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Gunmen in Pakistan kill police officers guarding polio workers

Police officials and relatives attend the funeral of police officers killed while escorting a polio vaccination team in Bajaur, Pakistan, on 18 May.

Nepali duo break own records on Mt Everest

Mr Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, climbed Mount Everest for the first time in 1994 and has repeated the feat almost every year.

Crackdown in South-east Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

Indonesian police escort a group of online scam suspects from China, Japan and Taiwan.

India drug bust seizes 227kg of captagon in first big haul

The Interior Ministry said the drugs had been smuggled into the country in a container from Syria “with sheep wool as a declared consignment”.

Sri Lanka raises tax on imported cars as Middle East crisis bites

Sri Lanka has slapped a 50 per cent surcharge on customs duties on vehicles in a bid to discourage imports and ease currency pressure.

Maldives rescue diver dies in search for missing Italians

The victims included a marine biology professor, her daughter and two young researchers.

India charges 10 for deadly 2025 Delhi car bomb

The Nov 10, 2025 explosion took place near a crowded metro station, close to the historic Red Fort in Delhi’s old quarters.

Indian PM Modi seeks trade, energy stability on UAE-Europe tour

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesturing as he attends a swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, in Kolkata on May 9, 2026.

India hikes fuel prices for the first time in four years

Diesel will cost 90.67 rupees (S$1.21) a litre, gasoline will be priced at 97.77 rupees a litre in New Delhi. Prices are now the highest since May 2022.

Indian capital announces work-from-home days to weather fuel shortage

Commuters cross the platform after disembarking a local train at the railway station in Mumbai, India, on May 12, 2026.

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