China yesterday called for a “diplomatic” resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as it prepared to host diplomats from Tehran and Moscow for talks.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the undocking of two satellites as part of its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, marking a major milestone in India's space exploration journey

China will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme on Friday, Beijing’s foreign ministry said.

Pakistani forces have managed to free 155 hostages from the besieged train, with an unknown number of passengers still onboard

India says it has not committed to slashing import duties on US products, days after President Donald Trump announced that New Delhi had agreed to “cut their tariffs way down”.

Armed militants yesterday held hundreds of train passengers hostage in an ongoing siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan.

The Dalai Lama published a book yesterday that he says is a “framework for the future of Tibet”, to guide compatriots in relations with Beijing after his death.

The United Nations migration agency has reversed cuts to funding for Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, its top official in the country told AFP Tuesday, days after it slashed assistance because of US President Donald Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze.

Five people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in two attacks in Thailand’s troubled south, police said yesterday.

China said yesterday it will accelerate the use of artificial intelligence and big data in elderly and social care as it bets on new technologies to drive economic growth despite an ageing population.

These were the first casualties after a hiatus of four months in the state in the clashes between majority Metei and minority Kuki ethnic groups

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention yesterday after a court voided his arrest on procedural grounds -- but he remains under investigation over his declaration of martial law.

Sri Lanka yesterday signed a deal with Japan to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with bilateral creditors who had pledged debt relief to the cash-strapped nation last year.

India’s Supreme Court yesterday asked Gautam Adani’s conglomerate to respond to allegations of unfairly winning a bid to redevelop one of Asia’s largest slums in Mumbai, with the competing Dubai-based consortium offering to raise its bid.

China imported $29 billion of US farm produce in 2023, more than any other country, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The UK charge d'affaires was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs and was served a demarche

Revision comes due to slow project implementation

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century yesterday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief.

Air pollution spikes in Thailand, especially in the north, between December and April as farmers burn stubble to prepare land for the next crop season

At least 12 civilians were killed, including three children, and dozens injured Tuesday evening after two explosive-laden vehicles were detonated at an army compound in northwest Pakistan, officials said, with the attack quickly claimed by a militant group