Asia

Myanmar's death toll from the post-coup civil war has surpassed 100,000, five years after the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government

India's first bullet train will open between Surat and Vapi in 2027, a milestone officials say will power the country's wider high-speed rail ambitions

Exiled ex-PM Sheikh Hasina says she will return to Bangladesh this year, dismissing her death sentence as politically motivated in an NDTV interview.

South Korea and Japan's defense ministers reaffirmed their denuclearization commitment as North Korea vows to expand its nuclear arsenal and arm its navy

Iran says the US violated their peace deal as both sides trade fire, with Bahrain also hit by Iranian drones early Saturday

US and Iran trade strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears for the Mideast ceasefire as Washington and Tehran trade blame

Lebanon's president says the Israel framework agreement is a first step toward restoring sovereignty and ending occupation

A magnitude 6.5 quake hits off southern Philippines, weeks after a major tremor in the same area killed more than 80 people

Greenpeace India is documenting extreme indoor heat in Delhi's Sundar Nagri, where families record temperatures up to 45C at night, pushing for stronger heat protections

India will resume Bangladeshi tourist visas from June 28, nearly two years after relations soured following Sheikh Hasina's ouster

India hails progress in US trade talks after talks with Jamieson Greer, but key tariff and market access gaps remain unresolved

India has amended FCRA rules, requiring NGOs to declare activities, disclose social media accounts, and bar foreign nationals as key functionaries from receiving overseas funds

Alibaba filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's designation of the e-commerce giant as a Chinese military company, calling it arbitrary and baseless

Iran and Oman will study charging service costs for the Strait of Hormuz, insisting on sovereignty while pledging toll-free passage