Modi’s reaction to protests in India’s Ladakh may alienate a vital community
Pacific Asia • Sep 30, 2025, 6:12 PM
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The geopolitically sensitive region of Ladakh in northern India recently experienced an unusual wave of anger after four civilians were killed in a protest by police, and a popular environmental activist was arrested. The discontentment in this fragile territory may not bode well for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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S. Korean president apologises over foreign adoptions of stolen children
Pacific Asia • 9:21 AM
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South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday offered a “heartfelt apology” for the country’s ill-managed adoption programme of the 1970s and 1980s that led to tens of thousands of children being sent to new homes abroad. An inquiry in March found th
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Gen Z: How social media fuel this generation's global revolt
Pacific Asia • 9:10 AM
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🇲🇦🇲🇬🇳🇵Across Asia and Africa, from the Philippines to Morocco, Gen Z is organizing online and actively protesting against governments, social and economic inequalities, as well as power cuts, water shortages, and social media bans 📲
France24’s Stella E
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More than 50 trapped under collapsed school building in Indonesia
Pacific Asia • 3:33 AM
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Rescuers in Indonesia raced against time to reach dozens of students and staff trapped under the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey boarding school on Java Thursday. Authorities say at least five people have died and around 59 remain missing following Mo
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