Asia

Lin said China views ties with India strategically and rejects third-party interference in their border dispute

India’s foreign ministry condemned the acts, saying they hurt global Hindu sentiments

Tarique Rahman's return energizes BNP supporters for February elections after he was cleared of corruption charges following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

Ukraine war is nearing its fifth year, but the real level of Russian public fatigue with the conflict is difficult to measure due to strict state controls on dissent

Iran has for years suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves, which are expected to worsen with climate change

Netanyahu’s office said Hamas must honor the October deal, including Gaza’s demilitarization and deradicalization

Hamas official Abdel Hay Zaqut was killed Dec 13 alongside commander Raed Saad, involved in the Oct 7, 2023 attack

Demolition of the Vishnu statue, built in 2014, occurred on Monday about 100 meters from the border with Thailand

LVM3-M6 rocket launched the U.S.-built AST SpaceMobile communications satellite into low-Earth orbit

Rahman, 60, an aspiring prime minister who has lived in London since he fled Bangladesh in 2008 over what he called a politically motivated persecution, is due to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday

Beijing is challenging India’s solar subsidies and tariffs on phones and display equipment at the WTO

Israel’s Katz said Israel forces are deep inside Gaza to protect it and prevent another October 7 attack

In a small village near Khan Younis, Israeli drone and artillery strikes shattered the fragile calm of a ceasefire in place since Oct. 10

Demonstration, called by Hindu groups, involved people clashing with police personnel as they tried to push through barricades set up near Bangladesh's High Commission

Chinese Charge d’Affaires Liu Xiang said the deal aligns with China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The cyclone killed more than 640 people when it swept across the South Asian island last month, causing floods and landslides

Renewed fighting this month, which shattered a previous truce, has killed at least 23 people in Thailand and 21 in Cambodia, and displaced more than 900,000 on both sides

NBC reported Israeli officials fear Iran is restoring nuclear sites hit in June and plan to brief Trump on striking its missile program again

Reuters identified at least 829 people detained on security grounds since Assad’s fall, based on interviews and detainee lists

Israel called Iran’s missiles and nuclear program threats in June’s 12-day war; Iran said its missiles are defensive