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Yunus says no elections before reforms

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader has refused to give a timeframe for elections following the ouster of his autocratic predecessor, saying in an interview published on Tuesday that reforms are needed before polls. The...

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser of the interim Government Muhammad Yunus speaks during a press conference, in Dhaka. — AFP file photo

Experts warn of heat risks as India temperatures climb again

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Indian capital swelters as temperature hits 52.9 Celsius

People walk under a umbrella on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi on May 29, 2024, amid ongoing heatwave. Temperatures in India's capital have soared to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) as authorities warn of water shortages in the sprawling mega-city. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Rapid altitude drop threw unbelted passengers on Singapore flight

Singapore Airlines said in a statement on Wednesday that 42 passengers from the flight were still in Bangkok, including 26 in hospital.

World's first wooden satellite built by Japan

LignoSat is shown during a press conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Tuesday. — AFP

Indian capital records highest-ever temperature of 49.9 Celsius

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Cyclone kills 21 in India, Bangladesh, cuts power

Women hold a polythene sheet to take cover from rain, as Cyclone Remal hits the country, in the Shyamnagar area of Satkhira, Bangladesh

China's premier hails 'new beginning' with South Korea, Japan

S Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks as Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang listen during a joint press conference in Seoul, — Reuters

Indian police arrest hospital boss after six babies die in fire

People stand outside a baby care hospital where several newborns died in a fire

China talks security, business with S Korea, Japan

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul. — Reuters

Fire kills six newborns in Delhi

The fire occurred a day after 27 people were killed in a fire at an entertainment center in the western state of Gujarat

Four children dead in India amusement park fire

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India's massive election faces heatwave in penultimate phase

Voters stand in lines as a policeman stands guard at a polling station, in New Delhi. — Reuters

What you need to know about turbulence

Research indicates that the rise in air turbulence is sparked by climate change, specifically elevated carbon dioxide emissions affecting air currents. (Simoul Alva/The New York Times)

India’s long-deflated opposition finds some momentum

Mallikarjun Kharge, second from left, president of Indian National Congress, India’s main opposition party; Arvind Kejriwal, hand raised, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party;y and Sharad Pawar, fourth from left, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, during a political rally in Mumbai, India, May 17, 2024.

Investigators analyse recorders from turbulence-hit flight

The interior of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 is pictured after an emergency landing
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