Asia

Drone strike near Egypt's Suez Canal has raised fears of a widening U.S.-Iran war, threatening a key route for Saudi oil exports

Japan's earthquake death toll has risen to 28 as rescuers search a collapsed Kumamoto mall and survivors endure sweltering heat without power

Israel's military says it struck a Gaza mosque used by Hamas as a weapons site, as ceasefire violence continues daily

India's Lok Sabha has passed a bill doubling jail terms to 10 years and raising fines for exam paper leaks to over $1 million

Iran has rejected Oman's Strait of Hormuz proposal for joint regional control, calling it unworkable as Gulf tensions and oil prices surge

Ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina says she will return home by December, despite a death sentence and fears of arrest or worse awaiting her

A 7.1-magnitude Japan earthquake has killed 13 people in Kumamoto, triggering fires, collapsing buildings and leaving thousands without power

FCC bans imports of new Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters over national security and cybersecurity concerns, effective immediately.

India proposes tougher punishment for exam paper leaks, doubling jail terms to 10 years after youth-led protests forced a minister's resignation

Bangladesh has detained a senior army officer over an alleged staged killing linked to a 2018 anti-drug crackdown that left hundreds dead

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, cutting power to thousands of homes and halting bullet trains across Kyushu island

Modi faces legal scrutiny over AI-powered surveillance at an India youth protest, as activists challenge facial recognition and seek stronger privacy safeguards

Bangladesh and China began construction of the long-delayed Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone in Chattogram, expected to draw $500 million and 100,000 jobs.

India's 'cockroach' movement urges release of detained protesters days after weeks of exam-reform rallies forced the education minister to resign

Iran's Foreign Ministry says no US talks are underway, dismissing reports Tehran sought to resume negotiations

Narendra Modi sets up a task force to overhaul the exam system, a day after his education minister resigned amid mass protests.

Bangladesh's gas crisis deepens after a fire at a key LNG terminal cuts supply, hitting homes, factories and electricity generation nationwide.

India's Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party used Instagram to force a minister's resignation, denting PM Modi's aura ahead of state polls

UN chief Guterres met Syria's Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, the first visit to Syria by a serving UN chief since 2009

India's education minister Pradhan resigned Saturday, prompting the Cockroach Janta Party to call off its Delhi protests