8 h. ago Pakistan investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court

Pakistan has opened a probe into the suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court that left 12 dead the day before

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8 h. ago Delhi and Islamabad blasts expose South Asia’s fragile security as rivals trade blame

Suicide bombing in Pakistan and car explosion in India kill at least 20 people and heighten tensions between nuclear neighbours

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29 h. ago At least 12 killed in suicide bombing outside court in Pakistan’s capital, interior minister says

Ministry says suicide bomber detonated explosives during one of the court’s busiest hours

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51 h. ago South Korea’s ousted leader sent drones over Pyongyang to justify martial law

Prosecutors say Yoon Suk Yeol and aides flew drones over rival neighbour in deliberate attempt to stoke tensions

Politics

51 h. ago Cab driver jailed for extorting drunk passengers with ‘fake vomit’ scheme

Scam unravels after driver tries to extort undercover police officer posing as passenger

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4 d. ago Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapse amid mounting border clashes

However, the ceasefire between the two South Asian neighbours will continue, a Taliban spokesperson said on Saturday

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4 d. ago Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan are deadlocked amid mounting border clashes

Peace talks are at a deadlock, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes

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4 d. ago Mrinalini Mukherjee and Her Circle at the Royal Academy review: 'collapses hierarchies'

Curator Tarini Malik brings together works from India’s 20th-century modernist movement with great effect

Politics

5 d. ago Campaign director: Zohran Mamdani’s ideas are indebted to the films of his mother, Mira Nair

The passionately inclusive politics of the newly-elected New York mayor have clear echoes in boundary-breaking movies such as Salaam Bombay! and Monsoon WeddingWhen Zohran Mamdani was elected as New York City’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest since 1892, headlines naturally focused on his groundbreaking political rise. But for many, the spotlight also turned to a name that had already long resonated on the global stage – his mother Mira Nair.A pioneering film-maker with a career spanning more than three decades, Nair has continually reshaped how south Asian identity is portrayed on screen. Now, with her son taking a major public office, the cultural legacy she built appears to echo in the next generation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago One of London’s most hyped south Asian restaurants is opening a new location in Shoreditch

One of London’s most hyped south Asian restaurants is opening a new location in Shoreditch  Time Out

Society

5 d. ago Three dead and two missing after tower collapses at decommissioned power plant

The 60-metre tower collapsed during demolition work

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6 d. ago Probe reveals reason behind Bangladesh’s worst aviation disaster in decades

Military training jet crashed into Dhaka school and killed 36 people in July

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6 d. ago Seven Italians missing as avalanches kill 12 in Nepal’s deadliest autumn climbing season

Italian foreign ministry confirms three mountaineers from country are dead

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7 d. ago Photos of Zohran Mamdani and his supporters as they celebrate his election as NYC's mayor

Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral election. He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa.

Culture

7 d. ago Pakistan opens border for Indian Sikh pilgrims for first time since military conflict

Nearly 2,000 Sikhs enter through Wagah crossing to participate in annual commemoration of birth of their religion’s founder

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8 d. ago Pakistan hits back at Donald Trump after he accuses US ally of testing nuclear weapons

US president claims China, Russia, Pakistan and North Korea are all testing nuclear weapons

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8 d. ago Maldives bans smoking for all young people – including tourists

The new law applies to both residents and visitors to the South Asian archipelago

Politics

8 d. ago Nepal battles snow and wind to reach survivors after seven climbers killed in Himalayan avalanche

Three French nationals, one Italian and one Canadian are among those killed, alongside two Nepali guides

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9 d. ago At least 20 killed and scores injured after powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan

Earthquake damages iconic Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif city

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9 d. ago At least 15 killed and scores injured after powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan

Earthquake damages iconic Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif city

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