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Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that every district in India was free from Naxalism as he celebrated Diwali with security personnel on November 8, 2026, at the CoBRA Operations Base…
Russia has extended temporary management of Japan Tobacco's local assets from four manufacturing companies to three businesses responsible for sales, imports and corporate management, bringing much of its Russian operation…
Tajikistan faced calls to release people held arbitrarily, protect journalists and investigate torture during its fourth United Nations human rights review in Geneva on November 5, 2026. Representatives of 98…
Taiwan plans to expand its M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fleet to 111 launchers, with military planners considering deployments on Penghu and Dongyin that would bring more Chinese coastal…
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 11 Chinese military aircraft, 10 warships and three other official Chinese vessels during a 24 hour period ending at 6 a.m. Saturday. Nine aircraft…
The United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan have launched two technical planning groups to advance a proposed transport and energy route through southern Armenia, moving a project agreed at the White…
India's passenger vehicle manufacturers dispatched a record 524,226 vehicles to domestic dealers in October 2026, crossing half a million in a month for the first time. Maruti Suzuki supplied 212,384 passenger vehicles, while Tata Motors edged ahead of Mahindra by just 556 vehicles to take…
North Korea's revised constitution defines its territory as land bordering China and Russia to the north and South Korea to the south, removes the goal of Korean reunification, and gives…
Malaysia's Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar has requested an audience with King Sultan Ibrahim after a dispute over court orders delayed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's…
A comparison of Rajasthan's electoral databases has identified 182,440 people listed as dead by the Election Commission of India (ECI) who remained registered as eligible voters for panchayat elections. The…
Hong Kong's government on November 7, 2026, rejected criticism from ten countries over a 10-year prison sentence imposed on democracy campaigner Joshua Wong, saying their joint statement interfered with judicial…
New Zealand's governing coalition led by National is projected to hold 67 parliamentary seats after the November 7, 2026 election, putting Prime Minister Christopher Luxon within reach of a second…
Hundreds of workers rallied behind Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Saturday, November 7, 2026, while hundreds of women marched against his policies, bringing two different sets of demands…
China has proposed removing the power of police to place criminal suspects and defendants under residential surveillance at a designated location simply because they have no fixed residence. The change…
Taiwan's legislature passed amendments on November 6 raising the monthly allowance for elderly farmers from NT$8,110 to NT$15,000, an increase of NT$6,890, while widening eligibility and making the changes effective…
Fewer than half of mothers of children born in South Korea in 2024 qualified to apply for parental leave, despite decades of growth in government spending on families. The OECD…
A rescue dog named Leo received Nepal Police's Dog of the Year award in Kathmandu on Sunday, November 8, 2026, as tourists joined handlers and local residents for Kukur Tihar,…
Twenty women working at Mahadev Cloth Center in Surat's Mota Varachha area received more than Rs 1 lakh each as a Diwali bonus from textile trader Ramswaroop Munde. The cash…
Malaysia's Gig Workers Tribunal has found that GrabCar's Auto Accept booking system breached drivers' rights under the Gig Workers Act 2025 (Act 872), awarded one driver RM2,000 with interest, and…
Azerbaijan is marking the sixth anniversary of its victory in the 2020 war with Armenia, commemorating the capture of Shusha on November 8 and the 44 days of fighting that…
Afghanistan received $570 million in humanitarian funding so far in 2026, compared with $2 billion in 2023, as millions of returning migrants and the loss of basic health services put…
Bidyanondo Foundation has opened a permanent shelter on Bangladesh's St Martin's Island at a cost of Tk 1 crore, bringing food, veterinary treatment and sterilisation to a place where residents…
Ayodhya plans to light more than 3 million earthen lamps across 56 riverfront ghats on November 7, 2026, as the Uttar Pradesh city prepares for its tenth Deepotsav. Around 35,000…
DeepSeek's current V4 Pro model completed 32 of 50 tasks in an internal benchmark run by MaxForAI, an AI educator and developer and maintainer of the LobeHub agent client. The…
Malaysia's communications regulator has warned that suspicious ZIP files, attachments and links sent through WhatsApp can expose personal information, allow unauthorised access and leave users facing account takeovers. A security…
Thailand suspended construction on 49 data centres and froze approval decisions on 117 planned facilities in September 2026, putting a major digital investment boom on hold while officials develop rules…
Taiwan has received a second batch of three new F-16V Block 70 fighters at Zhihang Air Base in Taitung, bringing the number delivered under its purchase of 66 aircraft to…
The US Commerce Department has approved approximately 24 Chinese companies to buy or handle Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence processors, including firms whose ownership or business connections lead to companies under…
Every Saturday, six-year-old Ha Ngoc Hieu has a reason to make the roughly 45 minute motorcycle journey from his home to Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake: a chance to speak English with visitors. Introducing himself as Theo, he asks questions, talks about Vietnam and sometimes surprises…
Nepal needs an estimated Rs 706.65 billion to recover from devastating flooding along its central river corridors, according to a preliminary National Planning Commission assessment. The bill is Rs 233.99…
Phuket City Municipality suspended deliveries to its landfill on November 8, 2026, after rubbish exceeded the site's capacity and truck drivers dumped loads on the entrance road, blocking other vehicles.…
Nongsa Reservoir in Batam is producing just 30 litres of water per second, down from its normal 80 litres, according to water operator Air Batam Hilir. That is a 62.5%…
Kazakhstan now has an estimated 190 to 200 snow leopards, according to the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The recovery comes with a…
Indonesia is preparing to rewet 10,378 hectares of degraded peatland in Central Kalimantan as it confronts the lasting damage from the Mega Rice Project, an attempt to turn about 1…
Angelina Jolie's 39 hectares in Cambodia sit beside a conservation effort covering a landscape more than 1,500 times that size. Her rural property in Battambang province provides a base for…
A fruit seller at Delhi's Azadpur Mandi lost more than Rs 100,000 when mangoes spoiled during the heat of 2024, India's hottest year on record. Fruit that would usually survive…
Colombo received 129 millimetres of rain within a few hours on November 6, overwhelming roads and prompting Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar to call attention to a drainage system she said…
International flight bookings to Singapore for December 16 to 23, 2026, are up 62% from a year earlier, while Bangkok hotel rates during the week of BTS concerts have risen…
Aegibong Peace Ecological Park in South Korea recorded 13,243 visitors from October 26 to November 4 after photographs of North Korean artillery across the border attracted attention. Gimpo City said…
Indonesia's state railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) plans to procure 23 new electric commuter trainsets over two to three years, replacing a proposal to import used trains from…
Hong Kong's Central Kowloon Bypass is scheduled to open fully on December 6, completing Route 6 and cutting the estimated journey between Tseung Kwan O town centre and Yau Ma…
Singapore Airlines will introduce sliding doors in Business Class and First Class suites with double beds measuring 80 by 60 inches as part of an investment exceeding S$2 billion. Unveiled…
Alex Eala finished her breakthrough 2026 season with a runner up trophy and a projected rise to world No. 15 after American Claire Liu defeated her 6-3, 6-0 in the…
Hamza Zahoor struck an unbeaten 100 from 108 balls as Pakistan recovered from 61 for five to beat India by three wickets in their ACC Under-19 Asia Cup Group A…
The Korea Football Association has suspended preparations for a presidential election planned for December 18, 2026, after FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation challenged a proposal to expand voting from…
Fubon Guardians reliever Jyun-Yue Tseng is entering Major League Baseball's posting system with 25 saves, a 1.80 earned run average and a negotiating window scheduled to run from 8 a.m.…
Virat Kohli moved past Ricky Ponting as the leading run scorer against New Zealand in one day international cricket on November 7, 2026, striking a boundary from the second ball…
Alex Eala held off Maria Sakkari 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at Victoria Park Centre Court on Saturday, November 7, 2026, reaching the Hong Kong Open final after two hours and 43…
Towhid Hridoy scored an unbeaten 242 from 359 balls on Saturday, setting Bangladesh's highest individual Test score and turning a threatened collapse into a 30-run first innings lead against West…
Samsung scored six runs in the first inning, received four steady innings from a rookie aged 19 and survived a bullpen scare to beat the KT Wiz 10-5 on November…
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrived on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026, with midnight queues from New York to London and a controversy over how its…
A mahjong set from Edison Chen's streetwear brand CLOT and collectible toy company Pop Mart sold out within 10 minutes of its online release at 10 p.m. on November 5,…
Eleven countries will compete in the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia at One Bangkok Forum on November 14, 2026, bringing Vietnamese dance pop, South Korean pop, Bangladeshi beatboxing and Nepali…
Nguyễn Yến Trang, a student training to become a primary school teacher, won Miss Vietnam 2026 on November 7 at Danh Vọng Square in Đồ Sơn, Hải Phòng. The 20-year-old…
Ranbir Kapoor has begun writing a script for his first film as a director and hopes to start shooting within two to three years, after completing acting commitments including Brahmastra…
Indore's District Child Protection Officer has directed concert organisers to keep four Diljit Dosanjh songs out of his November 15, 2026, performance, citing concerns about their influence on children aged…
Jisoo has signed with WME for worldwide representation, adding a major talent agency to her team as she prepares her first full solo album. Announced on Friday, November 6, 2026,…
The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained several individuals, businesses and unidentified operators from commercially using Amitabh Bachchan's name, image, voice, likeness or other aspects of his persona without his…