When Western firms pull production out of China or buy fewer parts from there in order to be less dependent on the country, this is called decoupling or de-risking. And you would think that China can’t stop the rest of the world from decoupling, right? Tell that to Beijing.
Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Fewer cars will accompany Indian Prime Minister Modi on his domestic travels, reports say Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has also ordered a reduction in convoy size Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Vijay has won a key confidence vote on the floor of the state
The European Commission has invited representatives of the Taliban to Brussels for talks on deporting Afghan nationals who have been refused permission to stay in the European Union.
This image made from video provided by Japan's NNN-NTV shows Calbee snack packages in color and black and white in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Thailand has formally terminated a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that was meant to provide a bilateral framework for resolving overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand, as well as help the countries jointly manage offshore resources.
A mayor of a city in Southern California has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of acting as a foreign agent of the Chinese government, US officials said on Monday.
Religious and ethnic divisions are growing deeper in Bengal, a region divided between India and Bangladesh, as politicians on both sides of the border seek to capitalize on religious sentiment.
Militants detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan, and opened fire on officers, killing at least 15 people, authorities said Sunday. The attack took place late Saturday in the Fateh Khel area.
Samina Bibi, a 34-year-old mother of three, lives in a modest house on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, the fourth-most populous city in Pakistan. One early morning this week, she received a message from her husband saying that his salary would be delayed again. She says she had to fight back tears.
On a humid Sunday afternoon in July last year, a small gathering of Christians inside a modest home in India's Uttar Pradesh state was interrupted by a mob.
In late April, an unusual court trial in China's southwestern Yunnan province led to a landmark ruling, where a local court found a minor guilty of intentional homicide and rape, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. At the time of the crime, the defendant was 14 years old.
A rescue mission was underway on Friday in eastern Indonesia as 20 hikers went missing following a volcanic eruption. Three of the missing people, including two foreigners, are reported to have died. What do we know? Mount Dukono, located on the Halmahera island in North Maluku province, erupted on Friday at 07:41 a.m.