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No ban needed: Russian athletes get shut out by suspiciously convenient delays

They met every requirement, but delays, opacity and ‘missed’ options shut Russian junior gymnasts out before they could compete ...

North Korea orders border residents to dress neatly as China camera surveillance grows

North Korean authorities in April ordered people living near the Chinese border to dress...

North Korean officials skeptical of Kim Ju Ae as successor despite military appearances

Kim Ju Ae, the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, made another...

FM Lin visits Eswatini to expand bilateral ties

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung attended celebrations April 25 in Eswatini for the...

Days after returning from the Moon, Artemis‑2 astronauts begin moonwalk training

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts have begun intensive moonwalk training just days after returning from their 10-day mission around the Moon, using the Orion spacecraft....

Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest with $92.6 billion net worth

Gautam Adani has overtaken Mukesh Ambani to become Asia’s richest person with a net worth of $92.6 billion, surpassing Ambani’s $90.8 billion, according to...

Refiners likely used yuan payments through ICICI Bank for Iranian oil

Indian refiners have reportedly used Chinese yuan routed through ICICI Bank’s Shanghai branch to settle payments for rare cargoes of Iranian oil purchased under...

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...

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