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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.

The US Space Force confirms weapons deployed in space for the first time, prompting China to warn against an arms race in orbit

Iran rejects talks with the US after Trump says he's open to a deal, as tensions rise over oil and the Strait of Hormuz

The US blocked Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami from a Vienna IAEA meeting, prompting Tehran to accuse Washington of bullying

Iran denies any involvement in Yemen's war, as Houthi territorial gains and a postponed Oman meeting add pressure on Strait of Hormuz shipping

Indonesia ferry capsizes off Java, leaving six dead and around 130 people missing as rescuers battle rough seas to search for survivors near Borneo.

BRICS summit leaders from China, Russia and India wrapped talks in New Delhi, backing global growth and calling for calm in the Middle East.

Iran and UAE backed a joint BRICS statement urging restraint in the Middle East war, as their leaders met on the summit's sidelines

Iran obtained high-resolution Chinese satellite imagery before a July strike on a Jordan base that killed three US troops, WSJ reports

Modi and Xi expressed commitment to resolving the India-China border issue, India's foreign ministry said after their meeting in New Delhi

Iran's Pezeshkian says the Middle East has no need for a US "policeman," as Tehran and Washington vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz

BRICS nations, including China, Russia, Iran and India, called for maximum restraint in the Middle East in a joint declaration from New Delhi

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in India for the BRICS summit as Middle East and Ukraine wars, trade rifts and energy security dominate talks

Pakistan's foreign ministry condemned drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, warning the strikes threaten regional peace as Riyadh shuts the line

Nazira Haji Zada, 47, was removed from the United States after the Alien Terrorist Removal Court ruled in its first-ever case linked to an ISIS plot

A Russian delegation will participate in the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston next week under the US presidency, marking Moscow's second high-level appearance at US-hosted G20 talks

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from its eastern Wonsan region on Saturday, one day after South Korea, the United States, and Japan concluded their trilateral "Freedom Edge" joint military drills