Sun 19 October 2025: China has started replacing the US-developed and widely used Microsoft Word file format with a local alternative in official documents, according to the South China Morning Post. The shift comes as trade and technology tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to grow. The Commerce Ministry’s announcement last week on rare earth […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: South Asian neighbours also agreed to hold follow-up meetings in coming days to ensure peace deal’s implementation. Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire in talks mediated by Qatar and Turkiye following a week of fierce and deadly clashes along their disputed border. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs early on Sunday […]
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China’s Central Military Commission Vice Chairman He Weidong was among those expelled. Sat 18 October 2025: The announcement comes just days before the Communist Party’s Central Committee meets in Beijing. Two of China’s highest-ranking officers and seven other senior military officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of […]
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Sat 18 October 2025: Bangladeshi prosecution lawyers have demanded the death penalty for fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid ongoing trial over her role in 2024 protest killings. The call was made by a prosecutor in an ongoing legal proceeding against Hasina who was indicted in 2025 on charges of crimes against humanity over […]
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Sat 18 October 2025: Thousands of residents have fled coastal areas of Catanduanes, a poverty-stricken island in the Philippines, as Tropical Storm Fengshen approaches, threatening heavy rainfall and flooding, according to rescue officials. The storm, with gusts up to 80 km/h (50 mph), is expected to skirt the island of 270,000 later today, prompting warnings […]
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Fri 17 October 2025: Malaysia and Singapore are planning to take serious action against harmful online content targeting children, with Kuala Lumpar set to ban under thirteens from social media altogether. Kuala Lumpur has announced plans to require all social media platforms to implement identity verification to block users under 13 from holding accounts. Datuk […]
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Wed 15 October 2025: Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration have agreed to a temporary ceasefire for 48 hours starting 6:00 p.m. Pakistan local time (1300 GMT) on Wednesday, Islamabad said, after fresh fighting erupted between the neighbours, Reuters reported. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan will make sincere efforts, through dialogue, to find a positive solution […]
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Wed 15 October 2025: China on Wednesday accuse charged the US with “deliberately destabilizing” the South China Sea, following Washington’s backing of the Philippines amid a recent maritime clash. The US State Department said Monday it stood with its ally “as they confront China’s dangerous actions, which undermine regional stability,” condemning what it described as […]
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Tue 14 October 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert on Monday regarding three contaminated cough syrups manufactured in India, advising health authorities to inform WHO immediately if these products are found in their country. The WHO identified the contaminated syrup as specific batches of Coldrif from Sresan Pharmaceutical, Respifresh TR from Rednex […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: A recent report by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), released on October 10, 2025, has raised serious concerns about disproportionate police action and administrative targeting of Muslims in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, following a peaceful “I Love Muhammad” demonstration led by Muslim scholar Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan. The fact-finding […]
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