Japan and China are giving conflicting accounts about whether their foreign ministers briefly spoke last week.
Bangladesh: Charges filed against Hasina, 40 others in crimes against humanity case
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecution on Monday filed formal charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 others in a crimes against humanity case related to a …
Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 100 as more heavy rain forecast
Pakistan’s national disaster management agency says the death toll from monsoon rains and flash flooding in Pakistan over the past month has surpassed 100.
Modi faces challenge from activists over surveillance at India youth protest
By Saurabh Sharma and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – Indian activists are challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the use of AI-powered surveillance used at the …
India News Highlights, 27 July 2026: Kapil Sibal announces Rs 1 crore legal aid fund for student protesters
Activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site by Delhi Police on July 18 and forcibly taken to Safdarjung Hospital …
Indonesia moves to ease rare-earth checks bottleneck delaying alumina, nickel exports
JAKARTA/LONDON/SHANGHAI, July 27 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s presidential staff office has called for cooperation between government agencies, law enforcement officials and industry to resolve a …
India’s Gen Z forced Modi to listen, respond and act — exposing chinks in the ruling party’s armor
In a rare occurrence, Modi’s government was forced to concede demands of Gen Z protesters, underscoring their rising influence in the country’s polity.
Gen Z Could Be India’s Most Powerful Voter Bloc By 2029. Numbers Explain Why
By the time India votes in the 2029 general election, Generation Z will have become the country’s largest adult generation, making it an electoral force that no political party can afford to overlook.
China opposes US ‘forced labour’ tariffs, calls for them to be cancelled
(Corrects wording in ministry quote in final paragraph) BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Monday that new U.S. tariffs imposed on Chinese goods over alleged forced labour …
China accuses US of ‘AI hegemonism’, threatens countermeasures over potential probes
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry on Monday accused the United States of “AI hegemonism” and threatened countermeasures after senior U.S. officials said …