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Garment workers make clothing in the sewing section of a factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2026
Fast fashion garments pile up in South Asia as Middle East conflict grounds planes
South Asia is a clothes manufacturing powerhouse and fast fashion brands around the world rely on factories in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
Police and paramilitary vehicles stand outside the U.S. Consulate General, a day after a protest following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 3, 2026
U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi after Iran strikes
This would mark the first confirmation by U.S. officials that marines were involved in firing at the protestors.
A Taliban service member stands guard as Afghan Muslim devotees offer prayers during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan along a road in Kabul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2026
Blasts in Kabul as Afghan government says it is responding to Pakistani attacks
Months of cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared again since Afghanistan recently launched an offensive along the frontier.
Anti-Iranian regime protesters wave Iranian flags from before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems, during a march in support of the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran, in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Cheers, music, anger: World reacts as Iran’s Khamenei is killed
The world greeted with jubilation, anger or trepidation the news Sunday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Firefighters douse flames in a vehicle after a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2026
Protests in Pakistan over Khamenei’s death leave at least nine dead
Pro-Iranian protesters also gathered outside the Green Zone in the Iraqi ‌capital Baghdad, ‌where the U.S. Embassy is located.
Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed reacts during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Mar 1, 2026
New Zealand reach semis after Pakistan eliminated from T20 World Cup
An inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri Lanka in order to pip New Zealand and join group leaders England in the last four.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid gestures during a news conference, following an escalation in cross-border tensions with Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2026
Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul and Kandahar
The latest violence erupted after Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan territory last weekend triggered Afghan retaliatory attacks along the border on Thursday.
A wounded Afghan woman receives treatment at a hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Friday after an overnight Pakistani mortar shell hit a camp for people returning from Pakistan. Islamabad’s defense minister has declared that the neighbors are at “open war.”
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2026
Pakistan bombs Kabul in ‘open war’ on Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Relations between the neighbors have plunged since deadly fighting in October that killed more than 70 people on both sides.
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman is in action against India in the Asia Cup final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Sept. 28.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2026
The theater of the absurd that is India vs. Pakistan cricket
When politics interferes with sports, no one wins.
Pakistani Bengalis at a tea-stall in Karachi on Feb. 12. There are estimated to be over a million ethnic Bengalis now living in Pakistan, many of whom arrived during the Bangladesh War of Independence, after which East Pakistan split away and became Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 24, 2026
Bengalis in Pakistan hope for family reunions amid diplomatic thaw
Once-frosty ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh have begun to warm since a Bangladeshi student-led uprising ushered in new leadership in 2024.
Afghan relatives and mourners surround the body of a victim, killed in an overnight Pakistani air strike, during a mass burial ceremony in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2026
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban say Pakistan strikes kill and injure dozens
The strikes bring a sharp ​escalation in tension just days after Kabul released three Pakistani soldiers in a Saudi-mediated move to smoothe relations.
An Afghan man buys medicine at a pharmacy in Kabul on Feb. 9.
WORLD
Feb 17, 2026
Bitter pill: Taliban government shakes up Afghan medicine market
A decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the changes have led to a litany of problems.
Police officers inspect a site after militant attacks in Quetta, Pakistan, on Feb. 1.
WORLD
Feb 12, 2026
Female suicide bombers and new weapons give boost to insurgents in Pakistan
The ⁠participation of women amplifies a movement ​that Pakistan’s military says has access to a massive cache of U.S. weapons left behind ​in Afghanistan.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav (center) and his teammates walk off the field after winning the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match against the United States at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Feb 10, 2026
Pakistan to play India at T20 World Cup after boycott called off
Matches between arch-rivals India and Pakistan are among the most lucrative in cricket, worth millions of dollars in broadcast, sponsor and advertising revenue.
People fly kites during the Basant festival in Lahore on Sunday. Brightly colored kites soared through the skies over Pakistan's eastern city this weekend, marking the return of a festival that had been banned for nearly two decades over safety concerns.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 9, 2026
Kites and victory cries fill Lahore skies as festival returns after long ban
The Basant, a festival marking the ​onset of spring, was banned in 2008 after deaths and injuries resulting from stray kite ⁠strings sometimes coated with metal.
An aerial view of a cleared patch of the Shakarparian forest in Islamabad. Trees across Islamabad are being felled for infrastructure and even military monuments, prompting local anger and lawsuits.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 8, 2026
Pakistan’s capital picks concrete over trees, angering residents
Trees are being felled across Islamabad for infrastructure and military monuments.
Mourners attend the funeral of Shiite Muslims on Saturday a day after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad .
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2026
Thousands mourn Islamabad suicide bombing victims as four arrests made
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for ‍the attack, the deadliest of its kind in Islamabad in more than a decade.
People mourn the death of relatives following a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque, outside a hospital in Islamabad on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2026
Islamic State group claims suicide blast at Islamabad mosque
The deadliest attack in Pakistan’s capital since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing left at least 31 people dead and 169 more wounded.
A police officer walks past damage at the site, after militant attacks, in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday.
WORLD
Feb 4, 2026
Pakistan sends helicopters and drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead
The weekend’s coordinated ​attacks by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army brought Pakistan’s largest province to a near ‍standstill.
Pakistan's Babar Azam watches the ball after playing a shot during the third Twenty20 international cricket match against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Feb 3, 2026
Pakistan’s India boycott splits fans as politics overshadows cricket
The government on Sunday cleared Pakistan to take part in the Twenty20 World Cup beginning Saturday but barred the ​team from playing India in a Feb. 15 group match in Colombo.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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