Authorities in Pakistan have ordered enhanced screening of people entering the country for signs of infections of the deadly Nipah virus after India confirmed two cases, adding to the number of Asian countries stepping up controls.

The United States' 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), released last week, said Washington would "deter China in the Indo-Pacific through strength, not confrontation".

So, what happens next, and can war be avoided?

There were 13 passengers and two crew members aboard the flight

Fraud compounds have flourished in Myanmar's lawless borderlands, part of a multibillion-dollar illicit industry.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the driver of the vehicle was arrested and a bomb squad found no explosive devices in the car.

The report comes after Senate Democrats called for new restrictions on immigration agents

He hopes will deepen their economic relationship

ICE officers in Minnesota on Wednesday were directed to avoid engaging with "agitators"

Moscow said yesterday two Russian crew members of a tanker seized earlier this month by the United States in the North Atlantic had been released and were on their way home.

US President Donald Trump yesterday appeared to threaten another attack on Iran if it does not “make a deal” on nuclear weapons, after Tehran rejected talks.

The “Doomsday Clock” representing how near humanity is to catastrophe on Tuesday moved closer than ever to midnight as concerns mount on nuclear weapons, climate change and disinformation.

India is monitoring Nipah virus infections, with two reported from its eastern state of West Bengal since December, the health ministry said, as some Southeast Asia nations step up scrutiny of air travellers.

Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn’t remember a winter this harsh since World War II.

Europe must step up efforts on defence and play a bigger role in Nato as US President Donald Trump has “shaken the transatlantic relationship to its foundation”, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said yesterday.

Donald Trump warned Tuesday of “very bad things” if Republicans lose the US midterm elections, as the US president kicked off a travel blitz under the shadow of unrest in Minneapolis and voter worries about the economy.

US intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with US adversaries, four people familiar with the reports said in recent days.

Iraq’s main candidate for the premiership, Nouri al-Maliki, yesterday denounced Washington’s “blatant interference”, after President Donald Trump threatened to end all support to the country if Maliki took the post.

There’s currently “nothing normal” about dealing with the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Parliament Tuesday, as he faced questions over his handling of relations with President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump yesterday slammed comments by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey who said the northern city “does not and will not” enforce federal immigration laws.