Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a global effort to tighten online safety protections for young users. The rules require social media platforms with at least 8 million users, including Facebook, Instagr
At least 13 people were killed, including 11 children, after Pakistan's military launched air strikes in three Afghan provinces, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday, in a renewal of a conflict that has killed hundreds this year. At least 14 others - all of them childre
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit France and Slovakia from June 13 to 18, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
More than 5,500 Myanmar refugees living in camps along Thailand's border have found jobs since Bangkok eased employment curbs last year, an approach that offers a regional example, a senior UN refugee official told Reuters. The step came in response to a sharp decline in global humanitarian fundin
Amid continued border standoffs, the West Bengal government claims to have deported nearly 4,800 “illegal immigrants” to Bangladesh, and is holding another 836 in custody pending repatriation. The Indian state’s Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told a meeting of his Bharatiya Jana
Lavkesh Bajaj, the proprietor of New Delhi’s Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast, where a devastating fire claimed 21 lives, reportedly has a history of legal troubles. The 60-year-old was previously arrested by Delhi Police in 2025 for allegedly helping Bangladeshi nationals obtain forged India
A complaint has been filed against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that her recent public remarks critical of constitutional institutions and “linking the Union government to a political killing in Bangladesh” were “prejudicial to the nation’s sov
India and Venezuela sought to boost their ties in the energy sector on Thursday with New Delhi saying that Caracas sees it as a preferred partner in the sector at a time global oil supplies have been disrupted by the Middle East crisis. Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez is visit
Malaysia has begun barring those aged under 16 from registering accounts on social media platforms, its communications regulator said on Monday, as it boosts efforts to protect minors from exposure to harmful content online. The Southeast Asian nation joins a growing number of countries introducin
With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of countries in Southeast Asia, including Thailand and Vietnam. The region's peak tourist summer season is at risk as elevated jet fuel costs coupled with ceas
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday began an official visit to India, marking his first trip to the neighboring country since assuming the presidency in April after an election widely criticized by opponents as a move to preserve military rule. According to Myanmar’s state-run MRTV
At least 18 people lost their lives and 30 others sustained injuries when a truck carrying recently returned Afghan refugees overturned in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province early Saturday, the provincial police office said in a statement. The deadly accident took place in Surkhakan region, Qa
Amid an intensified crackdown on allegedly illegal immigration and heightened border security, India is planning to repatriate 386 “undocumented immigrants", including women and children, to Bangladesh. The “undocumented immigrants” have been held across West Bengal since Monday,
