Is Modi snubbing Trump amid tariff spat?
Pacific Asia • Aug 29, 2025, 2:45 PM
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In this edition of Access Asia, we explore how New Delhi is grappling with new 50 percent US tariffs taking effect. Will the souring relations between Narendra Modi and Donald Trump force India to rethink its ties with the United States and look further east? Meanwhile, South Korea scores another pop-culture win as its animated musical "K-Pop Demon Hunters" smashes Netflix records.
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Fire set by protesters in Indonesia kills three amid a wave of urban unrest
Pacific Asia • 10:17 AM
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Three people were killed in Makassar on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi after a city council building was set ablaze by protesters amid a wave of unrest that rocked major Indonesian cities – the most violent protests of Prabowo Subianto’s presi
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Nearly half a million people displaced as monsoon floods hit Pakistan
Pacific Asia • 9:21 AM
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Heavy monsoon rains swelled rivers in eastern Pakistan, displacing nearly 500,000 people and affecting 1.5 million, officials said Saturday. The latest spell of monsoon flooding has killed 30 people since the start of the week, provincial authorities sai
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European offer to delay sanctions on Iran still 'on the table'
Pacific Asia • 6:53 AM
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Britain, France, and Germany said their offer to extend the Iran nuclear deal and delay sanctions for 30 days “remains on the table”, said UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Friday. The three nations triggered on Thursday the “snapback” mechanism t
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The Bright Side: Istanbul’s ferries carry passengers and memories across continents
Pacific Asia • 6:37 AM
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Gliding across the Bosphorus, Istanbul’s white ferries continue to connect the continents of Europe and Asia after nearly 200 years, carrying millions of passengers annually. Despite busy waters and competition from bridges and metro tunnels, they remain
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