Asia

Deadline: Undocumented migrants in Pakistan must leave or face deportation

5:11am November 01, 2023

NRP's A Martinez talks to Rick Noack, who covers Afghanistan for The Washington Post, about Wednesday's deadline set by the Pakistani government for undocumented migrants to leave or face deportation.

Afghan families ride on a truck heading to a border crossing in Torkham, Pakistan, Tuesday, before the expiration of a Pakistani deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. Pakistan's crackdown has worried thousands of Afghans in the country awaiting relocation to the United States under a special refugee program since fleeing the Taliban takeover.

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In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country

10:34am October 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pakistan has drawn criticism for warning those living in the country illegally to leave or be arrested and deported after Oct. 31. The U.N. says over 2 million undocumented Afghans live in Pakistan.

Rescuers and others stand after two passenger trains collided in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Sunday, Oct.29, 2023.

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A passenger train slams into another in southern India, killing 13 people

4:39am October 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

The incoming train slammed into a stationary train in Andhra Pradesh state's Vizianagaram district, causing a derailment of at least three rail cars, senior railway official said.

Newly retired Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68

8:26am October 27, 2023

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack. A respected development economist, he was overshadowed as premier by Xi Jinping.

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2023 at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 17, 2023.

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A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a B-52 bomber, U.S. military says

2:09am October 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is shown speaking during a reception at the Great Hall of the People on the eve of China's National Day in Beijing on September 30, 2022.

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Li Keqiang, a former premier of China who was edged aside by Xi Jinping, has died

1:58am October 27, 2023

Li was groomed for leadership, and was seen at one point as a contender for China's top job, only to be pushed aside as Xi Jinping ascended.

Matiullah Wesa, a girls' education advocate, reads to students in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on May 21, 2022. The Taliban have freed the Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of girls, a local nonprofit organization said Thursday. Wesa was arrested seven months ago and spent 215 days in prison, according to the group, Pen Path.

Afghan girls' education advocate is freed from Taliban prison

1:33pm October 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

Matiullah Wesa was arrested and spent 215 days in prison. He has been outspoken in his demands for girls to have the right to go to school. The Taliban bar girls from school beyond the sixth grade.

The unnamed plaintiff's lawyers, Kazuyuki Minami, left, and Masafumi Yoshida, right, speak to media after the ruling of the Supreme Court on Wednesday in Tokyo.

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Japan's Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision

1:59pm October 25, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

The court ruled unanimously that compulsory sterilization surgery for people who seek to legally change their gender is unconstitutional.

Afghan residents clear debris from a damaged house after an earthquake in the Zendeh Jan district of Herat province on Oct. 7.

Health & Safety

Quakes killed thousands in Afghanistan. Critics say Taliban relief efforts fall short

7:01am October 25, 2023

A series of devastating quakes has taken thousands of lives and left thousands more homeless. Aid specialists say the Taliban lacks the equipment and experience to help the survivors.

China suppresses feminist, LGBTQ groups. Outside China, they seek to rebuild

5:12am October 25, 2023

by Emily Feng

Inside China, the government is cracking down on queer and feminist spaces. The Chinese-speaking diaspora is stepping up to create those spaces outside China.