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hilippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers the opening statement during the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, 23 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia hosts security gathering amid Middle East turmoil

A day earlier Rubio said the United States wanted a diplomatic solution in the Middle East, but Tehran was not playing ball.

India external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File Photo: HT

India condemns attack on cargo vessel in Strait of Hormuz, one Indian sailor missing

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Parents' maintenance laws: How Bangladesh compares with the rest of the world

A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Asia warmed faster than rest of the world in recent decades: WMO

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ADB predicts slowing Asia growth as Middle East war takes toll

Fuel rationing in a time of war: How Asia is managing scarcity

Fuel rationing in a time of war: How Asia is managing scarcity

Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks to Reuters during an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore on 23 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

'Entire global economy taken hostage': Singapore FM warns Asia faces crisis from Mideast disruption

Airline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf airport closures

Airline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf airport closures

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung walk into the Horyu-ji Temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan. 14 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Takaichi and Lee end first day of summit on a high note with drum session

India nationals, believed to have worked at scam center in Myanmar, board a plane at Thailand's Mae Sot International Airport in Tak, before being sent back to India 6 November, 2025. Photo: UNB/AP /Sarot Meksophawannakul

The forces keeping Southeast Asia’s scam industry alive

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2.7b relieved from extreme water insecurity, but gains now at risk: ADB report

Representational Image. The interior of a Pony.ai Robotaxi is pictured at the booth of the Chinese autonomous driving startup, during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China, April 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

China's next wave: Autonomous vehicles to new drugs

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Rare earths, soybeans and Trump’s twin missions for trade and peace