Asia

Lebanon and Israel hold a seventh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome, as Beirut pushes for a phased Israeli withdrawal from the south

Bangladesh proposes the death penalty for enforced disappearances after a commission recorded 1,569 cases and 251 people still missing under Hasina

Bangladesh has asked India to clarify its stance on Sheikh Hasina's planned New Delhi speech, ahead of an Aug. 5 event marking her ouster's second anniversary

South Korea heatwave has killed 16 people and sickened over 2,000 others since May 15, ministry says, as record temperatures grip the nation

Bangladesh's measles outbreak has killed hundreds of children and pushed nine in 10 affected families into deep debt, a new assessment shows

Japan and the US carried out a joint yen intervention, their first since 2011, after the currency hit a four-decade low against the dollar

Sri Lanka deployed troops and Special Task Force commandos to Mahara Prison after a riot left one inmate dead and six wounded, police said Sunday

Acclaimed British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja has died in a devastating avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak alongside his expedition team

Iran military accuses the US of escalating tensions in the Middle East, warning regional countries against aiding Washington

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir hails "time-tested" Pakistan-China ties at a ceremony marking the PLA's 99th founding anniversary

PM Modi says he forgives young protesters who hurled abuses at him and his late mother during recent Delhi demonstrations

Yemen's Houthis deny plans to charge ships fees for Red Sea transit, calling their Bab el-Mandeb passage service free

Lebanon's Aoun calls Israeli blasts near Beaufort castle a 'direct threat' to the framework deal, as Israel says it razed Hezbollah tunnels there

A Sri Lanka court sentenced two former security officials to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people.

Ben Gvir slams the Hamas disarmament deal as unacceptable, exposing Israeli divisions over Trump's Gaza roadmap

Police in Hyderabad named Meta India's head in a case over Facebook videos targeting PM Modi, deepening tensions with the government

An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak left 10 climbers missing, including Nirmal Purja, as search teams recover four bodies

Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is missing with nine other climbers after an avalanche struck Pakistan's Broad Peak in the Karakoram range

Drone strike near Egypt's Suez Canal has raised fears of a widening U.S.-Iran war, threatening a key route for Saudi oil exports

Japan's earthquake death toll has risen to 28 as rescuers search a collapsed Kumamoto mall and survivors endure sweltering heat without power