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The mauling occurred in Lahore after the social media enthusiast entered the lion’s cage to shoot a video.

The soldiers sang popular hits with tweaked lyrics to the president at the event in 2023, a South Korean media report says.

This is a move away from the previous Labour government’s plans for higher-value visitors.

The OYO Hotels chain says the policy will only apply in the city of Meerut but might be extended to more locations depending on the response.

Indonesia faces an uphill battle to secure a free-trade deal unless it can bring ‘the right incentives’ to the discussion table, analysts say.

The next election – the first since Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took office – is likely to centre on bread-and-butter issues, analysts say.

Thailand’s government insists there are no immediate plans to deport the 48 detainees, who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014.

EFishery was a darling of the nation’s start-up scene. Then a whistle-blower alleged that the company’s accounts weren’t accurate.

Mittens, 8, was only supposed to take a one-way flight from Christchurch to Melbourne. She ended up being airborne for over 10 hours.

Angry diners question whether the extra levy truly benefits workers or boosts profits of restaurant owners.

‘We think we can handle it,’ Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said of Vietnam’s US ties at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Despite Asean’s call to prioritise peace over a sham election, Myanmar’s military rulers appear bent on clinging to power no matter the cost.

South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rates, but an uptick in pandemic-postponed marriages has sparked optimism for family growth.

The former leader is seeking to convert his current prison sentence, handed down for his involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal, to house arrest.

P&O Cruises Australia said the staff, who appeared in all-white jumpsuits and cone-shaped hats, were actually dressed as ‘snow cones’.

The managing director of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund says it could face challenges in China – but remains bullish on India’s prospects.

Donald Trump’s convention-busting acknowledgement of North Korea as a nuclear power bucks years of US policy – and sets South Korea on edge.

Seoul is aiming to build the US$330 million defence system to intercept rockets fired by North Korea.

The country's nuclear ambition hinges on its leaders' ability to overcome infrastructure bottlenecks and carry the anti-corruption campaign forward.

Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump’s return means for Japan’s place in an upended world.

The National Unity Government must be honest with the public about what the recent arrest warrant application does – and does not – entail.

The agreement between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army came after months of Chinese pressure to return to political dialogue.

In return, New Delhi hopes student and H-1B visas – a large proportion of which go to Indian citizens – will be protected.

The luxury bungalows are being converted into hotels or museums, with the Rajapaksas receiving a modest rent allowance instead.

First meeting of Trump presidency for security group focused on Indo-Pacific voices opposition to altering status quo ‘by force or coercion’.

Insights from William Alberque.

India is pushing ahead with an ambitious project to build an indigenous constellation of space-based surveillance capabilities.

President Trump should not stand in the way of the breakthrough, which benefits all sides. 

Despite his refusal to appear for questioning in the CIO's investigation, Yoon Suk-yeol attended the impeachment trial held by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.

Can data alone map out the countries that are most important for India? To a degree – yes.