A slight temperature drop makes Tuesday the world’s second-hottest day
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Global temperatures dropped a minuscule amount after two days of record highs, making Tuesday only the world’s second-hottest day ever.
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Sri Lanka presidential election set for September 21 amid ailing economy
President Wickremesinghe is first candidate to register at the Election Commission as he seeks mandate from voters.
India and U.K. eye early FTA under new Starmer government
NEW DELHI -- India and the U.K. are working toward concluding a free trade agreement soon with the new British Foreign Secretary David Lammy describing ongoing negotiations as "the floor not the ceiling" of shared ambitions to unlock their bilateral potential and deliver growth.
India’s moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines, built by northeast India’s Ahom dynasty, has been inscribed as a new World Heritage Site, the United Nations’ cultural agency said on Friday.
Why BJP’s election upset failed to halt the persecution of Muslims in India
Rather than engaging in introspect, authorities in BJP-governed states responded to the electoral setback by inventing novel methods to harass, humiliate and attack Muslims.
India-China warming pops US pipe dream
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 25 endorsed her economic advisor’s proposal to open the country to direct investment from China, effectively frozen since the Sino-Indian border clashes of 2020.
Vietnam Communist Party chief’s funeral draws thousands of mourners, including world leaders
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi on Friday for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have agreed to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running standoff, India’s government said.
U.S. election's impact on Asia
In Nikkei Asia News Roundup's latest episode, Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss the developments surrounding the U.S. presidential election.