Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday he had held a conversation with Donald Trump, with the US president saying the pair had discussed trade as the countries negotiate a deal that could mend strained ties.

India’s government yesterday proposed that artificial intelligence and social media firms should clearly label AI-generated content to tackle the spread of deepfake and misinformation, prompted by similar moves by the European Union and China.

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The crew seized several tons of crystal methamphetamine and a smaller amount of cocaine

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister yesterday, shattering the political glass ceiling and setting the country up for a decisive turn to the right.

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She became Japan's first woman prime minister today

Ten South Koreans have been arrested in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscams and two more rescued, Seoul’s top diplomat said yesterday, days after dozens accused of working in the vast fraud operation were repatriated.

Starlink did not respond to a request for comment following AFP's investigation

Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha, both sides said yesterday, after a week of fierce border clashes, the worst violence between the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.

Tropical Storm Fengshen headed out to sea yesterday after killing a family of five on the Philippines’ main island Luzon, officials and state weather forecasters said.

China yesterday accused the United States of conducting cyberattacks on Beijing’s national time centre that could have caused severe damage to critical financial and telecommunications infrastructure.

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Kabul had accused Islamabad of violating a 48-hour ceasefire, which briefly put a stop to nearly a week of cross-border clashes that killed dozens of troops and civilians on both sides

Four women, four children, and six men of Thakurgaon district were repatriated following a flag meeting

Sixty-four South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations returned home yesterday and were under arrest, a police official told AFP.

Pakistan and Afghan officials were due to meet in Qatar yesterday, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes that killed at least 10 people in Afghanistan and broke a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.

The 48-hour truce paused nearly a week of bloody border clashes

Japan’s former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said.