Asia

Modi and Trump met at the G7 in France, reporting significant progress on a US-India trade deal and discussing Gulf sailor safety

Afghan government workers have begun switching off smartphones after a ban ordered by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada took effect on Wednesday

Indian workers earn $2.60 an hour filming chores so AI robots learn to move like humans, a job that may erase their own

South Korea will move its Civilian Control Line an average of 6 km closer to North Korea, easing access for residents

Trump will host Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi at the White House in mid-July to discuss the future of US-Iraq relations, the US Embassy in Baghdad confirmed

India sees rising biofertilizer demand as Mideast conflict disrupts chemical fertilizer imports ahead of the monsoon planting season

Bangladesh summoned India's deputy high commissioner after PM Tarique Rahman's strategy adviser was stopped and questioned at Delhi airport for several hours.

Iran's foreign ministry says deep mistrust of the US persists despite the framework agreement, and warns Washington must ensure Israel respects its Lebanon commitments

Israeli ministers and opposition figures slammed the US-Iran deal, warning it leaves Iran's nuclear infrastructure intact and does not protect Israel's security

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Mindanao raised the seabed by up to 2 meters, exposing coral reefs and killing marine life along the coast

North Korea says its nuclear weapons status is irreversible and essential to regional stability, rejecting US-led calls for denuclearisation after a trilateral meeting in Tokyo

Five IAF personnel were killed when an AN-32 transport plane crashed while landing at Jorhat in Assam on Saturday. The co-pilot is reported to have survived

An IAF AN-32 transport plane crashed while landing at Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam on Saturday. Casualties remain unknown as an inquiry is under way

India's foreign minister called Rubio to protest US Navy strikes on Indian-crewed ships in the Gulf that killed three sailors, as New Delhi summons a US diplomat twice

Iran's Mehr news agency has published details of a draft US-Iran deal covering $24bn in frozen assets, a 60-day negotiation window and Strait of Hormuz control

India's push to expel undocumented migrants is alarming Bangladesh border communities

China's Ministry of State Security says foreign spies fitted marine animals with sensors to steal coastal data