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Who is Ajinkya Shinde? The CJP organiser leading Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest after Dipke’s detention

"Wherever they stop us will become our Jantar Mantar,” Shinde said in an Instagram video

Indonesia welcomes Singapore, Malaysia offers to help tackle haze

Indonesian official says ground crews would be more useful than helicopters in low visibility.

UAE residents drive visitor numbers at Dubai theme parks as domestic tourism rises

Dubai parks see a surge in local visitors as Dubai Holdings Entertainment plan new attractions including a new park, roller coaster and glamping

Kuwait dog owners face jail, fines under new ownership rules

Kuwait enforces strict dog ownership rules with fines, jail time for violations, aiming to enhance public safety and animal welfare.

Turkey bans social media for children under 15 from November 1

Turkey social media ban for under-15s takes effect Nov 1

Global reaction to US sanctions on International Criminal Court

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with the ICC, what he called a "rogue court".

Business as usual despite haze as F1 crowds dine and drink outdoors

"We’ve had a full house every day this week … but we see less locals because of the haze,” says one restaurant manager.

Like father, like daughter: Pilot, 22, unexpectedly shares flight with both parents

A young KLM pilot reunites with her parents mid-flight as they unexpectedly work together on the same journey from Amsterdam to Curaçao.

The Ripe Market opens in Dubai: Here’s what to eat, shop, and do this season

Shop, eat, and enjoy live performances at The Ripe Market in Dubai, a perfect weekend destination for families and local business enthusiasts.

Are African intellectuals trapped in a kind of cognitive dissonance?

MOM investigating after helper falls from height while window cleaning

The Straits Times Helper taken to hospital after falling from Sengkang HDB flat while cleaning windows, MOM investigating AsiaOne Helper Taken To Hospital After Window-Cleaning Fall In Sengkang; MOM Investigating Goody Feed Woman believed to be domestic helper hospitalised after alleged fall while cleaning windows in Singapore Malay Mail

Is next Wednesday's public sector strike now inevitable?

The money is there and both sides say they want to do a deal so how are we facing into a massively disruptive public sector strike on Wednesday, asks Work Correspondent Brian O'Donovan.

WATCH: Steve Coogan's Irish Alan singing rebel songs on the BBC still has viewers in stitches

Coogan played both Alan Partridge and his Sligo farmer double, Martin Brennan, in a St Patrick's Day episode of "This Time with Alan Partridge" that Irish viewers have never quite let go of.

Art camp for adults in Wicklow offers space to de-stress, play and create with Dr Nadia Ramoutar

Wicklow soprano to perform at 75th Wexford Opera Festival

This man had found one of the scarcest craneflies around in Ireland

Most of us have encountered a daddy-long-legs, but that is just one of 211 known cranefly species in Ireland

Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC

Japan, which hosts roughly 60,000 U.S. service members and depends on Washington for its security, will need to walk a fine line as it pushes back.

US says China's maritime actions off Taiwan 'deeply destabilising'

"By asserting authorities around maritime areas that Taiwan has peacefully administered for over 70 years, China only exacerbates tensions and undermines the peaceful resolution of issues that it claims to seek," a US State Department spokesperson said.