1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (636+ words) Christian leaders in Pakistan's Punjab province have welcomed the move to reform Christian personal laws, saying the initiative could alleviate long-standing challenges faced by the minority families. On April 8, the provincial government announced it is forming a 37-member committee to…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago  (300+ words) The United Nations secretary-general on April 8 warned that deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon posed a grave risk to the fragile US-Iran truce, his spokesperson said in a statement. The ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a grave risk to the…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago  (408+ words) Myanmar customers of the Norwegian telecoms group Telenor have sued the company for sharing their sensitive personal data with the junta, in a civil > The plaintiffs are seeking damages, arguing the military used the information to identify, arrest and prosecute…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (512+ words) A Khmer journalist has been released on bail in a rare victory for the independent media in Cambodia, after he wrote a letter apologizing for his investigations into a suspected scam compound that was operating in Poipet on the Thai…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago  (559+ words) On Wednesday, in St. Peter's Square, the pope welcomed the news of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Not with a diplomatic statement, but with a single word: hope. And an invitation: pray, so that this moment is…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (498+ words) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. honored Filipino migrants, dubbed "smugglers of the faith" by the late Pope Francis, as the Philippines and the Holy See celebrated the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The Philippines, now the largest Catholic-majority country in Asia, established…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (498+ words) Paterno R. Esmaquel II President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. honored Filipino migrants, dubbed smugglers of the faith by the late Pope Francis, as the Philippines and the Holy See celebrated the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The Philippines, now the largest Catholic-majority country…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago  (692+ words) Indonesian press freedom groups have accused the government of shielding the military from public scrutiny after access to an investigative social media post about an alleged attack involving soldiers was blocked, raising concerns over accountability and media freedom in Southeast…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago  (848+ words) Vietnamese working in Taiwan hold placards and pictures of dead fish, allegedly caused by pollution in Vietnamese waters, as they demonstrate outside the Formosa Plastics Corporation headquarters in Taipei on Aug 10, 2016. April, 2026 sees the 10th anniversary of the disaster, with thousands…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (910+ words) In Vietnam today, being busy has almost become a default state for young people. Students take on multiple courses, learn new skills, and constantly look for ways to improve themselves. Young professionals juggle demanding jobs while trying to stay productive…...