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• Hackers, secret cables and security fears: The explosive fight over the UK's new Chinese embassy

  It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers

• The big fat 'fake' Indian wedding - Gen Z's latest party trend

  Wedding-themed parties - minus the marriage - have become popular among young Indians chasing new experiences.

• F1 tycoon pleads guilty in rare Singapore corruption case

  Ong had given expensive gifts to a former minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.

• Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says

  Lecturers are also being harassed, the report finds, as ministers say threats will not be tolerated.

• The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved - until now

  The platypus was a top secret gift from Australia, found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

• Tech manufacturing has powered Asia - now it's a casualty of Trump's tariffs

  Trump's tariffs in his first term took aim at China - but this time they are going beyond.

• Prominent Indian ex-MP gets life sentence for rape

  Prajwal Revanna was found guilty of sexually assaulting a former employee.

• The witchcraft murders that shook an Indian village

  Family members are in shock after their loved ones were murdered and allegedly burned alive by a mob.

• Should teen sex be a crime? Indian woman lawyer mounts challenge

  India's age of consent is being challenged in court, renewing conversations around the criminalisation of teen sex.

• Authorities jail 108 members of Imran Khan's party

  Politicians denounced the rulings by the anti-terrorism court, which also disqualified six lawmakers.

• Tsunami alerts lifted after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific

  Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.

• Air India watchdog audit reveals 51 safety violations

  India’s aviation regulator details safety lapses at Air India amid scrutiny after last month's deadly crash.

• Indian singer loved - and mocked - for his nasal twang makes a roaring comeback

  There was a time when Himesh Reshammiya's distinctly nasal songs blared from every Indian street. Now he's back.

• How South Korea's K-beauty industry is being hit by Trump tariffs

  Buyers and sellers of South Korean beauty products are stocking up as the 15% US tariff rolls out.

• North Korea sent me abroad to be a secret IT worker. My wages funded the regime

  In a rare interview, a former North Korean IT worker reveals the secret scheme raising funds for Kim Jong Un’s regime.