Asia

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they attacked a US base in Qatar to punish the aggressor, following overnight US strikes inside Iran

China and Pakistan urged the US and Iran to halt hostilities and resume talks, warning that a hard-won ceasefire agreement must not collapse

Pakistan joined the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization as a founding member, backing inclusive AI governance for the Global South

China's Xi Jinping says AI should not be dominated by one country, calling for global cooperation on AI development at Shanghai's WAIC conference

Trump used a primetime address to revive unproven election fraud claims and accuse China of a mass voter data breach ahead of the US midterms

Iran says US strikes have killed over 30 civilians as fighting resumes near the Strait of Hormuz, a month after a ceasefire deal

Ransomware group World Leaks posted files it says are from Kudankulam nuclear plant contractor Reliance Group

Police say a group of men raped and killed an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal, reigniting debate over sexual violence in India and police accountability

A fire tore through Bangkok's Rong Beer bar, killing at least 27 people and injuring 63, with 22 in critical condition, officials say

Bangladesh floods and landslides have killed at least 50 people in a week, officials say, with tens of thousands displaced from their homes.

South Korea issued its first emergency heatwave warning under a new alert system, as officials work to address longer and more intense heatwaves

Political violence in Bangladesh continues six months after new PM Tarique Rahman vowed to end state-backed killings and impunity

Hundreds of residents fled their homes as Typhoon Bavi threatens Taiwan with destructive winds and heavy rainfall ahead of its expected landfall

India's Narendra Modi says Australian uranium could power India's nuclear energy transformation, as the two leaders hold high-level talks in Melbourne

US charges Punjab police officer Gurinderjit Singh Nagra in transnational crime probe as Indian police open their own inquiry.

Pakistan and China held high-level counterterrorism cooperation talks at UN headquarters, agreeing to deepen security ties and protect Chinese nationals in Pakistan

Trump's NATO pressure campaign intensifies at the Ankara summit as the US president berates European allies while praising Turkish leader Erdogan

US President Trump lands in Ankara for a vital NATO summit as European allies scramble to boost defense budgets amid rising tensions over the war with Iran

India and Indonesia signed a BrahMos missile deal during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Jakarta, deepening defense, mineral and trade ties

Two soldiers killed in ambush after militants targeted an Assam Rifles convoy in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, escalating regional ethnic tensions