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AdvertisementIndiaThis Week in AsiaPoliticsHope for India-Bangladesh reset after arrests in student leader’s killingThe development may provide an early test of bilateral cooperation following Bangladesh’s recent political transition, analysts say
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenBiman MukherjiPublished: 7:30pm, 10 Mar 2026Indian police have arrested two suspects in the killing of a prominent Bangladeshi student leader, a development analysts say could help ease strained ties between the neighbouring countries.The detention of the two men over the death of Sharif Osman Hadi – whose killing last year triggered anti-India protests in Bangladesh – may provide an early test of cooperation between New Delhi and Dhaka following Bangladesh’s recent political transition.
Hadi was shot in the head last December during an election campaign and later died while being treated in a Singapore hospital.AdvertisementHis death sparked speculation in Bangladesh that India was sheltering the killers, despite Delhi’..

AdvertisementChina tradeEconomyGlobal EconomyBolstering oil stockpile, China’s import surge seen creating a 120-day shock shieldCrude volumes rose sharply in January and February as Beijing amassed reserves, pre-empting Mideast risks, and analysts say it provides a strong buffer for global supply disruptions
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenXinyi Wuin BeijingPublished: 7:00pm, 10 Mar 2026China’s surge in crude imports early this year has strengthened its stockpiles against a backdrop of rising Middle East tensions and global supply risks.
China imported 96.93 million tonnes of crude in January and February, up 15.8 per cent from the same period in 2025, according to customs data released on Tuesday. The value of those imports, meanwhile, fell 5.2 per cent from last year in US dollar terms.
“China was accumulating oil and gas stockpiles [earlier this year], with the market expecting the US to strike Iran,” said Chim Lee, senior analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit. “It built on the record-br..

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AdvertisementUS, Israel war on IranWorldUnited States & CanadaG7 to discuss possible emergency release of oil reserves, says France’s MacronConcern is rising about the war and Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s energy supplies pass
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 7:24pm, 9 Mar 2026French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday the G7 will discuss a possible release of strategic oil reserves, as finance ministers of the world’s leading industrialised nations prepared to meet for crisis talks on the Middle East war.
Macron, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven advanced economies, said that “the use of strategic reserves is an option being considered”.
A possible meeting of G7 heads of state and government could take place this week, Macron told journalists on his way to Cyprus.
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AdvertisementNorth KoreaThis Week in AsiaLifestyle & CultureNorth Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon weeks before race, with no reason givenThe race had been set for April 5 and would have marked the second year since Pyongyang resumed the event after the pandemic
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenSCMP’s Asia deskPublished: 7:18pm, 9 Mar 2026North Korea had abruptly cancelled the 2026 Pyongyang International Marathon less than a month before the race, its international partner said on Monday, raising fresh questions about the country’s cautious approach to reopening to foreign visitors.Beijing-based Koryo Tours, which specialises in tours to the country, said it had received notice of the cancellation from the North Korean race organiser.
“This decision was communicated to us by the DPR Korea Athletics Association and has been confirmed as final,” it said on its website.
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Who solved MrBeast’s hidden one million dollar Super Bowl puzzle as YouTuber shares video after weeks of mystery (Image via Getty) Jimmy Donaldson, better known online as MrBeast, has finally revealed the person who solved his hidden $1 million puzzle. The challenge was part of his special Super Bowl advertisement made with Salesforce and its Slack AI assistant. Jimmy Donaldson placed secret clues inside the commercial and told viewers that the first person to crack the code and send it to him on Slack would win one million dollars. For weeks, fans tried to solve the mystery. The advertisement aired during the Super Bowl on February 8, 2026, and millions of people watched it. But the puzzle was not easy. It took nearly a month before someone finally figured it out.On March 5, 2026, Jimmy Donaldson shared the big moment on X. Israel Iran WarUS-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: Iran fires first wave of missiles at Israel under new Supreme Leader Mojtaba KhameneiWatch: Video challenges T..

The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended without uncovering any evidence about the missing aircraft, Malaysia’s transport ministry said on Sunday, as the disappearance marked its 12th anniversary.The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in what remains one of aviation’s most enduring mysteries.In a statement, Malaysia’s transport ministry said the latest search, which began in December and covered around 15,000 square kilometres of the seabed, failed to locate the aircraft.The efforts “have not yielded any findings that confirm the location of the aircraft wreckage”, the ministry said.Israel Iran WarUS-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Third US carrier on way as Israel launches 'extensive strikes' on IranFresh Food Airlifted Into UAE: LuLu flies 80,000 kg of Indian produce; more imports planned‘Xi’s world order died with Khamenei’: The good, the bad, and ugly of US-Iran war for..

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that his comments about attacks affecting Gulf countries had been “misinterpreted by the enemy,” after his remarks were widely viewed as signalling a possible suspension of strikes on neighbouring states.Speaking on state TV, Pezeshkian said Iran sought good relations with countries in the region and had no intention of creating divisions with its neighbours, adding his remarks have been “misinterpreted by the enemy that seeks to sow division with neighbours” 'Take Surrender Dream To Grave': Iran Tears Into Trump's 'UNCONDITIONAL' Demand Click for live updates“It has repeatedly been said we are brothers and must have good relations with neighbours. However, we are forced to retaliate to attacks but this does not mean we have a dispute with a neighbouring country or want to upset their people,” he said, according to Reuters, citing state media. Israel Iran WarUS-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Third US carrier on ..

AdvertisementNepalAsiaSouth AsiaNepali ex-rapper will form government after landslide election winBalendra Shah emerged as a leading figure in the 2025 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAssociated PressPublished: 7:00pm, 8 Mar 2026A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old leadership that has ruled the Himalayan nation for decades.
The Rastriya Swatantra, or the National Independent Party (RSP), formed only four years ago, had already won 117 of 165 directly elected seats and led in eight other constituencies in the results published on Sunday morning by Nepal’s Election Commission.
Other political parties and independent candidates had won 36 seats in total so far. Officials were still counting the votes on Sunday, and final results were expected later in the week.
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