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Bangladeshi protesters demand end to civil service job quotas
Thousands of Bangladeshi university students threw roadblocks across key highways on Sunday, demanding the end of “discriminatory” quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes.
India races to build power plants in region claimed by China, which could add to tensions
The federal finance ministry under Nirmala Sitharaman recently approved up to 7.5 billion rupees (US$89.85 million) in financial help to each hydropower project in the northeastern region, the sources said.
Pakistan says registered Afghan refugees can stay for one more year
Pakistan says it will extend the validity of Proof of Registration cards of 1.45 million Afghan refugees for one year.
U.S. and Allies Aim to Forge Commitments to Ukraine That Will Endure
The United States and its NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine should have an “irreversible” path to membership in the alliance and are enshrining the phrase in a document to be released during this week’s summit in Washington, U.S. and allied officials say.
Asia can climate-proof its economic destiny by weathering the storm together
However, relief appears to be on the way after unprecedented summer heatwaves. Monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent have picked up in July, likely erasing a rain deficit that parched fields in the world’s top rice supplier.
US recalls potent midrange missiles from Philippines used in South China Sea drills
Colonel Louie Dema-ala of the Philippine Army said on Tuesday the missile system will be returned to the US once other defence equipment used in the two exercises is shipped back. No reason was given as to why Washington has stopped the deployment.