The United States began reviewing its military presence in Europe on Monday, officials said, after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told his Nato counterparts last month that Washington was planning such an analysis.

Iran’s judiciary yesterday announced the hanging of two men over charges relating to anti-government protests that peaked in January, with media reporting it took place in a public square.

Myanmar’s military-backed parliament yesterday approved a law authorising capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres.

Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran collect voluntary fees to use the Strait of Hormuz, a Gulf source told Reuters yesterday, a path towards ending the disruption to oil trade caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Inspectors examined documents, raw ​material sources and production processes to ⁠determine how much value ​was added before exporting to ​the United States

Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country's southwest on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of households

According to Amnesty International, Iran conducts the second most executions of any country, after China

Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said

US President Donald Trump on Monday voiced optimism at the prospects for a negotiated peace deal with Iran, as the two sides held their fire for a third consecutive day

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the start of the Iran war

A French off-duty policeman yesterday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women with two kitchen knives in Paris, a minister and police said.

A UN torture expert has called on Pakistan to end its inhumane treatment of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, as his party planned to stage a nationwide march demanding his release.

Malaysian authorities yesterday detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers who had gathered outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes.

Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state over the weekend, the latest flashpoint in a wave of youth protests that forced the federal education minister to resign.

Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early yesterday, killing five people including a child, according to Russian officials.

A South Korean court yesterday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, after finding him guilty of violating the election law by making false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday told his Brazilian counterpart that he supports the country in “opposing external interference”, Beijing’s state media said, reporting a call between the leaders.

Myanmar’s military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since a new administration took office in the war-torn country, a conflict monitor said yesterday, even as regional governments ramp up diplomatic engagement.

Three people were killed and four others, including a toddler, were wounded on Sunday in a shooting at a downtown Seattle food ​festival, police said, adding that a suspect had been taken into custody.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said yesterday the United States is “stuck and struggling” after its unprovoked attack on the country, while denying that Tehran sought to resume talks with Washington to end the war.