Mumbai avoided the worst of Cyclone Nisarga, which made landfall close to the Indian financial capital in western Maharashtra on Wednesday, but caused minimal damage, officials said. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan, India coronavirus cases, deaths spike
Pakistan has reported a record single-day spike in coronavirus-related deaths with 82 new fatalities and 4,688 cases ... ( read original story ...)
India’s largest lender to consider raising up to $1.5 billion
India's biggest lender, State Bank of India, said on Thursday its board will meet on June 11 to consider raising funds in single or multiple tranches of up to $1.5 billion. The bank said it will raise ... ( read original story ...)
India, Australia PMs to hold online summit, seal military logistics pact
India and Australia are set to seal a military logistics pact at an online summit between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Scott Morrison on Thursday that will lay the ground for greater military ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic hits poorest hardest as India, Pakistan cases jump
The United Nations and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are urging that governments and others unite in developing a “people’s vaccine” to protect everyone against ... ( read original story ...)
China, India unlikely to turn to the U.S. for mediation over border tensions
The two Asian powerhouses are locked in a bitter standoff in the remote Ladakh region in the Western Himalayas. ( read original story ...)
China easing airline access amid coronavirus, conflict with Trump administration
Chinese regulators said more foreign airlines will be allowed to fly to China as anti-coronavirus controls ease. Will it defuse conflict with the USA? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil banned for 1st time as China cracks down
Police cite coronavirus in banning solemn candlelight vigil, but pro-democracy activists see it as part of a push to quash freedoms in the region. ( read original story ...)
On Tiananmen Anniversary, Hong Kong Makes Mocking China’s Anthem a Crime
As the contentious bill became law, activists planned to commemorate China’s bloody 1989 crackdown, despite a ban on the annual vigil. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Is Caught in the Middle of the Great U.S.-China Power Struggle
Life in Hong Kong had only just started to resemble a new normal after the threat of the pandemic subsided. But there they were again on May 24, dressed in black, ready for the storm brewing. “This is ... ( read original story ...)