Asia

Residents in Kamdesh, Nuristan, say they survive on cow’s milk amid intensified fighting, as an ICRC-led convoy delivers urgent aid

Trump questions the need for nuclear weapons, saying conventional force has already 'decimated the enemy'

US official says foreign actors, mainly in China, are conducting large-scale efforts to siphon American AI technology

The community traces its lineage to Manasseh, one of the biblical “lost tribes” exiled in 720 BC by Assyrian conquerors

Trump announces extension of truce during meeting with ambassadors of both countries

Between three and five children have died from the disease every day for the past week in the South Asian nation

Tasnim news agency says the first Strait of Hormuz toll revenue has been deposited into central bank

Officials say rescuers recover the body of journalist Amal Khalil, killed in a hostile airstrike on a house in al-Tiri

Iran says it welcomes Pakistan’s efforts but stresses that ceasefire is only meaningful if it is not undermined by a naval blockade

EU has been working on plans to deport those with no right to stay in the bloc back to Afghanistan

Foreign ministry spokesperson says ship was 'a foreign container ship', and that China opposed 'any malicious association and speculation'

British maritime agency says two ships are caught up in separate shooting incidents in the Gulf region

At its peak in the mid-2000s, the Maoist rebellion controlled nearly a third of the country, saying it fought for marginalized indigenous communities

Iranian minister says about 85 percent of agricultural products and basic goods are produced domestically, ensuring food security

British minister says focus is on turning consensus into a plan to protect Strait navigation and secure a lasting ceasefire

Iranian envoy says US conduct resembles piracy and dangerously escalates risks to vital shipping lanes

Expert says Afghans are likely to refuse relocation to the African country amid its own refugee crisis and ongoing conflict linked to Rwanda

US president says Iran wants Strait of Hormuz open to 'avoid $500 million daily losses', claims it only talks of closure due to US blockade