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Kabul school blast injured at least 42 children, the UN said, as officials investigate whether a grenade or unexploded ordnance caused the explosion.

Sri Lanka's anti-corruption body arrested ex-minister Keheliya Rambukwella over the 2022 theft of a sacred royal moonstone.

Qatar says an Iran-Oman Hormuz agreement is key to resuming US-Iran talks, after a June memorandum collapsed over the strait

Hamas says it remains committed to the Gaza deal after Kushner's Israel visit, but says Israel has yet to approve the disarmament roadmap

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the US meets interim deal terms, as the standoff over the waterway threatens talks

Trump hints at Kim contacts during Oval Office remarks, claiming positive communication with North Korea after scaling back joint drills with South Korea

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