Myanmar Junta Reduces Aung San Suu Kyi’s Sentence Under Mass Amnesty Program
Myanmar’s military junta has reduced the prison sentence of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as part of a broad amnesty program, according to…
Sapana Pradhan Malla poised to become Nepal’s first female Chief Justice after decades fighting discrimination
Sapana Pradhan Malla is set to become Nepal’s next Chief Justice, marking a historic milestone as the first woman to lead the South Asian nation’s…
Myanmar junta pardons over 4,000 prisoners including deposed president Win Myint; Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence reportedly reduced
Myanmar’s military junta has pardoned more than 4,000 prisoners in a mass amnesty announced on April 17, 2026, in a move that includes the release…
Bushra Bibi Returns to Adiala Prison After Eye Surgery; PTI Raises Health Concerns
Bushra Bibi, wife of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan and co-founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was transferred back to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on…
Pakistan Finance Minister Highlights Chinese Support for IMF Programme at Spring Meetings
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with his Chinese counterpart, Finance Minister Lan Fo’an, on the sidelines of the World Bank Group and International Monetary…
Nepal’s Local Units Break Ranks on School Calendar as Bhaktapur Defies Federal Directives
Bhaktapur has become the latest local administrative unit in Nepal to chart its own course on academic scheduling, joining a growing number of municipalities and…
Shehbaz Sharif Concludes Middle East Diplomacy Push in Turkey, Meets Erdogan at Antalya Forum
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday and participated in the fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum as the third leg…
Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan, hospitalized for urgent surgery
Bushra Bibi, wife of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, has been admitted to hospital for what family sources describe as urgent surgical intervention,…
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Extend $3 Billion Deposit Agreement; Additional $3 Billion Pledged for Economic Stabilization
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia formalized an agreement on Friday to extend a $3 billion deposit arrangement, with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) also pledging…
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail on war crimes charges in landmark Afghan probe
An Australian court on Friday granted bail to former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, who faces five counts of war crimes murder stemming from alleged unlawful killings…