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Massive flooding near the border with Tibet killed dozens in Nepal on Wednesday. Hundreds of people were still out of contact hours after the disaster hit. A torrent of mud and debris burst from the banks of a river between China and Nepal, burying buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors. FRANCE 24's Sarah Jacob reports from New Delhi, India.
Demonstrations in the capital New Delhi, triggered by the leak of the national medical entrance test, turned violent on 20 July when thousands of protesters attempted to march towards parliament.
Final phase of voting in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, despite security fears
Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protesters A British national was shot dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir during clashes between security forces and protesters, the Guardian can reveal. Another Briton has been held in a regional prison for more than two months despite his family’s efforts to secure his release through the Foreign Office. Continue reading...
Iran on Saturday issued a list of demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which have been characterised as “new” preconditions. Reporting from Washington, FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson notes that many of the demands were “already agreed to by the US in the [Islamabad] Memorandum of Understanding that was signed back in June” between Iran and the US. “The difficulty was that the language then was quite broad.”
Islamabad seeks economic backing while balancing new defence commitments and a volatile regional security landscape.
Pakistani forces blockade Kashmir as protesters demand electoral reforms and -- increasingly -- revolution.
The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Islamabad is using a domestic insurgency to justify its broader pursuit of strategic dominance.
Fatal confrontations between security forces and protesters have marred local elections.
For five weeks, New Delhi saw one of the biggest protests in recent history led by the Cockroach Janata Party, founded by 30 year old Abhijeet Dipke. He was joined by students from across the country in his sit-in protest. Protesters kept pouring in at Jantar Mantar even after a brutal crackdown by police and security forces in which dozens were injured. But nothing moved them out of the protest site. And it was this collective determination of India’s Gen...
Police used batons to disperse protesters as thousands of people joined the Cockroach Janta Party's march in New Delhi.
We explain how the war has changed for all the parties since their MoU unravelled and as the conflict has escalated.
Islamabad is still urging dialogue, but analysts say it has few tools to halt the latest round of US-Iran escalation.
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.
Sanctions, sovereignty, and the Strait of Hormuz: Understanding the war on Iran