Bloomberg A blast in a bus carrying workers in Pakistan’s northern Kohistan region killed 12 people including nine Chinese citizens, as concerns mount an advance by the Taliban in Afghanistan may disturb peace in across the region. Pakistan authorities said on Wednesday the blast was caused by a gas leak, however China condemned the explosion and called on Pakistan to ...

Bloomberg The northern Ethiopia conflict may be headed for a dangerous turn after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s unilateral ceasefire failed and he backed calls to resist Tigray forces advancing to retake territory. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which federal troops had initially overrun after fighting that started in November, recaptured the state capital, Mekelle, and have taken back control of ...

Bloomberg Malaysian cabinet ministers on Wednesday unanimously pledged support for Muhyiddin Yassin to continue as the nation’s prime minister. The backing comes a week after the United Malays National Organisation, the largest party in the ruling coalition, retracted support for Muhyiddin and demanded he step down for failing to control the worsening Covid-19 situation, calling for a new leader to ...