Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million
Singapore’s prime minister Lawrence Wong will see his annual pay rise to 3.6 million Singapore dollars ($2.8m; £2.1m).
Category: Asia
North Korea and Russia open first road bridge linking both countries
It comes as relations between both countries have strengthened since the start of the Ukraine war.
Trial over alleged murders of Australian surfer brothers starts in Mexico
The bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend were found with gunshot wounds to their heads.
Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face “substantial” penalties if they don’t give the option, minister says.
Dozens feared trapped in collapsed building in Delhi
As many as 50 people are thought to have been inside the five-storey hostel when it came down.
Indian state gives taxi and tuk-tuk drivers a year to learn local language
A new rule making it mandatory for drivers to learn Marathi or lose their licence had sparked protests.
Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower – the floods show why that's a problem
More than 10% of Nepal’s energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week’s floods.
Nepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel after two found alive
More than 1,300 people have died and thousands are missing, but rescuers’ hopes have risen after finding survivors in a tunnel.
'Layer upon layer of miracles' to find tunnel survivors, Nepal rescue adviser tells BBC
From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors.
Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death
The Australian icon was killed in 2006, after a stingray’s barb pierced his chest during filming.