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Nepal interim PM vows to fix ‘failure’ that led to deadly Gen Z protests

19 Sep 2025

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s interim prime minister pledged on Friday to fight corruption, create jobs and raise living standards in her first public comments since coming to office after youth-led protests toppled the government. Sushila Karki said the protests – that left at least 72 people dead and forced her predecessor K.P. …

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Over 800 Indonesian students suffer mass food poisoning from government free meals

19 Sep 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Over 800 students fell sick in two cases of mass food poisoning this week after consuming free school meals sponsored by the Indonesian government, officials said on Friday. One case affected more than 500 and was the biggest outbreak yet under President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programme.       From January, when the programme was …

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Incoming Thai government readies key policy plan as risks mount

19 Sep 2025

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday approved Prime Minister Anutin Chanvirakul’s first cabinet, paving the way for a new government to deliver a key policy statement as early as September 29 to address a raft of economic challenges, including a surging currency. A discussion next week …

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Analysis-Saudi pact puts Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella into Middle East security picture

19 Sep 2025

By Saeed Shah and Maha El Dahan ISLAMABAD/DUBAI – With many Arab nations feeling a rising threat from Israel, the Saudi-Pakistan defense pact announced this week brings Pakistan – and its nuclear umbrella – into the region’s security equation. The “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday effectively marries Riyadh’s …

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Trump says US seeks control of Afghanistan’s Bagram air base given up in withdrawal

19 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – The United States seeks to regain control of Bagram air base in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump said on Thursday during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but an Afghan official dismissed the need for any U.S. presence. The historic Soviet-built airstrip was the main base for American forces in …

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Thai king approves PM Anutin’s cabinet line-up, Royal Gazette shows

19 Sep 2025

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s new cabinet, according to a notice in the Royal Gazette. The endorsement formally enables the cabinet to take an oath before the king ahead of a policy statement to parliament, the final step before ministers can assume their duties. (This story has …

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Fitch says Nepal’s political unrest risks economic outlook, credit metrics

19 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -Recent social unrest in Nepal has heightened risks to the country’s economic and fiscal outlook and may pressure its credit metrics, rating firm Fitch said on Friday. “Calm has returned, but we believe the violence has dampened near-term growth prospects by curbing normal economic activity, and hurting consumer and business confidence,” Fitch said. (Reporting …

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees drone testing, KCNA says

19 Sep 2025

(Corrects typo in paragraph 1) SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of unmanned drones on Thursday and ordered their capabilities be strengthened through artificial intelligence, state media KCNA said on Friday. Kim supervised the test of suicide drones with AI technology in March. On Thursday, Kim was satisfied with …

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Trump’s dream of retaking Bagram might end up looking like an Afghan re-invasion, sources say

19 Sep 2025

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal of re-occupying Bagram air base in Afghanistan might end up looking like a re-invasion of the country, requiring more than 10,000 troops as well as deployment of advanced air defenses, current and former U.S. officials say. Trump, speaking to reporters on Thursday …

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