Asia

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

Loud explosions in Yemen's capital Sanaa were heard on Saturday as the Houthis reported Saudi airstrikes. One correspondent saw two warplanes firing missiles

China's Ministry of Commerce initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of p-nitrotoluene from the European Union, signaling escalating trade friction ahead of critical negotiations between EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao

The Cockroach Janta Party rallies in Mumbai as student groups gather in Delhi, demanding the resignation of India's election commission chief over voter rolls

Jagtar Singh Johal walked out of Tihar jail on bail after nearly nine years. He still faces trial on eight charges in India.

Iran Guards hail US withdrawal from Iraq as a "historic victory" and urge American troops to leave the Middle East after the anti-IS coalition ended its mission

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is increasingly unlikely, US officials say, citing military readiness delays and Taiwan's 2028 election

Benjamin Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and an Israeli plumber for stopping a cockpit attack on a flydubai flight carrying 174 people to Tel Aviv