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EU migrant population hits record 64.2 million

Study based on Eurostat and UN data shows uneven inflows as anti-immigration sentiment grows ...

Deputy Digital Minister Hou attends Privacy Symposium

Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Isabel Hou made a speech April 20 in Italy...

India to import urea at double prices amid Middle East disruption – Reuters

New Delhi’s reported record purchases, ahead of its monsoon sowing season, are expected to...

FM Lin receives French senate delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung received a French Senate delegation led by Vice President Didier...

Women’s quota bill to face Parliament test today, step towards gender equality

The Women’s Reservation Bill, officially called the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, has come into force with the aim of reserving one-third of seats for...

Supreme Court declines extension of Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail in Assam case

The Supreme Court has declined Congress leader Pawan Khera’s request to extend his anticipatory bail in the Assam case, directing him instead to approach...

North Korea orders purge of officials with any ties to reunification

North Korea has intensified its ideological crackdown following the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), with the WPK Secretariat ordering security...

North Koreans trust foreign news but still tune out state TV

North Koreans in 2026 are tuning out state media — but they aren’t tuning out entirely. While most North Koreans dismiss domestic news broadcasts as...

Political bloodlines drive North Korea’s Social Safety Forces recruitment

North Korea’s annual military conscription season is now underway, and the Social Safety Forces — the country’s internal security force, roughly equivalent to South...

North Korea vows new 10-year forest push, but satellite data reveals persistent gaps

North Korea announced a second 10-year reforestation campaign in April 2026, pledging to restore degraded forests across the country through 2035 — but satellite...

North Korea’s black market dollar rate breaks all-time record as China trade expands

North Korea’s black market exchange rate for the U.S. dollar broke 70,000 North Korean won for the first time in recorded history in April...

Supreme Court declines Anil Ambani plea over fraud label

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain Anil Ambani’s plea challenging the classification of Reliance Communications group loan accounts as “fraud,” directing him instead...

Japan pledges $10bn to help Asian nations tackle oil crisis

Japan has pledged $10 billion (£7.4 billion) to support Asian nations, particularly in Southeast Asia, in securing energy supplies such as crude oil amid...

Intel gets interim relief as NCLAT stays ₹27.38 crore CCI penalty

Intel has secured interim relief as the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) stayed the ₹27.38 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of...

LeT co‑founder Amir Hamza shot in Lahore, second attack in a year

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza was critically injured after being shot by unidentified gunmen in Lahore, marking the second attempt on his life within...

China asks Iran to ensure freedom of navigation through Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions

China has urged Iran to guarantee freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil shipping route, amid rising regional tensions....

Lok Sabha seats to rise by 50%, 272 reserved for women under new delimitation plan

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the number of Lok Sabha seats will increase by 50%, taking the total to 815, with...

North Korean farmers ditch food crops for cash crops as market logic takes hold

North Korean farmers in parts of North Pyongan province are increasingly abandoning staple food crops on their private plots in favor of higher-value cash...

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