European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič arrived in Beijing for two days of critical negotiations with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, seeking to rebalance a daily €1 billion trade deficit and address raw material export controls amid joint warnings from France and Germany
Sri Lanka arrested ex-first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa over alleged misuse of children's hospital donations, a major blow to the once powerful Rajapaksa family.
Iran military chief Ali Abdollahi says the Oct 7 attack accelerated Israel's decline, as Israelis and Palestinians mark three years since the Hamas-led assault
An Indonesian court jailed dozens of Indian nationals for a Bali online gambling operation, with most getting two years and deportation after release.
Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end the seven-month war, telling Reuters Tehran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity
Bahrain foreign minister visits Pakistan on 7-8 October for talks on trade, investment, defence and security at the third Joint Ministerial Commission
US President Donald Trump announced an upcoming discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the suspicious death of a Siberian plague research technician, while the WHO and US State Department press Moscow for transparent biological risk reporting
Four Indonesian seamen return home after more than five months held hostage by Somali pirates on the MT Honour 25 tanker
India says 12 crew injured, 11 of them Indian, after a Panama-flagged tanker was attacked off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran warns Bahrain and other regional states it will respond if their territory or airspace is used again in attacks, an Iranian diplomat told the UN
Rahul Gandhi detained briefly in New Delhi as opposition MPs marched on the Election Commission, demanding its chief resign over voter roll changes
UN rights council unanimously urged the Taliban to repeal all practices restricting women and girls, saying the discrimination should shock humanity
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have seized Dhubab district overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, sources say, as the fight to push the Houthis out intensifies
India-US trade talks have hit a "plateau", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, as a US trade probe complicates efforts to close the deal
A Flydubai co-pilot planned the attack before being hired by the airline, two Israeli officials say, citing his UAE interrogation over flight FZ1073
Israel's army chief Eyal Zamir says the military must learn from the Oct 7 failures as investigations conclude ahead of the anniversary of the attack
European Union Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will meet Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing for two days of make-or-break talks to address a mounting €360 billion trade deficit and high-tech export surges, as both sides prepare defensive counter-measures
Indians protest election chief Gyanesh Kumar for a third day as Delhi police investigate sexual harassment claims against officers at a Jantar Mantar protest.
Police detained several people in New Delhi on Saturday during Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changes, as demonstrators demanded the election chief resign
An overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City killed five Palestinians, including four women. Israeli media said the target was senior Hamas official Ali al-Amoudi
