Zaheena Rasheed
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Why Myanmar’s opposition is calling for a ban on jet fuel
Myanmar military takes fight against coup opponents to the skies as it loses ground on the battlefield. → Read More
Maldives ruling party holds high-stakes presidential primary
Democracy icon Mohamed Nasheed’s political future in balance as ruling party voters head to the polls. → Read More
How China became the world’s leading exporter of combat drones
Cheap, ‘good enough’ Chinese armed drones dominating world market due to US export controls, analysts say. → Read More
Myanmar’s coup is faltering. Activists want tougher ASEAN action.
The scale of violence in Myanmar is second only to one other conflict in the world – the war in Ukraine. → Read More
Amid a record year of arms testing, what is in N Korea’s arsenal?
N Korea has tested a dizzying array of missiles as it seeks to build a nuclear-tipped rocket capable of hitting the US. → Read More
What to expect from China’s 20th Communist Party Congress
Xi Jinping is set to consolidate power with an unprecedented third term as secretary general of the Communist Party. → Read More
Will North Korea conduct a nuclear test during China’s Congress?
Expectations grow that Pyongyang may soon test a nuclear weapon — and its relations with its closest ally. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv ‘fired missiles on Belarus’
Belarus president says his forces shot down missiles fired from Ukraine, warns of ‘instant’ response to enemy attacks. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: Azovstal fighters ‘under investigation’
Report of the fighters’ fate comes as Russia intensifies its assault on eastern Ukraine and NATO warns of a long war. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: Street battles rage in Severodonetsk
Ukraine’s president says situation in Severodonetsk, where street fighting is continuing, remains ‘extremely difficult’. → Read More
Why some South Koreans want their own nuclear bomb
N Korea’s growing capabilities and doubts over US defence commitments raising support for S Korea to go nuclear. → Read More
‘Anti-China’: The Quad launches maritime surveillance plan
Quad’s initiative is designed to enable Indo-Pacific nations to track illegal fishing and incursions by Chinese vessels → Read More
Quad leaders meet in Japan to discuss China, Russia tensions
Leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia discuss regional security and the Russia-Ukraine war in Tokyo. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: Japan to ban Russian energy imports
Japan commits to a ban on Russian crude oil imports ‘in principle’ as outrage grows over bombing of a Ukraine school. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv vows to rescue Mariupol fighters
Ukraine’s president pledges to continue ‘extremely difficult, but essential’ efforts to evacuate fighters in Azovstal. → Read More
Sri Lankans set up protest camp, vow to stay till Rajapaksa quits
As protesters dig in for a long haul, tents come up outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office in Colombo. → Read More
Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics
Protesters angry over worsening economic crisis take aim at Sri Lanka’s all-powerful Rajapaksa family. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: Putin ‘being misled’ on war, says US
US says Putin is being misled by advisers on Ukraine war as Moscow announces a truce to let civilians leave Mariupol. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv to keep up defensive efforts
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not reduce defensive efforts as Russian shelling is continuing despite ‘positive signals’. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine live news: UK says Moscow deploying mercenaries
UK defence ministry says Russia’s Wagner Group deploying more than 1,000 mercenaries for ‘combat operations’ in Ukraine. → Read More