Nepal deploys army as protesters look for interim leader
Pacific Asia • Sep 11, 2025, 8:18 AM
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Nepal's army was set to resume talks on Thursday with "Gen Z" protesters to pick an interim leader for the Himalayan nation, an army spokesperson said, after angry demonstrations that killed 30 and forced the prime minister to resign.
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China: World's highest bridge opens to traffic
Pacific Asia • 3:26 PM
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🇨🇳 World's highest bridge opens to traffic
🌉 The world's highest bridge opened to traffic in China, capping an engineering feat three years in the making and snatching the record from another bridge in the same province.
⛰️ The Huajiang Grand Canyon
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Title: India: Dozens dead, over 50 injured at actor-politician Vijay's rally
Pacific Asia • 3:08 PM
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🇮🇳 At least 39 people were killed in a stampede during a rally for Tamil actor-turned-politician Vijay in Karur, southern India.
The state has ordered an inquiry and police have filed a criminal case against leaders of Vijay’s party.
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China: World's highest bridge opens to traffic
Pacific Asia • 2:43 PM
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🇨🇳 World's highest bridge opens to traffic
🌉 The world's highest bridge opened to traffic in China, capping an engineering feat three years in the making and snatching the record from another bridge in the same province.
⛰️ The Huajiang Grand Canyon
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Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam coast, killing 11
Pacific Asia • 8:37 AM
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Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam's coast, killing at least 11 people, local and national officials said on Monday. Nicholas Rushworth tells us more.
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Singapore denies entry to exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law
Pacific Asia • 6:12 AM
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Hong Kong activist Nathan Law said Singapore barred his entry over the weekend despite a valid visa. Law, who fled Hong Kong after Beijing’s controversial National Security Law, suspects political motives behind the decision.
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India: Who is Vijay, whose last political rally caused a massive stampede?
Pacific Asia • 12:52 AM
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🇮🇳❓Who is Vijay?
⚡ A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others.
👨🏽 The rally, which officials say was attended by tens of thousands of people, was
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