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Prime Minister Modi was re-elected, but his party fell short in dominating Parliament. Was that an inflection point for the world’s largest democracy? This article is from a special report…

The government has fired up investors by encouraging banks to lend more to buyers of stock and real estate, but economists say more stimulus is needed. Share prices surged as…

Plus, Chappell Roan navigates the demands of fame. Israelis and Palestinians reflected on a year of loss Anger and pain dominated the vigils and protests held around the world yesterday…

Rodrigo Duterte, who retired in 2022 after a six-year term as president, filed papers to run for mayor of Davao, his family’s political stronghold. Before Rodrigo Duterte became president of…

The two women, one American and one British, became stranded on a Himalayan mountain when their food and equipment fell into a ravine, Indian officials said. Two climbers, one American…

Two Chinese nationals were killed and another was injured after a convoy was attacked in Karachi on Sunday. A separatist group claimed responsibility. Video Two Chinese nationals were killed and…

Ying Lao has called out the pro-democracy movement for its frequent “manels,” arguing that the exclusion of women from such discussions is hurting the cause. A panel discussion in Myanmar…

The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy. When Lin Yunyun started selling…

Analysts say the military is expanding its efforts to squash opposition. The Pakistani government on Sunday banned an ethnic Pashtun rights movement that has long criticized the country’s powerful military,…

Plus, Paris Fashion Week’s closing fantasia. Since the Oct. 7 attacks, a year of war It’s been a year since the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, when officials…