Indian voters battle extreme temperatures as intense heat wave hits region
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South Korea's opposition faces three pitfalls after election win
TOKYO -- South Korea's Democratic Party earlier this month defended its standing as the main opposition force by winning 175 National Assembly seats, including those proportionally allotted, a solid majority.
Taiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken left Beijing
TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan reported renewed Chinese military activity near the island on Saturday with 12 aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S. Secretary State Antony Blinken ended a visit to China.
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition explosion at a military base
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Twenty soldiers were killed and several others injured in an ammunition explosion at a base in the west of Cambodia on Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
India election: AI deepfakes of Bollywood stars backing political parties swirl as voters grapple with information overload
Popular stars Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor were pictured saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to keep campaign promises and address critical economic issues during his two terms.
Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’
These ‘politically neutral problem solvers’ do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.
India votes in Phase 2 of mammoth election as Modi raises campaign pitch
The Indian prime minister pricks challengers by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
Indonesia’s Prabowo to ‘expand wings of coalition’ with ‘attractive offers’ to former rivals
Analysts believe Prabowo is likely to form a grand coalition with minimal opposition, an outcome that would accelerate his legislative agenda, but potentially erode the country’s democracy due to a lack of checks on his power.