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China to bolster non-Western alliances at summit, paradeBeijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 China's President Xi Jinping will host world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi from Sunday for a summit before a huge military parade as he seeks to showcase a ... more  
China's Xi pushes development, ethnic unity in rare visit to TibetBeijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 President Xi Jinping attended a grand ceremony in Lhasa on Thursday during a rare visit to Tibet, where he urged "ethnic unity and religious harmony" in a region where China is accused of rights ... more  
Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surgeNarowal, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites. Three transboundary rivers in the east of ... more 
Record-breaking rain fuels deadly floods in India's Jammu regionSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking heavy rain have killed more than 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A landslide on th ... more |
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India to probe giant zoo run by son of Asia's richest personNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 India's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into allegations of illegal animal imports and financial misconduct at a vast private zoo set up by the son of Asia's richest person. Vanta ... more  
Maldives revokes shark fishing ban after decadesMale, Maldives (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination and top diving spot in the Indian Ocean, will lift a decades-old ban on shark fishing, the president's office said on Wednesday. Sharks were once t ... more 
Floods, landslides kill at least 30 in India's Jammu regionSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials and local media said Wednesday. An intense monsoon r ... more
Rain swamps India's Jammu region with extensive floodsNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 Fierce floods swamped the Jammu area of Indian-administrated Kashmir on Tuesday as intense monsoon rainstorms in the Himalayan region caused widespread chaos, sweeping away bridges and swamping ... more |
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Indian Private Space Consortium to Build First National Earth Observation Satellite NetworkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 In a milestone for India's space sector, a private consortium will design, deploy, and operate the nation's first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS). The planned 12-satellite network will be ... more |
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China, India pledge to resume flights as Beijing's top diplomat wraps up visitBeijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 China and India announced they would restart direct flights in a string of diplomatic breakthroughs, state media reported Wednesday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a visit before headi ... more  
India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missileNew Delhi Aug 20, 2025 India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The ... more  
India celebrates clean energy milestone but coal still kingNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity - years ahead of schedule - but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electric ... more
Indian PM to visit China, security chief saysNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said on Tuesday during talks with Beijing's foreign minister in New Delhi. Modi will attend the Shang ... more |
 
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with IndiaBeijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting ... more  |
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Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOsMutsamudu, Comoros (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan. On the most mountainous and densely populated island in ... more 
China's top diplomat to visit India for border talksBeijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2025 /> China's top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries eye resuming border trade five years afte ... more 
Years after an earthquake, rivers still carry the mountains downstreamSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin ... more  
Pakistan establishes new missile force after India conflict, PM saysIslamabad (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> Pakistan will establish a new military force to supervise its missile capabilities, the prime minister has said, after its worst conflict in decades with South Asian arch-rival India. Prime ... more |
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India and China eye border trade resumption New Delhi (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as US tariffs disrupt the global trade order. Past tr ... more  
Plastic pollution plague blights AsiaGeneva (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Kulsum Beghum sorts waste at a landfill in Dhaka. Her blood contains 650 microplastic particles per millilitre, according to an analysis funded by a waste pickers' union. "Plastic is not goo ... more 
Toll of India Himalayan flood likely to be at least 70New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 Indian officials say at least 68 people are unaccounted for a week after a deadly wall of icy water swept away a Himalayan town and buried it in mud. ... more 
India faces tough choices under US tariff pressureNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 India faces an ultimatum from the United States with major political and economic ramifications both at home and abroad: end purchases of Russian oil or face painful tariffs. ... more |
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Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partnersWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 The United States began charging higher tariffs on dozens of trading partners Thursday, in a major escalation of President Donald Trump's drive to reshape global commerce in America's favor. ... more 
US partners seek relief as Trump tariffs upend global tradeWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 President Donald Trump's steeper global tariffs came into effect Thursday, leaving dozens of US trade partners scrambling to secure relief from soaring levies that are rewriting global trade practice. ... more 
India exporters say 50% Trump levy a 'severe setback'New Delhi (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not viable" after President Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 percent on imported Indian goods. ... more 
Indian army searches for missing after deadly Himalayan flood; Torrential rains drench south China; Floods kill 6 in Myanmar border townNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 The Indian army brought in sniffer dogs, drones and heavy earth-moving equipment on Wednesday to search for scores of people missing a day after deadly Himalayan flash floods. ... more |
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Jumbo journey as Indian elephant set to return homeNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 An Indian elephant taken on an epic journey to a tycoon's giant zoo is expected to return home after protests by the religious community she came from, officials said Wednesday, following a court battle over the animal's welfare at the temple. ... more |
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Sticky business: India's purchases of Russian oilNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 India is the second largest buyer of Russian oil, saving itself billions of dollars on discounted crude - a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine. ... more  
UAF satellite facility to manage massive NASA data surgeFairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 Years of preparation by the Alaska Satellite Facility will ensure that a flood of freely available data from a NASA-India satellite mission that launched Wednesday will be easy for the global public ... more  
Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrolsManila (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time, Manila's military said Monday, as President Ferdinand Marcos departed for a state visit to New Delhi. ... more 
Philippines' Marcos in India as navies hold joint drillsNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos arrived in India on Monday on a visit aimed at strengthening defence and strategic ties between nations as they navigate tensions with China across the Asia-Pacific. ... more |
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