PM Shehbaz Sharif has left for a four-day China visit, with stops in Hangzhou and Beijing to meet Xi Jinping and push forward CPEC's second phase
82 people are dead after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's Shanxi province, with rescue efforts ongoing, state media says
India is trying to suppress the Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical movement that went viral after the chief justice called young government critics ‘cockroaches’
New Delhi hosts the Quad foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi on May 26, with Marco Rubio making his first official India visit
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate Trump and complicate talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran
Detainees were taken off the ship on Wednesday and taken in cramped prison vans to be locked up near Ashdod, in southern Israel
Pakistan is mediating US-Iran peace talks after a ceasefire halted the war, but no lasting deal has been reached
UN says the Taliban's 31-article marriage decree reinforces systemic discrimination, permits child marriage, and further erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls
China has endorsed Pakistan's mediating role in the Middle East as PM Shehbaz Sharif prepares to visit Beijing, with both countries positioning themselves as peace facilitators
Iran says it is reviewing Washington's latest position on ending the war as Trump warns renewed attacks are ready if Tehran fails to agree to a deal within days
Modi gifted Meloni a pack of Melody toffees in Rome, sparking 110 million views, viral memes, a Blinkit search surge, and a 5% jump in shares of an unrelated Parle company
Marco Rubio heads to India for a rare multi-city tour, but the visit raises a bigger question: where does India stand in Trump's shifting foreign policy worldview?
Ben Gvir posted footage of bound flotilla activists kneeling at Ashdod, drawing condemnation from Netanyahu, the US ambassador, and governments across Europe and beyond
India's weather agency has warned of extreme heat intensified by El Nino, with temperatures hitting 48.2C
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned the Middle East war will spread beyond the region if the US and Israel resume strikes
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Wednesday, praising their "unyielding" partnership and pushing forward on energy cooperation
Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza, detaining 430 activists
Marco Rubio heads to Sweden for NATO talks on defence spending, then India for his first visit since Trump took office
Trump warned the US may strike Iran again just a day after holding off a major assault, as Tehran threatened to open new fronts
Indian PM Narendra Modi pledged at an Oslo summit to work with Nordic allies toward peace in Ukraine and the Middle East, while defending the rules-based global order
