India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan yesterday cautioned against “a possible convergence of interests” among Bangladesh, China and Pakistan, saying it may have implications for India’s internal stability and security.

The strike excluded essential services such as hospitals, police, and fire departments

At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the “Friendship Bridge” that links China and Nepal, officials said yesterday.

The Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project, a joint initiative between India and Myanmar, which will be fully operational by 2027, may open up new trade opportunities for neighbouring countries, said India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.

Pakistan rescuers have concluded a three day-long rescue operation, recovering 27 bodies from a building that collapsed in the mega port city of Karachi, officials said yesterday.

The remote hill state is already hosting more than 30,000 refugees from Myanmar

Yoon was stripped of office in April, after being impeached and suspended over an attempt to subvert civilian rule

Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday

Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity yesterday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.

A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan yesterday killed at least six people and left six injured, police said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.

China said yesterday that the US has eased certain export restrictions in line with a “hard-won” framework reached at talks last month, warning against “blackmail and coercion”.

China gave Islamabad “live inputs” on key Indian positions during Pakistan’s conflict with its neighbour in May, the deputy chief of India’s army said yesterday, calling for urgent upgrades to the country’s air defence systems.

Pakistan’s army said yesterday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region.

An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan’s Lahore, police said yesterday, with dramatic footage showing the big cat leaping a wall before pouncing on them.

As of Friday evening, 30 people were still missing

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country.

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday his administration was doing its “utmost” to secure a trade deal with the United States ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline next week for imposing fresh country specific levies.

Thailand saw its third person helming prime minister’s office in a week yesterday, as the king swore in a new cabinet.

China firmly supports establishing a Southeast Asia nuclear weapon free zone and has made clear its willingness to take the lead in signing the treaty, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said yesterday.

The new cabinet approved Phumtham's role as acting prime minister at its first meeting