Asia

Zhang Kequn was found with the large consignment of ants in his luggage at a Nairobi airport. Source link

South Korea’s military has since halted all shooting drills involving small firearms. Source link

With India’s semaglutide patent expiring on 20 March, about 50 branded generics are expected to enter the market. Source link

Naveed Akram is seeking a court order to suppress his family’s identity over fears for their safety. Source link

Australia started strongly against China, with Chelsea’s Ellie Carpenter, Manchester City’s Mary Fowler and Arsenal’s Foord combining beautifully to give Australia the lead. Carpenter dazzled with her pace, bursting down the left to latch onto a Fowler pass before passing back to the Manchester City forward, who cut the ball back to Foord to score…

It comes after an on-air spat between Sandilands and his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson a month ago. Source link

The exact number killed in Monday night’s strike by Pakistan is still not known, but is feared to be in the hundreds. Source link

After Australia granted seven Iranian football players humanitarian visas to stay in the country, only two have decided to stay. According to human rights activists, those who left feared reprisals from the Iranian Government, but the semi-official Mehr news agency called it a “patriotic decision”. The footballers had originally sought sanctuary after concerns they would…

This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf. Source link

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar told FT there was no “blanket arrangement” for Indian ships to pass through the strait. Source link