Pakistan and Afghanistan trade heavy fire along border, officials say
Pacific Asia • Dec 5, 2025, 9:37 PM
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Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their shared border on Friday, officials from both countries said, after peace talks between the South Asian neighbours ended without a breakthrough earlier this week.
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Hong Kong legislative election under Beijing's scrutiny
Pacific Asia • 11:19 AM
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On Sunday, Hong Kong will hold a legislative election, just under two weeks after a devastating fire that ignited public outrage over the government's response to the tragedy. The election's key focus is on voter turnout, with some analysts suggesting th
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Polls open for legislative elections in Hong Kong after deadly fire
Pacific Asia • 10:55 AM
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This Sunday, Hong Kong voters are heading to the polls for their second legislative election since the 2021 electoral overhaul, which effectively removed the pro-democracy opposition. This vote comes less than two weeks after a devastating fire that clai
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A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills 25
Pacific Asia • 10:00 AM
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At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said Sunday. Goa’s chief minister, Pramod Sawant, said most of the dead were the club’s kitchen workers, as well as thre
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Hong Kong holds tightly guarded election amid anger over deadly fire
Pacific Asia • 9:59 AM
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Hong Kong's citizens were voting on Sunday in an election where the focus is on turnout, with residents grieving and traumatised after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years and the authorities scrambling to avoid a broader public backlash. Story Eliza
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At least 25 people dead in Goa nightclub fire
Pacific Asia • 2:17 AM
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At least 25 people, including foreign nationals, have died in a fire that tore through a nightclub in the popular Indian tourist destination of Goa, officials said on Sunday.
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