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Stories from across Asia reflect the region's complexity: from energy markets and trade relations to corporate accountability, data security and competition in emerging industries like electric vehicles. Whether driven by government policy, corporate behaviour or market forces, developments in Asia often ripple through global supply chains, financial markets and international diplomacy, making regional news essential context for understanding world affairs.

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Iranian Official Meets Mediators In Pakistan As Iran And U.S. Keep Up A 10th Day Of Attacks

  • Iranian minister meets Pakistani mediators to revive collapsed US-Iran deal.
  • Both nations continue attacks; tanker hit, US strikes ongoing.
  • Oil and petrol prices rising amid fears of wider US-targeted attacks.

Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni held talks with mediators in Pakistan on Tuesday as diplomats scrambled to revive a collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States, even as both sides continued attacks for a tenth consecutive day of fighting. The renewed hostilities matter because they threaten…

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Anurag Kashyap, MIFFest Jury President, Searches for ‘a New Cinematic Language’

  • Kashyap is jury president and masterclass leader at MIFFest 2026
  • He's seeking a "new cinematic language" from younger filmmakers
  • Cites shrinking attention spans and streaming overload as shared industry challenges

Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is serving as jury president at the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest), where he is also leading a masterclass titled "Unfiltered Realism." Rather than presenting himself as an authority with fixed answers, Kashyap says he is using the role to seek out what he…

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Japan goalkeeper Okuma signs for Aston Villa

  • Aston Villa sign Japan goalkeeper Akane Okuma from INAC Kobe Leonessa
  • Move is subject to visa approval; Okuma is 21
  • Villa finished ninth in the WSL last season, which expands to 14 teams

Aston Villa have signed Japan international goalkeeper Akane Okuma for their Women's Super League squad, subject to visa approval. The 21-year-old joins from INAC Kobe Leonessa, adding an experienced international to the club's ranks as it looks to strengthen ahead of the new WSL season. Okuma began her…

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FAST Provider Wedotv Launches in India With Samsung TV Plus (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Wedotv launches four channels on Samsung TV Plus in India, covering entertainment, automotive, films and sports
  • Partnership extends Wedotv's presence to 13 territories on Samsung TV Plus globally
  • Targets India's growing free streaming market, capitalising on Samsung's 100M+ monthly active users

FAST channel provider wedotv has struck its first distribution deal in India, bringing four channels to Samsung TV Plus and reaching millions of Samsung Smart TV users across the country. The agreement adds wedotv Big Stories, wedotv Cars, wedotv Movies and wedotv Sports to the platform. wedotv Big…

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Europe slaps AliExpress with €550 million fine for selling dodgy goods

  • EU fines AliExpress €550m, the biggest ever DSA penalty
  • Commission found multiple failures to police illegal, counterfeit goods
  • Follows new EU customs fees targeting Chinese cut-price e-commerce firms

The European Commission has fined AliExpress €550 million ($630m/£467m) for failing to curb the sale of illegal and counterfeit goods on its platform, marking the largest ever penalty issued under the EU's Digital Services Act. The fine follows a year-long warning to the Alibaba-owned marketplace, after which Brussels…

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A.R. Rahman Launches ARR Immersive App for Apple Vision Pro (EXCLUSIVE)

  • A.R. Rahman's ARR Immersive app launches on Apple Vision Pro on 22 July.
  • Includes reworked "Le Musk" VR footage and new Kathak dance performances.
  • Meta Quest version to follow after the Vision Pro debut.

Composer A.R. Rahman is launching ARR Immersive, an app for Apple Vision Pro that brings together a decade of his immersive storytelling projects. The launch, arriving on 22 July, matters because it marks the first time footage from "Le Musk" — Rahman's 360-degree virtual reality film that premiered…

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Mini Review: 70’s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (PS5) – Zany PS1 Shooter Is a Real Treat

  • Push Square reviews PS5 remaster of obscure 1999 Japan-only shooter Geppy-X.
  • Gameplay is average, but presentation is exceptional and lovingly restored.
  • Over 8,000 remastered video clips recreate a full parody anime experience.

Push Square has reviewed 70's-style Robot Anime Geppy-X, a PS5 re-release of a Japan-only PS1 scrolling shooter from 1999 that the outlet's editor had never previously heard of. The remaster, produced by Implicit Conversions (the studio behind PS Plus Premium's emulated catalogue), is praised less for its combat…

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Eiichiro Oda’s ‘ONE PIECE’ Vol. 115 Rises to No. 1 on Japan Book Hot 100

  • ONE PIECE Vol. 115 reclaims No. 1 on Japan's Book Hot 100 chart.
  • HUNTER×HUNTER Vol. 39 falls to No. 2 despite topping e-book sales.
  • New entries and a drama tie-in boost several titles' rankings this week.

Eiichiro Oda's manga ONE PIECE Volume 115 has risen from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 chart released on 16 July, retaking the top spot by leading physical book sales and picking up additional points from e-commerce and social media activity. The…

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Snow Man’s ‘Good Time’ Tops Japan Hot 100

  • Snow Man's "Good Time" hits No. 1, their 15th Japan Hot 100 chart-topper
  • Group scores three simultaneous top-100 entries this week
  • Netflix's Human Vapor revives Southern All Stars' 1979 hit globally

Snow Man's digital single "Good Time" has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, marking the nine-member boy band's 15th chart-topper on the ranking. The song led downloads while also placing highly across streaming, radio airplay and video, and its success pulled two further Snow…

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Police block thousands of ‘cockroach’ protesters marching on India’s parliament

  • CJP protesters clashed with police marching on India's parliament
  • Police used tear gas and baton charges; several injured
  • Movement grew after activist Sonam Wangchuk's forced hospitalisation

Thousands of supporters of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement defied a police ban in Delhi on Monday, attempting to march on India's parliament to demand the resignation of the education minister. Police used tear gas and baton charges to disperse the crowds, injuring several demonstrators, in…

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