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India and Pakistan trade blame over violation of ceasefire in Kashmir

The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the mass shooting of tourists that India blamed on Pakistan, something Islamabad denies.

10/05/2025

India

Pakistan says India fired ballistic missiles at three of its air bases

Pakistani state-run media say retaliatory strikes are underway as officials condemn the escalation they called a grave “provocation”.

10/05/2025

Sport

Home Heroes Shine Bright on Day 1 of Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam

A spectacular opening day in Astana saw thrilling judo and multiple medals for Team Kazakhstan. Golds went to Hui, Saaev, Ballhaus, Abdulayev, and Mokdar, with local fans creating an electric atmosphere.

09/05/2025

Focus

Kazakhstan marks 30 years of unity with Assembly anniversary

In partnership with MDQ

In this episode of Focus, we attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan — a key institution that has united the country’s diverse ethnic communities.

09/05/2025

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan to regain legendary 'Gagarin's start' space launch site

The transfer of "Gagarin's Start", the launchpad for the world's first spaceflight, will be finalised by June.

09/05/2025

North Korea

North Korea confirms missile tests in nuclear strike simulation

South Korea condemned the launches as 'a clear act of provocation' and linked them to North Korea's suspected weapons exports to Russia.

09/05/2025

India

India and Pakistan trade heavy fire in Kashmir as tensions escalate

Intense artillery and gunfire exchanges have erupted along the Line of Control in the wake of an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.

09/05/2025

Economy

China's exports to the US sink but beat forecasts as tariffs bite

The data, which arrives just ahead of tariff talks between Washington and Beijing, shows a diversion of Chinese goods away from the United States.

09/05/2025

Japan

Nagasaki invites 'all countries' to nuclear bombing memorial

The United States dropped its second atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, three days after the first bombing of Hiroshima, together killing more than 210,000 people.

08/05/2025

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Tensions soar as India and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes

Protesters gathered in Karachi on Wednesday to condemn Indian missile strikes and voice support for Pakistan’s military, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to escalate.

08/05/2025

Lebanon

One killed in Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah compound in Lebanon

Israel struck southern Lebanon multiple times on Thursday, killing one person and injuring eight others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

08/05/2025

Travel News

Want to move to Asia? Vietnam has a new 10-year golden visa

Vietnam is experiencing an economic boom, making it increasingly attractive as a destination for high-net-worth foreigners.

08/05/2025

Israel

Israel shuts down six UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem

The schools are run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, which Israel has banned from operating on its soil.

08/05/2025

World News

North Korea carries out short-range missile test, says Seoul

Thursday's launch may have tested the performance of weapons Pyongyang intends to export, according to the South Korean military.

08/05/2025

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Astana hosts major military parade for WWII 80th anniversary

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev led commemorations marking 80 years since the end of World War II with a major military parade in Astana on Wednesday.

08/05/2025

Tech News

'Rival governments don’t want nuclear AI blowups,' says AI expert

A new paper released on Thursday, presenting the findings of a global conference held in Singapore in April, has identified how AI can be made safer.

08/05/2025

India

World leaders express concern over tensions between India and Pakistan

Pakistan supporters also gathered outside the High Commission of India in London calling for peace between the two countries.

08/05/2025

Voices from Central Asia

From dream to cockpit: how Temirlan Zhunussov became a pilot

In partnership with MDQ

In this episode of Voices from Central Asia, we meet Temirlan Zhunussov, a First Officer at Air Astana, whose passion for flying took off long before he ever set foot on a plane.

07/05/2025

Gaza

At least 59 people killed in Israeli air strikes across Gaza Strip

The new bloodshed comes days after Israel approved a plan to intensify military operations in the Palestinian enclave, which would include seizing Gaza and holding on to captured territories.

07/05/2025

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Missile strikes by India kill 19 in Pakistan-controlled territory

India launched missile strikes on multiple targets in Pakistan-controlled territory early Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, including a child, in a sharp escalation of regional tensions.

07/05/2025

India

Death toll rises on both sides as India fires missiles into Pakistan

The crisis sparked by the killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir is escalating into a full-blown conflict between the two nuclear-armed states.

07/05/2025

Economy

China launches measures to boost economy while planning US trade talks

At the moment, US tariffs against China are up to 145%, whereas China has imposed levies of up to 125% on imports from the US.

07/05/2025

Yemen

Trump says strikes on Yemen will stop, Oman confirms ceasefire

The Houthi rebels began targeting ships in the Red Sea they believed had links to Israel shortly after the war in Gaza started in October 2023, in strikes they said were in solidarity with the Palestinians.

07/05/2025

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Families flee Nur Shams refugee camp as Israel plans more demolitions

Mattresses strapped to car roofs, families fled the Nur Shams refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, ahead of a planned wave of demolitions.

06/05/2025

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Massive sandstorm shrouds parts of Saudi Arabia in dust

A huge sandstorm swept across Saudi Arabia’s Al-Qassim province over the weekend, engulfing the city of Al-Rass and reducing visibility to nearly zero.

06/05/2025

Myanmar

US sanctions Myanmar militia for 'facilitating cyber scams'

The KNA controls Shwe Kokko and some areas in Myawaddy, on the border with Thailand in the state of Kayin, also known as Karen state.

06/05/2025