Asia

Iran reports significant progress in Strait of Hormuz talks with Oman, as both sides work toward a temporary shipping route deal

Data on the Nepal glacier collapse shows record heat before the disaster, as researchers examine permafrost thaw and snowmelt as possible triggers

A wave of missile and drone attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted civilian and economic sites across southern Saudi Arabia, wounding 73 people and prompting the Saudi-led coalition to vow decisive operational retaliation

Iran holds the US responsible for deliberate attacks on civilians, accusing Washington of war crimes as Gulf tensions escalate

Nepal rescuers focus on 900 hydropower workers as officials say 121 could be trapped in flood-hit tunnels near the China border

Israel launches a wave of deadly strikes on south Lebanon, killing 12, as its military vows to keep targeting Hezbollah despite the ceasefire

IAEA head urges Iran to reengage with inspectors as US and European powers push for a UN Security Council referral

UN expert warns Israeli rubble-clearing in Gaza could destroy evidence of atrocity crimes and hinder recovery of thousands of remains

Iran vows to respond to US strikes, warning that exposed US energy facilities in the Gulf could face retaliation as tensions escalate

Bangladesh's dengue outbreak is accelerating fast, with over 42,000 hospitalised and 117 dead this year as hospitals run short of beds

Indian police publicly beat a man accused of killing his partner, sparking mixed reactions online after footage of the flogging in Gujarat spread widely.

Lebanon raises the toll to 4 dead in overnight Israeli strikes, with 32 wounded across the south and east

Fresh Yemen clashes between government forces and Houthi rebels kill more than 60 people, including civilians, sources say

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee says Israel has no plan for forced displacement from Gaza, after two ministers floated relocation ideas

Bangladesh opposition supporters launch a long march over gas, electricity and fertiliser shortages, pressuring Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

Two Nepal flood rescues, a Chinese tunnel worker and a local woman, revive hopes 10 days after catastrophic flooding

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee visits a West Bank Palestinian town as settler violence surges under Netanyahu's right-wing government

Bangladesh's measles outbreak nears 1,000 child deaths as crowded hospital wards fill with critically ill infants and grieving mothers

US President Donald Trump announced he is sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a fresh proposal to end the four-and-a-half-year war

Sri Lanka's anti-graft body arrests lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, son of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, over a $2.3 billion Airbus bribery deal.