AsiaTen Hurt in Stabbing Attack at Incheon Shopping Complex, Suspect Arrested
A 59-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing attack at a shopping complex in Incheon, South Korea, left ten people injured, one critically.
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AsiaKashmir Landmine Blast Kills Four Near the LoC
A Kashmir landmine blast near the Line of Control in Poonch district killed four young men on Monday, October 12, in an incident with conflicting accounts from both sides of the frontier.
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AsiaUS Calls China’s Maritime Moves off Taiwan ‘Deeply Destabilising’
The United States has described China's recent maritime activities off Taiwan's east coast as "deeply destabilising", after a Chinese maritime militia vessel was sighted operating near the island in August 2026 — the latest in a series of grey-zone pressure tactics designed to intimidate.
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AsiaNorth Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Toward East Sea, Fourth Launch in a Month
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, in Pyongyang's fourth missile launch in a month and its latest show of force amid rising tensions between the two Koreas. The missiles, which appeared to be of different types, were fired at around 9:20 a.m.
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AsiaINDIA Bloc Marches to Supreme Court After CJI Declines Meet Over Voter Roll Row
The INDIA bloc marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday after CJI Surya Kant declined to meet opposition leaders over alleged vote theft and the SIR electoral roll revision.
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AsiaAZEC Ministers Agree Regional Oil Stockpiling Push at Manila Meeting
Manila: Energy ministers from across Asia have agreed a new regional push to strengthen oil stockpiling, with Japan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates backing coordinated petroleum reserves as Asia's energy ministers met for the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting on October 8.
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AsiaESG Symposium 2026 Puts ASEAN Green Transition Into Action
The ESG Symposium 2026 is moving from dialogue to action. In an announcement issued from Bangkok under the theme "ASEAN in Action: Powering Inclusive Green Transition", the symposium is advancing three key agendas — Energy Transition, Just Transition and Climate Adaptation — through Public-Private-P
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AsiaChina Halts October Fuel Exports, Squeezing Asia’s Fuel Supply
China has suspended October oil-product exports beyond Hong Kong and Macau, sending Asian gasoline refining margins to a record above $50 a barrel and tightening fuel supply across the region.
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AsiaTyphoon Choi-Wan Intensifies Over Pacific as Rains Hit Visayas and Mindanao
Typhoon Choi-Wan intensified over the Pacific Ocean on the night of October 2, the Philippine weather bureau PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. bulletin on Saturday, October 3. The typhoon remains outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and is not expected to enter it, but its trough is already b
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AsiaPakistan airstrikes kill at least 10 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says
Pakistan carried out overnight airstrikes on Helmand and Kunar provinces in Afghanistan, killing at least 10 civilians — most of them children — the UN mission UNAMA said.
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AsiaNorthern India Floods Claim Over 80 Lives Amidst Monsoon Season
Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, has been devastated by severe flooding following relentless heavy rains, resulting in a tragic death toll that has climbed to 81. The disaster agency confirmed the grim figures as rescue and relief operations continue in the affected regions. This deluge comes as the state, home to over 240 million
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AsiaAsia Technology Future: Digital Edge Over Europe, Americas
Asia’s tech future looks bright vs Europe and the Americas—chips, mobile markets, startups and digital FDI, with geopolitics still in view.
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