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The War on Truth | Technology
This episode explores the rise of fake news, uncovering its history, motives and the stories driving its global impact. The
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On huge river island in India’s Assam, annual floods threaten local arts | Arts and Culture
Assam, India – Makon Kumar’s wrinkled fingers are covered in dried-up clay. She squats on the damp dirt outside her
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At least six killed in crowd crush at Hindu temple in India’s Haridwar | Religion News
Overhead power line reportedly snaps and falls onto a part of the crowd, triggering panic among devotees. At least six
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India’s Modi pledges $565m to Maldives to boost infrastructure | Politics News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will also support the Maldives in ‘strengthening its defence capabilities’. Indian Prime Minister Narendra
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At least four children dead in school roof collapse in India | Education News
Rescue teams race to find survivors after deadly school building collapse in western India. At least four children have been
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Bangladesh students demand accountability after deadly air force jet crash | Transport News
Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Bangladesh to demand accountability after an air force fighter jet crashed into a Dhaka
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At least three killed in landslide, heavy rains in northern Pakistan | Climate Crisis News
Floods in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district have damaged dozens of houses, amenities and blocked major highways. A landslide triggered by torrential
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China starts construction of world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet | Environment News
The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.
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Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary | Wildlife News
Hugam, Indian-administered Kashmir – Nasir Amin Bhat, 17, was barely ankle-deep in the water when his school friend and neighbour
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Southeast Asia’s foreign assistance to fall more than $2bn next year | News
Development financing to Southeast Asia is expected to fall by more than $2bn in 2026 due to recent cutbacks by
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Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party rallies for fair elections | Protests News
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party took part in a rally in the capital, Dhaka, demanding
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UN refugee agency warns funding cuts may leave 11 million without aid | Refugees News
Crisis compounded after United States, which provided 40 percent of UNHCR funding last year, slashed its contribution. More than 11
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