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Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten new targets and weapons if the US attacks, as the war nears seven months and Tehran says the US plans new action

High-level US and Chinese economic officials concluded eight hours of negotiations in New York, agreeing to establish a bilateral "US-China AI dialogue" and incident notification framework ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Three individuals, including two South Korean service members, were injured on Monday during an operation inside the Demilitarized Zone following a suspected landmine detonation along the heavily fortified border

Houthis say they targeted 'sensitive sites' in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu, hours after residents reported blasts in the Saudi capital

US troop deaths in the Iran war exceed the Pentagon count by at least four, the Washington Post reports. Defense Secretary Hegseth denies the report

Dar and Araghchi discussed regional developments on Saturday, with Pakistan's foreign minister stressing uninterrupted energy supplies and safe shipping

India court grants bail to a US citizen accused of illegal entry into Mizoram before he allegedly crossed into Myanmar to train rebel groups.

Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh blogger held in India for nearly nine years, has been granted bail and should be released within days.

Iran says it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran presses its blockade of the strategic waterway amid the Middle East war

Fitch says Japan's sovereign rating can absorb higher borrowing costs even as BOJ shifts focus to stabilizing inflation

UN mission finds grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran, and that Tehran committed crimes against humanity

Trump hosts Xi at the White House on September 24, as AI rivalry, an Iran war fallout, a trade war and Taiwan tensions shadow the summit

India responds to the US Russia sanctions bill, vowing to protect trade and energy ties with Moscow despite threats of 100% tariffs

A Gaza apartment block collapse has left at least 20 people dead, including five children, with dozens more feared missing in the rubble

West Bengal's BJP government is reviewing proposals to rename Kolkata street names honoring Lenin, Marx and Ho Chi Minh, officials said.

India summoned Pakistan's diplomat after a naval collision in the Arabian Sea, calling the conduct of a Pakistani naval unit 'unacceptable'

Israel's defense minister says the country is ready to resume full-scale war and remove Palestinians from Gaza once Hamas is eliminated

Sharia scholars remain split on crypto compliance, and most rated Islamic banks have yet to build material revenue from digital-asset trading, Fitch says

Floods in India's Bihar state have affected nearly five million people, with officials sending aid as rivers cross danger levels.

A Bangladesh tribunal sentenced seven Hasina-era Awami League leaders to death in absentia for crimes against humanity during the deadly 2024 uprising.