Asia

Iranian state media reports two air defense personnel killed in Israeli strikes
Partner

Iranian state media reports two air defense personnel killed in Israeli strikes

Iran named two air defense personnel killed in Israeli strikes near Ahvaz, as Trump said Iran-Israel peace negotiations had entered their final stages

Blast from recovered shell kills seven Afghans, including five children
Partner

Blast from recovered shell kills seven Afghans, including five children

A scrap collector sawed into a recovered shell in Paktika province, killing five children and two adults. Afghanistan ranks third globally for explosive ordnance casualties.

India breaks through Himalayan tunnel to China border zone
Partner

India breaks through Himalayan tunnel to China border zone

Indian engineers completed the Zojila tunnel breakthrough on Tuesday, creating all-weather access to Ladakh near the China border

Outdoor hospitals, cut-off communities as Philippines earthquake death toll hits 41
Partner

Outdoor hospitals, cut-off communities as Philippines earthquake death toll hits 41

At least 41 people are dead and over 450 injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off Mindanao on Monday, collapsing buildings and triggering tsunami warnings

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military companies list
Partner

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military companies list

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to its Chinese military companies list weeks after Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing

India says its sailors rescued off tanker ablaze off Oman
Partner

India says its sailors rescued off tanker ablaze off Oman

Omani authorities airlifted 24 Indian sailors from the burning MT Marivex off Oman on Monday. All crew are safe, India's government confirmed.

Iran military announces halt to attacks on Israel
World

Iran military announces halt to attacks on Israel

Iran's military suspended operations against Israel on Monday but warned any further aggression would trigger a "more severe and crushing" response

Iran says US talks continuing via Pakistani mediation as hostilities with Israel resume
Partner

Iran says US talks continuing via Pakistani mediation as hostilities with Israel resume

Iran confirmed indirect talks with the US are ongoing through Pakistani mediation, even as Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the first time in two months

India detains and deports 5,000 Bangladeshis
Partner

India detains and deports 5,000 Bangladeshis

India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi nationals since the BJP took power in West Bengal, pledging to "detect, delete and deport" undocumented migrants

Major quake off Philippines kills at least 15, triggers tsunami warnings
Partner

Major quake off Philippines kills at least 15, triggers tsunami warnings

7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 15, collapsing buildings and prompting tsunami warnings across the region

Xi Jinping lands in North Korea for rare visit, hails 'invincible friendship' with Kim
Partner

Xi Jinping lands in North Korea for rare visit, hails 'invincible friendship' with Kim

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang for his first visit in seven years, pledging closer cooperation as nuclear talks with Washington remain deadlocked.

China launches 'special operation' near Taiwan after Japan-Philippines maritime border talks
Partner

China launches 'special operation' near Taiwan after Japan-Philippines maritime border talks

China launched a maritime law enforcement operation east of Taiwan in response to Japan-Philippines talks to delimit their shared sea border, escalating regional tensions

Mumbai's flyover school offers lifeline to street children
Partner

Mumbai's flyover school offers lifeline to street children

Beneath a Mumbai flyover, shipping containers house a free school for street children left out of India's formal education system, where robotics and meals await

Russia-Taliban military agreement sparks questions over Pakistan’s security
Home Featured

Russia-Taliban military agreement sparks questions over Pakistan’s security

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has signed military and technical cooperation agreement with Russia, prompting claims from the Taliban that Pakistan can no longer threaten Afghanistan militarily

Bahrain, Kuwait targeted by fresh Iran salvoes
Partner

Bahrain, Kuwait targeted by fresh Iran salvoes

Iran fired missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday in the second attack on both Gulf states in three days, after the US struck Iranian radar sites and drones

Iran says frozen assets must be released for US talks to progress
Partner

Iran says frozen assets must be released for US talks to progress

Iran's Mohsen Rezaei says the release of $24bn in frozen assets is a test of trust for Trump, as US-Iran peace talks remain deadlocked over the funds

India tightens security ahead of Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi
Partner

India tightens security ahead of Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi

Indian police deployed riot vehicles and barricades at Jantar Mantar on Saturday as Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke arrived from the US to lead the protest

Iran's foreign minister says Lebanon not a bargaining chip in US war talks
Top Stories

Iran's foreign minister says Lebanon not a bargaining chip in US war talks

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi dismissed Lebanese President Aoun's claim that Tehran was using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in US peace talks

India's 'Cockroach' youth movement founder arrives in New Delhi to protest Modi
India

India's 'Cockroach' youth movement founder arrives in New Delhi to protest Modi

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to lead the viral youth movement's first street protest against Modi's government

Trump's 'crazy' rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment
World

Trump's 'crazy' rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment

Trump called Netanyahu 'crazy' in a leaked phone call, exposing rare public tensions between the two leaders ahead of Israel's national election