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About 1,000 people trapped by seawater rescued amid damage to homes, electricity infrastructure and mobile phone mastsRescuers have evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 metres (12ft) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful c…
Former PM urges supporters to rally ‘at the end of your streets and villages’ and ‘sacrifice’ in push for immediate electionsPakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has called for nationwide “freedom” protests on Sunday after his brief arrest and d…
Former prime minister steps up attacks on country’s military leaders as ministers plan to rearrest himThe crowds gathered peacefully, jostling outside the home of the man they call the “saviour of Pakistan”, hoping for a glimpse. Two days earlier, thes…
Victory deals a blow to the prime minister, who will seek a third term in power at next year’s general electionIndia’s opposition Congress party has swept the Karnataka state elections, dealing a blow to prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, whi…
Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox’s BazarThe plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya explained in 30 secondsTropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become “very dangerous”, the World Meteoro…
Judges’ decision comes amid rising tensions as former Pakistan PM faces claims over illegal land transfersA court has granted bail to Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan for two weeks in a corruption case and ordered his protection from arrest …
With 20m people at the highest risk of famine for 25 years, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form The northern “breadbasket” of Afghanistan is battling a potentially devastating outbreak of locusts that threaten to ea…
Court orders immediate release of former prime minister who was arrested in Islamabad this weekPakistan’s supreme court has ruled the arrest of the former prime minister Imran Khan was illegal and ordered that he be released into the protection of the …
In today’s newsletter: Protests could mark the start of a violent showdown that threatens the country’s fragile political systemSign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.On Tuesday, the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Kha…
War in Ukraine and Pakistan’s ‘monsoon on steroids’ among events driving surge on ‘scale never seen before’ as 71m people displacedThe number of people around the world who were forced to flee their homes leapt by a fifth last year, as a “perfect stor…