Asia

India will resume Bangladeshi tourist visas from June 28, nearly two years after relations soured following Sheikh Hasina's ouster

India hails progress in US trade talks after talks with Jamieson Greer, but key tariff and market access gaps remain unresolved

India has amended FCRA rules, requiring NGOs to declare activities, disclose social media accounts, and bar foreign nationals as key functionaries from receiving overseas funds

Alibaba filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's designation of the e-commerce giant as a Chinese military company, calling it arbitrary and baseless

Iran and Oman will study charging service costs for the Strait of Hormuz, insisting on sovereignty while pledging toll-free passage

Belgium grants visas to five Taliban officials for EU migration talks in Brussels, the first such meeting since the group seized power in 2021

Kim Jong Un ordered North Korea to speed up its military buildup and nuclear expansion, warning that US-South Korea moves are pushing the peninsula toward nuclear war

Switzerland says Iran-US talks at Burgenstock have created conditions for immediate technical discussions, after negotiators agreed a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal

Iran says nuclear talks with the US have not formally begun despite a brief exchange in Switzerland, as negotiators agree a 60-day roadmap to end the war

China imposed export controls on 10 US defense and rare earths firms and barred 46 American companies from procurement, escalating tensions with Washington

Pakistan's mango exports shrink as the Middle East war drives up shipping costs and shrinks demand in key Gulf markets

Trump threatens US tolls on the Strait of Hormuz if talks with Iran fail, as new negotiations open in Switzerland

Netanyahu says Israeli troops will stay in Lebanon's security zone "as long as necessary" after Hezbollah clashes kill four soldiers

Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir says "all of Lebanon must burn" after four soldiers killed, as US-Iran deal frustration grows