Asia

Sri Lanka's anti-graft body arrests lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, son of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, over a $2.3 billion Airbus bribery deal.

Two trapped tunnel workers were rescued alive in Nepal on Friday, nine days after catastrophic flooding, a rare ray of hope for hundreds still missing.

Araghchi says the US respects neither Arab nor Iranian sovereignty, defending Tehran's strikes after Jordan criticised Iran's response to Washington

Yemen's Houthis and government forces clash near the Bab al-Mandab strait, leaving 81 dead as the rebels push for control of the key waterway

A Reuters analysis finds the deadly Iranian wedding strike in Kuhestak was likely a direct hit by a US munition, not a stray ricochet, experts say

Nepal's disaster authority said initial losses from last week's Himalayan glacial flood total 387.5 billion rupees ( USD 2.56 billion), with USD 52.6 million needed for recovery over the next four months

The South Korean government is reviewing options to dispatch naval and air support assets to assist international freedom-of-navigation efforts in the Strait of Hormuz, though the presidential office emphasized that no final decision has been made

Nepal flood survivors are using a makeshift zipline to cross the swollen Trishuli River, after devastating floods swept away roads and bridges

Nepal's flood death toll has risen to 1,252, with 4,216 people still missing, as rescue operations continue on a war-footing across mountain districts

Iran's army says it attacked US bases in Kuwait and the UAE, hitting satellite systems, hangars and radar sites, as Trump warns of more strikes

Netanyahu says Israel is "not retreating" from Gaza during his first visit there since the ceasefire, vowing troops will stay on the Yellow Line

Nepal flood death toll has risen to 1,204, with thousands still missing, as rescue teams keep searching devastated Himalayan communities a week on

Xi Jinping told Egypt's Sisi that external interference in the Middle East should be opposed, during his first Cairo visit in a decade of ties

Iran says it will adopt a new war strategy against the US after fresh strikes, as tensions escalate sharply across the wider Middle East region

The Taliban government has defended its new ban on protests in Afghanistan, saying the rule complies with Islamic law despite criticism from rights groups

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Chinese President Xi Jinping at Ittihadiya Palace on Wednesday for bilateral talks focused on expanding BRICS cooperation, securing Suez Canal trade routes, and navigating economic pressures amid the US-Iran war

With more than 4,400 people still missing, international rescue teams are using heavy drilling and blasting equipment to reach over 600 workers trapped in flooded hydroelectric tunnels along the Trishuli River

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived at Laem Chabang port in Thailand for a four-day rest-and-recreation visit, concluding a historic 286-day deployment in the Middle East marked by intense combat and scrutiny over shipboard conditions

Iran's Ghalibaf urges citizens to cut petrol use as a US naval blockade limits fuel imports and strains supply

India's Supreme Court drops criminal cases against protesters from July's exam leak demonstrations, but 2,873 with prior records remain under probe.