Asia

India orders release of 'cockroach' movement leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, a week after their detention over alleged attempts to disturb public peace.

Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and Indonesia sign the Badr defense pact in Doha to boost defense manufacturing, joint training and research, the Foreign Office says.

Millions of Indian voters struggle to prove their voting rights after 133 million names were cut from electoral rolls, with citizenship fears rising

Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Pakistan for a three-day state visit commemorating 60 years of diplomatic relations and seeking expanded cooperation across trade, education, and maritime affairs

Rubio says the India trade deal is "very close" as New Delhi makes substantial progress diversifying its oil supplies, during a three-day visit.

US President indicated willingness to meet Russian President Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping during next month's APEC summit in China

Three suspects detained in Rajasthan after gunmen opened fire as he left a Mumbai event. Police say the Bollywood actor is safe.

Beijing is set to become super-aged by 2035, with one in three residents aged 60 or above. See what it means for China’s pensions, workforce and economy

Lavrov’s Iran visit comes as Russia seeks a mediating role in the Middle East war, with US-Iran talks stalled. Here is what Moscow and Tehran will discuss

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began high-level diplomatic and commercial talks in Uzbekistan with five Central Asian nations to secure energy and critical mineral partnerships

A Gwalior truck accident at a Hindu festival killed 13 people in India, PTI reported, as President Droupadi Murmu called the deaths 'heartbreaking'

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say a supertanker carrying over two million barrels of crude caught fire after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday

Iran denies Saudi accusation of involvement in Houthi attacks, rejecting claims it encouraged the escalation and offering to mediate between the two sides

The Bangladesh measles outbreak has caused 202,000 suspected cases, more than any other country this year, and experts call it a warning for other nations

Israeli settlers attack US photographer Heidi Levine in the West Bank, leaving her with four broken vertebrae. Condemnation has followed from the US

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, leader of the 'cockroach' movement, before a Delhi protest demanding the removal of the country's chief election commissioner.

Climate change in South Asia could force up to 40.5 million people to move by 2050, the UN migration chief says, pointing to AI and safe migration routes.

China told White House press secretary Katie Zacharia to visit ‘more often’ after she said the country lacked ‘proper toilets’ in an interview

Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian told a nature summit in Armenia that wars of aggression in the Middle East amount to ecocide and must be condemned

Municipal authorities and Delhi Police sealed off Central Park in Connaught Place and prohibited public gatherings ahead of a planned demonstration by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party