China has deployed 125 aircraft and 17 warships around Taiwan as part of large-scale military exercises, heightening tensions in the region. The wargames, which involve air and naval maneuvers, are seen as a show of force in response to Taiwan's growing ties with the U.S. and other Western allies. Beijing continues to assert its claim over Taiwan, viewing the island as a breakaway province. The exercises are being closely monitored by Taiwan and neighboring countries, raising concerns over a potential military escalation in the Taiwan Strait.

China Deploys 125 Aircraft & 17 Warships Around Taiwan During Wargame

A tragic gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province has claimed the lives of at least 51 people and left 20 others injured, according to state media reports. The accident occurred due to a methane gas explosion in blocks B and C of the mine, operated by the Madanjoo company. Authorities are investigating the incident as rescue efforts continue.

Deadly Gas Explosion In Iran's Coal Mine Claims 51 Lives, 22 Trapped

A devastating landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province has resulted in the loss of 19 lives, according to reports from Chinese state media outlet CCTV.

China: Landslide claims 19 lives in Sichuan province

Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku was struck by an earthquake on Sunday morning, measuring a magnitude of 6.0. Media reports citing country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency said that the epicentre of the quake was situated 154 kilometres northwest of the Kepulauan Tanimbar district, with a depth of 153 kilometres.

Earthquake of magnitude 6 jolts Indonesia’s eastern province Maluku

Amid ongoing political and economical turmoil in the country, the government of Pakistan's Punjab province passed the confidence vote in a chaotic midnight session. Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi managed to win the trust vote after the opposition staged a walkout. Watch to know more.

Pakistan: Punjab CM Parvez Elahi wins trust vote

In yet another example of lack of transparency, a Chinese province officials fudged death toll in a devastating flood disaster last year, said the country’s central government.

Chinese province's officials fudged death toll of flood disaster last year, says central govt

In a first, Jilin province in northeast China is asking banks to provide an amount of up to $31,400 of “marriage and birth consumer loans” to married couples. The move comes as an attempt to tackle the problem of the shrinking population in China.

This Chinese province is now offering baby loans to tackle declining population

The largest provincial economy in China's northeast rust belt on Monday warned of worsening power shortages despite government efforts to boost coal supply and manage electricity use in a post-pandemic energy crisis hitting multiple countries.

China rust-belt province warns of more shortages in energy crisis

Canada's largest province said on Tuesday it will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to concerns over its link to rare blood clots.

COVID-19: Canada's largest province halts AstraZeneca first doses over blood clot

India has said that Pakistan has no legal basis to convert Pakistan occupied Kashmir's Gilgit-Baltistan region as its 5th province and the action will be "void ab initio".

Pakistan has no legal basis to convert Gilgit-Baltistan as its 5th province: India

In recent years, men in Pakistan’s major cities like Karachi and Lahore have become more metrosexual, with the growing middle class taking advantage of a trend in male beauty salons to be selfie-ready at any time

Barbers ban 'fashionable' beards in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Police arrested two brothers of the terrorist and also recovered a hand-grenade, one Kalashnikov, two pistols and cartridges

Militant, policeman killed in clash in Pakistan's Khyber Pakthunkhwa province

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