Pakistan seeks new South Asian bloc to cut India out: Will it work?
Pakistan says an emerging three-way cooperation with Bangladesh and China could be ‘expanded and duplicated’.
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Pakistan says an emerging three-way cooperation with Bangladesh and China could be ‘expanded and duplicated’.
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Hong Kong’s national security police arrest three, as Beijing issues warning to ‘anti-China and pro-chaos elements’.










Death toll rises to 94 as rescuers try to reach people trapped in upper apartments of high rises.
Takaichi’s suggestion earlier this month that Tokyo could intervene militarily if Taiwan is attacked enrages Beijing.

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Experts say the scaffolding likely aided the fire’s spread. At least 55 people have died, and hundreds are missing.

Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested three construction company employees over the deadly fire still burning.
Accident involved a train conducting a test of seismic equipment, state-run Xinhua says.
Tensions are reignited after Arunachal-born Prema Wangjom Thongdok is detained at a Chinese airport.
Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office warns against foreign interference in island as Taipei announces new defence spending.