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A hotel fire and temple stampede in eastern India killed 15 Hindu devotees during Shravan pilgrimage season

Nearly 13,000 people displaced by Indonesia's deadly 7.7 quake are awaiting aid, sleeping outdoors as aftershocks continue

An Indonesian mother delivered her baby mid-quake as a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the hospital, in the country's deadliest disaster since 2022

An India temple stampede at the Ashok Dham complex in Bihar killed seven people and injured 19 after rumors of a fallen live wire triggered mass panic

Trump says US is scaling back military drills with South Korea after criticizing costs and citing Seoul's refusal to assist with Iran's denuclearization

Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake hits Flores island, forcing thousands into makeshift shelters as military aid airlifts begin

Bangladesh says PM Tarique Rahman will not visit India until Sheikh Hasina's extradition, as Dhaka pushes New Delhi to act.

Rescuers in Indonesia search for survivors after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Flores island, raising the death toll to 47

Israel wants more serious US-brokered talks with Lebanon after deadly strikes on Hezbollah, says Netanyahu's spokesman

Iran remains defiant on the Strait of Hormuz as Trump tells Americans to accept high gasoline prices amid the ongoing war with Tehran

Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday as aid groups warn of a deepening humanitarian crisis and worsening restrictions on women

Iran has called for the release of three pilots it says were captured in Qatar after their fighter jets crashed during the Middle East war

Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed nine people, including three children, in the south, the deadliest toll since June's Hezbollah truce

Modi announces free online coaching and AI training for India's youth, weeks after protests forced the education minister to resign

Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce plan to jointly develop engines for India's indigenous AMCA fighter jet program

Hormuz traffic grinds to a near standstill as the US threatens more economic pressure on Iran after fresh ship attacks

Israeli settlers diverted Palestinian irrigation water to fill a West Bank pool, part of a wider pattern of water seizures across the territory

Record rains in Japan kill eight and strand thousands at Narita airport, as floods cut power to 20,000 homes near Tokyo

UAE blames Iran for attacks on two ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, reporting no injuries as tensions in the waterway escalate

Iran is demanding compensation after an oil spill in the Strait of Hormuz reached its Qeshm island, blaming a foreign bulk carrier