the online opening of bank accounts and issuance of cards in their names through any bank's app. The…
A woman found abandoned shortly after her birth in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, in May 1989 is a Malaysian citizen by operation of law, the Court of Appeal has ruled, dismissing…
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed amendments on November 13, 2026, extending maternity leave from eight to 14 weeks and allowing parents to take child-rearing leave until their child's ninth birthday, rather…
MANILA, November 13, 2026. The Department of Transportation plans to take over EDSA Busway operations and footbridge maintenance in 2027, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said Friday, after broken elevators and…
North Korea's Blue Sky Trading Company displayed a smartphone that opens like a book at the 18th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair, held from October 26 to 30, 2026, at…
Kazakhstan could begin building its first nuclear power station in 2027 near Ulken, a settlement on the shore of Lake Balkhash in Almaty Region, according to Almasadam Satkaliyev, chairman of…
Islamabad plans to connect every merchant to digital payments by December 31, 2026, with an earlier deadline for government counters: departments of the Islamabad Capital Territory administration and the Capital…
China aims to reach 300 gigawatts (GW) of new energy storage by 2030, with an average discharge duration of about three hours, under a plan that puts electricity market income,…
Thailand's new WORPT payment app is targeting 15 billion baht in tourist spending over an 18-month trial by letting foreign visitors turn cryptocurrency into baht and pay through Thai QR…
Indonesia plans to revitalize 100,000 educational institutions in 2027, Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti said in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on November 13, 2026, as the government expands a construction programme intended to make classrooms safer and more comfortable before 2029.…
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa directed 50% of the workforce in his departments to work from home on Friday, November 13, 2026, as the capital's Air Quality Index reached…
Malaysia began activating state and district disaster operations control centres on November 12 as authorities prepared for three to five episodes of prolonged heavy rain during the 2026/2027 Northeast Monsoon.…
Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index of 403 on Friday morning, entering India's severe category as dense smog obscured roads and street lights across the capital of about 20 million…
Laos is advancing 47 electricity projects with a combined capacity of 8,260 megawatts to supply Vietnam, with 13 plants already operating and the remaining 34 expected to be completed before…
The CITES Standing Committee lifted its recommendation to suspend trade in protected animal species from Laos on November 4, 2026, while requiring safeguards before the country can approve exports of…
Adani Green Energy's decision to reduce the declared cost of its 1,500 megawatt Tarali pumped storage project from Rs 5,675 crore to Rs 56.75 crore has prompted government inquiries in…
Researchers counted 451 blacktip reef sharks at Thailand's Maya Bay on the morning of November 3, 2026, the largest gathering recorded since the monitoring project began in 2023. The sighting…
Norway has agreed to purchase up to 12 million tonnes of verified emissions reductions from renewable electricity projects in Indonesia, creating a potential source of funding worth $240 million to…
Dubai Airports stopped SpiceJet passenger check-ins on November 12, 2026, over outstanding dues of about AED 14 million, approximately ₹35.85 crore, forcing the cancellation of four passenger services to Amritsar,…
Air India and Air India Express have extended flight suspensions to and from Riyadh and Dammam through November 30, 2026, and Jeddah through November 21, as tensions involving Yemen's Houthi…
Thailand's proposed 1,000-baht tax on passengers leaving the country by air has drawn opposition from travel agents, hotels and airlines, with tourism businesses warning of annual revenue losses of 50…
Kazakhstan plans to build a cable car stretching 6.3 kilometers between Lower and Middle Kolsai Lakes in Almaty region, with an investment of 15 billion tenge and 90 new jobs.…
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung expects BTS's three concerts at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium on December 26, 27 and 29, 2026, to generate more than Rp600 billion in economic activity.…
Rui Muneyama hit home runs in consecutive innings, including the decisive three-run drive in the eighth, as Japan defeated South Korea 9-5 at Tokyo Dome on November 13 to take…
Matt Henry dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer for ducks in the opening over as New Zealand overwhelmed India by 244 runs at Mount Maunganui on…
South Korea lost 3-2 to Saudi Arabia at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on November 13, 2026, ending a six-match unbeaten run against their Asian rivals. Goals…
Sadaharu Oh has urged Shohei Ohtani to consider concentrating on batting after a season in which the Los Angeles Dodgers star hit 30 home runs but stopped pitching in early…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned a place on the 2026 All-MLB Second Team after delivering a 2.53 earned run average across 185 innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The selections, announced November…
Tomoya Masaki hit two home runs and drove in three runs as Japan defeated Taiwan 5-0 at Tokyo Dome on November 12, 2026, opening the Asia Professional Baseball Championship with…
South Korea will begin its bid for a first Olympic appearance in women's football away to China on April 19, 2027, before hosting North Korea five days later, under a…
Sandeep Lamichhane took six wickets, including three in consecutive deliveries, as Biratnagar Kings defeated Pokhara Avengers by four wickets at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Thursday, November…
BIGBANG opened its four concert run at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium on November 13, 2026, with G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung appearing in black and white outfits and launching into…
Actor Kim Soo-hyun and his agency, Gold Medalist, have been ordered to return 1,159,894,000 won to health supplement company Frombio for the period when it could not use his advertisements.…
Hayley Williams will perform in Singapore on February 26, 2027, as part of a four-city Asian run of The Hayley Williams Show. The American singer will begin the regional leg…
Meomuru's "The Adult I Dreamed Of" reached No. 1 on Melon's Top 100 at 5 p.m. on November 13, 2026, becoming the first song using artificial intelligence for composition and…
Netflix will release Tantara in three parts beginning December 11, 2026, bringing Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo together for the first time in a drama about poverty, ambition and the…
Xiao Zhan's 2026 concert tour closed its Shanghai stop on November 8 after drawing more than 4.471 million expressions of interest on Damai for just 20,086 tickets across two performances.…
Lee Know is preparing his first solo album for early 2027, JYP Entertainment confirmed on November 12, 2026, placing a major career milestone in the same three months when the…
IShowSpeed accepted the Streamer of the Year award in Los Angeles on November 12, 2026, wearing a red and white jacket and delivering his entire acceptance speech in Indonesian. The…