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Iran fired missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday in the second attack on both Gulf states in three days, after the US struck Iranian radar sites and drones

Iran's Mohsen Rezaei says the release of $24bn in frozen assets is a test of trust for Trump, as US-Iran peace talks remain deadlocked over the funds

Indian police deployed riot vehicles and barricades at Jantar Mantar on Saturday as Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke arrived from the US to lead the protest

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that Iran is using Lebanon as a bargaining chip and urged Hezbollah to pursue diplomacy over conflict with Israel

UN has more than doubled its Lebanon aid appeal to $640 million, warning the humanitarian crisis is severe and deteriorating as Israel's war continues

Abhijeet Dipke, the Boston University graduate behind the viral Cockroach Janta Party, is heading to India to seek police permission for a protest demanding the education minister's resignation

India's Modi met Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez in New Delhi, declaring Venezuelan oil an 'opportunity' as India scrambles to replace crude lost to the Iran war

Hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj was arrested after a fire killed 21 people at the Flourish Stay in New Delhi, exposing serious fire safety violations at the building

Kim Jong Un visited a new nuclear materials factory and pledged to rapidly expand North Korea's arsenal. Weapons-grade production has more than doubled in five years

Bangladesh hiked electricity prices by 16% on June 3 as the Middle East conflict drives up fuel import costs, adding pressure to households already battling high inflation.

Iran's foreign ministry blamed Kuwait and Bahrain for US strikes on Iranian assets as drone attacks hit Kuwait's airport and Bahrain reported overnight missile fire

India's top exam board chief and secretary have been removed after a new digital marking system produced wrong grades for nearly 2 million students, sparking nationwide protests

Bangladesh's Khalilur Rahman won the UNGA presidency with 99 votes, defeating Cyprus's Andreas Kakouris in a rare contested election for the 81st session.

Israel's defense minister warned that Washington has endorsed potential strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs if Hezbollah continues attacking northern Israeli towns

Lebanon university postpones exams after Israeli strike kills students and their father in south Lebanon, amid ongoing border escalation

Rabi Lamichhane remains influential in government and is expected to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi