South Korea dispatched its first trial container ship through the Northern Sea Route toward Europe, testing a polar shortcut to bypass Middle East shipping disruptions despite environmental warnings over sea ice melt
Pakistan joins 11 Muslim countries condemning Israeli strikes on a Syrian military base, warning of a serious regional escalation
India says 22 citizens are aboard two hijacked vessels off Yemen and Somalia, with all crew members reported safe by authorities
Iran's president says it's time to end the war with the US while Tehran holds a position of strength, as sanctions tensions escalate
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in Jenin, West Bank, with the military alleging he tried to stab a soldier during a raid
Vantara, Anant Ambani's giant animal facility, announces a governance reset and rethinks imports after criticism over its rapid acquisitions
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the 'toughest sanctions in history' against Iran alongside an ongoing naval blockade, threatening secondary penalties against third nations
The US warns allies and China to join its economic campaign against Iran or face consequences, Treasury Secretary Bessent says
Bangladesh's lawmakers elected BNP veteran Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president, filling the post left vacant by his predecessor's resignation.
Bangladesh's parliament votes to elect a new president, with BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir tipped to win the ceremonial post
Hui Ka Yan pleaded guilty to fraud as China's property giant collapsed under USD 300 billion in debt
Turkey denies its military visited Syria's Abu al-Duhur air base after Israeli strikes, as Netanyahu warns against Turkish presence near Aleppo
US President Donald Trump announced plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later in 2026, while offering an unusually precise estimate that Pyongyang possesses 57 nuclear weapons.
Sri Lankan archaeologists have unearthed 17 gold-plated Buddha statues at a UNESCO site in Anuradhapura, dating back over 1,000 years.
Kolkata hotel fire kills 9, including a child, as authorities suspect a faulty air conditioner sparked the deadly blaze
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping the US military after the UAE severs trade ties with Tehran over new missile attacks near its coast
United States imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on ICC President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, triggering swift condemnation from international human rights groups and European diplomats
Kabul school blast injured at least 42 children, the UN said, as officials investigate whether a grenade or unexploded ordnance caused the explosion.
Sri Lanka's anti-corruption body arrested ex-minister Keheliya Rambukwella over the 2022 theft of a sacred royal moonstone.
Qatar says an Iran-Oman Hormuz agreement is key to resuming US-Iran talks, after a June memorandum collapsed over the strait
