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UN partially resumes work on Afghan border with Iran
UN official said some female health staff are back and limited services have resumed, but most operations remain halted.
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
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Bangladesh signs letter of intent to buy Eurofighter Typhoon jets
Air force did not specify how many jets from Italy, Britain, Germany, and Spain it plans to purchase
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
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Lebanese foreign minister turns down invite to Tehran
Youssef Raggi said he declined the Tehran visit due to current conditions but stressed it was not a rejection of dialogue
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
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Thailand-Cambodia fighting rages on as Trump signals intent to intervene
Clashes rage at more than a dozen locations along their 817-km (508-mile) border in some of the most intense fighting since a five-day battle in July
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
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Indian festival of lights Diwali joins UNESCO heritage list
United Nations cultural agency is examining dozens of nominations from as many as 78 countries
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
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Microsoft announces $17.5B investment in India, its 'largest ever' in Asia
Global technology giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday plans to invest $17.5 billion to help build India's artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Satya Nadella calling it "our largest investment ever in Asia".
Several global corporations have announced large investments this year in the South Asian nation, which is projected to have more than 900 million internet users by year's end.
"To support the country's ambitions, Microsoft is committing US$17.5B (billion) -- our largest investment ever in Asia -- to help build the infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for India's AI first future," Nadella said in a post on X, without giving any further details.
Nadella made the announcement on social media after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, and thanked the leader for "an inspiring conversation on India's AI opportunity".
Earlier this year, Nadella had announced plans to invest $3 billion in India on AI and cloud infrastructure over the next two years.
Global technology giants are aggressively courting more users in the world's most populous country and fifth-largest economy.
A special area of focus has been artificial intelligence with US startup Anthropic in October unveiling plans to open an office in India. Its chief executive Dario Amodei has also met Modi.
The same month, Google said it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years, as it announced a giant data center and artificial intelligence base in the country.
OpenAI has said it will open an India office, with its chief Sam Altman noting that ChatGPT usage in the country had grown fourfold over the past year.
AI firm Perplexity also announced a major partnership in July with Indian telecom giant Airtel, offering the company's 360 million customers a free one-year Perplexity Pro subscription.
But India's bid to become a global technology and artificial intelligence hub is colliding with increasingly tightening digital regulations.
According to recent media reports, authorities are drafting plans to ensure that manufacturers enable satellite location tracking in smartphones that cannot be turned off by users -- a proposal that rights groups have raised the alarm over.
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Dec 09, 2025
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Hamas says no Gaza truce second phase while Israel 'continues violations'
Hamas said on Tuesday that the Gaza ceasefire plan cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli "violations" persist and called on mediators to pressure Israel to respect the agreement.
The US-sponsored ceasefire, in effect since October 10, halted the war that began after Hamas's deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. But it remains fragile as Israel and Hamas accuse each other almost daily of breaches.
Meanwhile, an Israeli official said that authorities would allow the Allenby crossing on the Israeli-controlled border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank to reopen on Wednesday to aid trucks destined for Gaza for the first time since late September.
Hamas political bureau member Hossam Badran accused Israel of failing to respect the Gaza ceasefire deal, noting that under its terms, Israel should have reopened the Rafah crossing with Egypt and increased the volume of aid entering the territory.
He urged the mediators, who include Egypt, Qatar and the United States, to pressure Israel "to complete the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement".
Under the terms of the deal, Palestinian fighters committed to releasing the remaining 48 living and dead captives held in the territory. All of the hostages have so far been released except for one body.
In exchange, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in its custody and returned the bodies of hundreds of dead Palestinians.
The first phase of the truce also stipulates that significantly more aid enter Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he expects the second phase of the deal to begin soon but Badran said it could not start "as long as the occupation (Israel) continues its violations".
Dispute over withdrawal line
In the announcement of the opening of Allenby crossing, the Israeli official said in a statement that "aid trucks destined for the Gaza Strip will proceed under escort and security, following a thorough security inspection".
Israel closed the crossing in the Jordan Valley, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, after a Jordanian truck driver shot dead an Israeli soldier and a reserve officer at the border in September.
Israel mostly reopened the crossing to travelers a few days later, but not to humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip, which has been left devastated by more than two years of war.
Under the initial steps of the ceasefire plan, Israeli troops withdrew to positions behind a so-called "Yellow Line" in Gaza, though they remain in control of more than half of the territory.
Israel's military chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, was quoted as saying on Sunday that the demarcation line was the "new border line".
Badran on Tuesday slammed Zamir's comments. "The statements... clearly reveal the criminal occupation's lack of commitment to the ceasefire agreement," he said.
The second stage of the truce plan concerns disarming Hamas, the further withdrawal of Israeli forces as a transitional authority is established, and the deployment of an international stabilization force.
Israel has said the next phase cannot begin until the body of the last Gaza captive, the Israeli Ran Gvili, is handed over.
A final goal of the agreement is the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza in phases if certain conditions are met.
Hamas has said it is ready to hand over its weapons to the government of a future Palestinian state on the condition that the Israeli occupation ends.
The Gaza war was sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people.
Israel's retaliatory assault on Gaza has killed at least 70,366 people, according to figures from the territory's health ministry that the United Nations considers reliable.
The ministry says since the ceasefire came into effect, 377 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. Israel's military has reported three soldiers killed during the same period.
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Dec 09, 2025
Dec 09, 2025
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Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia spreads along contested border
With each side blaming the other for starting Monday's renewed clashes, it was unclear how or if a fragile ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump in July could be salvaged
Dec 09, 2025
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Owners fled after Indian nightclub blaze killed 25: police
The blaze was likely triggered by 'electrical firecrackers', officials say
Dec 09, 2025
Dec 09, 2025
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Netanyahu will meet Trump on Gaza on December 29, spokesperson says
Israeli govt spokesperson said PM will meet President Trump on Dec 29 to discuss next steps and the ceasefire’s stabilization force
Dec 08, 2025
Dec 08, 2025
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Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes off Japan, triggering tsunami warning
Media quoted a Hachinohe hotel worker reporting some injuries, with live footage showing shattered glass on the roads
Dec 08, 2025
Dec 08, 2025
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India seeks assurance from Beijing that it won't target Indians in transit through China
New Delhi lodges strong protest with Beijing over what it called the arbitrary detention of an Indian citizen at airport
Dec 08, 2025
Dec 08, 2025
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Indian star acquitted in high-profile rape, abduction case
Several others were convicted the same day in relation to the case, which rocked South India's Malayalam-language Mollywood film industry in 2017
Dec 08, 2025
Dec 08, 2025
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Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls rise
A slew of tropical storms and monsoon rains pummeled Southeast and South Asia, triggering landslides and flash floods
Dec 08, 2025
Dec 08, 2025
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UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women in its offices
UN warned that prolonged restrictions threaten life-saving services and violate human rights
Dec 07, 2025
Dec 07, 2025
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Netanyahu says expects to move to second phase of Gaza truce 'shortly'
Netanyahu said he will meet US President Donald Trump later this month to discuss regional peace opportunities
Dec 07, 2025
Dec 07, 2025
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Bangladesh begins exhuming mass grave from 2024 uprising
UN reports up to 1,400 deaths in crackdowns linked to Hasina’s recent conviction for crimes against humanity
Dec 07, 2025
Dec 07, 2025
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Iran says over 50 nationals to return from US after Trump immigration crackdown
Esmaeil Baqaei said Iranians, under US pressure, approached Washington to express willingness to return home
Dec 07, 2025
Dec 07, 2025
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Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
More than two million people -- nearly 10 percent of the population -- have been affected by last week's floods and landslides
Dec 07, 2025
Dec 07, 2025
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Chinese jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says
Japan's defense minister condemns the move and terms it 'dangerous'
Dec 07, 2025
Dec 07, 2025
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