Asia

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

Israel's military says it struck a Gaza mosque used by Hamas as a weapons site, as ceasefire violence continues daily

India's Lok Sabha has passed a bill doubling jail terms to 10 years and raising fines for exam paper leaks to over $1 million

Iran has rejected Oman's Strait of Hormuz proposal for joint regional control, calling it unworkable as Gulf tensions and oil prices surge

Ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina says she will return home by December, despite a death sentence and fears of arrest or worse awaiting her

A 7.1-magnitude Japan earthquake has killed 13 people in Kumamoto, triggering fires, collapsing buildings and leaving thousands without power

FCC bans imports of new Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters over national security and cybersecurity concerns, effective immediately.

India proposes tougher punishment for exam paper leaks, doubling jail terms to 10 years after youth-led protests forced a minister's resignation

Bangladesh has detained a senior army officer over an alleged staged killing linked to a 2018 anti-drug crackdown that left hundreds dead