North Korea yesterday said it had test-fired a new weapons system which would boost its combat readiness, as Russia’s security chief held talks in Pyongyang with leader Kim Jong Un.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed.

The Pakistani Taliban killed at least five police officers and wounded six others in multiple attacks in the country’s northwest, police said yesterday.

While 26 Maoists were killed in Bijapur district, four Maoists were gunned down in Kanker by a joint team of the BSF and District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel of the state police

"They said they would import so many mangoes that Bangladesh might face a shortage"

Since August, India has handed out fewer than 1,000 medical visas each working day, down from a figure of 5,000 to 7,000, said the sources

Sri Lanka’s wildlife and railway authorities announced yesterday a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife accident that killed seven elephants.

China yesterday urged an end to “illegal” sanctions on Iran as it hosted Iranian and Russian diplomats for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

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.