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- 1Floods, haze and typhoons hammer Asia in widening climate crisis●From floods across South and South-East Asia to toxic fire haze and typhoons battering East Asia, climate disasters are
Greenpeace is highlighting a wave of climate disasters across Asia, including severe flooding in South and South-East Asia, toxic fire haze, and typhoons striking East Asia. The group says fossil fuels are intensifying the crisis, with homes destroyed, harvests lost, communities cut off, and blackouts leaving families without power. It is calling attention to the millions of people affected and pressing for action on the fossil fuel emissions driving these extreme weather events across the region.
- 2India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Final Draws Live Fan Chat●🔴Live: INDW vs SLW Final Fan Chat | Live Cricket Match Today | India W vs Sri Lanka W | Iqbal Sports
India's women's cricket team is facing Sri Lanka in a final, with fans following the match through a live fan chat covering ball-by-ball discussion. Interest is high across South Asia and the wider cricket world, with large online engagement around the fixture as supporters react to every over of the women's final.
- 3Bangladesh reach Asian Games cricket semi-finals without playing▼Bangladesh reach Asian Games cricket semis without playing
Bangladesh have secured a place in the men's cricket semi-finals at the Asian Games without needing to take the field, advancing due to the tournament format or opponent withdrawal. The development has drawn attention from cricket fans in Bangladesh and across South Asia, with many debating whether walkovers and byes undermine the competitiveness of cricket at the continental Games.
- 4Al-Qaeda 25 Years After 9/11: A Changed Network, New Threats●Al-Qaeda Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: A Changing Network, a Changing Security Challenge
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, security analysts are reassessing al-Qaeda. The network that orchestrated 9/11 has since dispersed, lost leaders including Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, and evolved into affiliates and allied franchises across Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Analysts argue this decentralised structure presents a different but still serious counterterrorism challenge for Western and regional security services.
- 5Gwangju Biennale 2026 opens with smallest artist roster yet●On view through November 15, the 2026 edition has the smallest artist list (43 participants) since the Biennale's foundi
The 2026 Gwangju Biennale has opened with 43 participating artists, the smallest lineup since the Biennale was founded in 1995. The exhibition runs through November 15 in Gwangju, South Korea. Art watchers are weighing the reduced roster, with some seeing it as a deliberate curatorial choice toward intimacy and others questioning what a smaller edition signals for one of Asia's leading art events.
- 6Psychological Science Faces a Double Standard Outside the Global North▼Outside of the Global North, Psychological Science Faces a Double Standard
The Association for Psychological Science argues that psychological research conducted outside the Global North is held to a different standard than work from wealthy Western institutions. The organization highlights how scientists in Africa, Latin America, Asia and other regions face greater scrutiny, fewer resources and biased assumptions about the quality of their research, calling for fairer treatment and greater recognition of scholarship from the Global South.