Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) is close to agreement on acquiring a stake in Yes Bank, with the Japanese firm eyeing a majority 51% equity in the Indian lender, three sources familiar with the ...
Japan and China accuse each other of violating airspace near disputed islands
Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims.
UN Security Council urges India-Pakistan talks on Kashmir, Islamabad says
The United Nations Security Council has urged India and Pakistan to ease tension and avoid military conflict, Pakistan said on Tuesday, as hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals surge after a deadly attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir.
What are Turkish warship, military planes doing in Pakistan amid war fears?
As a panicked Pakistan waits for an Indian military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, it looks to be getting military help from its "brother" Turkey. In one week, six Turkish Air Force C-130 aircraft and a warship reached Pakistan.
At least 12 dead in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say
A bus carrying 34 passengers has sped out of control on a downhill road and overturned in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, killing at least 12 people and leaving others injured, police say.
South Korea’s ex-PM Han vows to team up with conservative election candidate
South Korea's former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Tuesday he saw no alternative other than teaming up with the presidential candidate of the ruling conservative People Power Party to contest ...
A court ruling roils South Korea’s presidential election
Lee Jae-myung has been the front-runner in South Korea's presidential election, but his candidacy has been complicated by criminal trials he has decried as politically motivated.
Thailand Inflation Turning Negative Set to Aid More Rate Cuts
Thailand’s inflation turned negative for the first time in more than a year on cheaper fuel prices and increased fresh food supplies, creating more room for the central bank to cut rates further to ...
Bangladesh’s ex-premier Khaleda Zia returns, adding pressure for elections
Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to the country from London on Tuesday after four months of medical treatment, adding to pressure for its interim leaders to hold ...
India advances Kashmir hydro projects after suspending pact with Pakistan, document shows
India has advanced the start date of four under-construction hydropower projects in the Kashmir region by months after suspending a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan that had slowed progress, ...