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A test-launch of 600 mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers is overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured), North Korea, March 14, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File photo

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast

The incident marks the North's seventh ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April

Indian flag is seen in this illustration taken April 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

India summons Iranian envoy over firing at India-flagged ships in Hormuz

Migrants protesting against the military junta in Myanmar hold a picture of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a candlelight vigil at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand on 28 March 2021. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

Myanmar cuts ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, frees former president

Sri Lanka's Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, attends an interview with Reuters inside his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 September, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka's energy minister resigns

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (right) and Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir (left) during a high-level meeting in Tehran yesterday, April 15, 2026, as Pakistan continues diplomatic efforts to advance US–Iran talks. Photo: Collected

Hopes rise for Iran peace deal, but nuclear dispute remains unresolved

Photo: AFP

North Korea sharply boosting nuclear weapons capacity: IAEA

A concept model of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)'s fighter jet is displayed during the Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan May 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Rattled by Trump, US allies eye Japan's biggest arms opening since WW2

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A highway to wildlife protection

Representational Image. Photo: Reuters

India gets first Iranian oil in 7 years, ship tracking data shows

An aerial view shows the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

US, Australia, Philippines hold second joint drills in South China Sea this year

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 10, 2026, in this screengrab from a video provided by CTI via Reuters.

China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi tells island's opposition leader

A high school student poses with his mobile phone showing his social media applications in Melbourne, Australia, November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

India’s proposed digital rules raise fresh concerns over free speech

Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam takes his oath as Vietnam's President during the legislature's session at the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 7, 2026. Photo: National Assembly/Handout via REUTERS

Vietnam's To Lam plans China visit next week after winning presidency: Sources