People who catch COVID-19 but don’t show symptoms may have significantly lower levels of immunity against the virus than those who become severely ill, new research showed.

John Bolton, the former US national security advisor, is making explosive allegations about President Donald Trump in a new memoir, “The Room Where It Happened.” Here are some of the key claims in Bolton’s book, as reported ahead of its publication by The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal:

Australia’s prime minister yesterday revealed his country was under a broad cyberattack from a “state-based actor” targeting government, public services and businesses, with suspicions falling on China.

Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency hit another turmoil after top ex-aide John Bolton declared him unfit for office in a bombshell book and the Supreme Court blocked a key part of his re-election vow to deport undocumented migrants.

South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, its point man for relations with the North, stepped down yesterday over heightened tensions on the

China has formally charged two Canadians, ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, with spying, officials said yesterday, more

Indian forces have killed eight militants in restive Kashmir, including two who hid in a mosque, officials said yesterday as New Delhi steps up offensive

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the country’s armed forces have been given a free reign to take necessary steps to deal with the situation in Ladakh as he secured the backing of all opposition parties.

Known across the world for her campaign for girls’ education, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has finished her Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at Oxford University.

At least eight persons, including six Bangladeshi nationals and two South Koreans, have tested Covid-19 positive after flying to South Korea on the same flight from Bangladesh, reports The Korean Herald quoting Yonhap News Agency.

Human Rights Watch blames Bangladesh for threatening to destroy the life-saving forests of the Sundarbans by building coal-fired power plants near the world’s largest mangrove forest.

India has reported a record daily surge in the number of new Covid-19 cases.

Samsung Electronics is planning to shift much of its display production from China to its plant in southern Vietnam this year, state media says.

China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, officials said Friday, more than 18 months after they were arrested in a spat between Beijing and Ottawa.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in today accepts the resignation of the minister responsible for relations with North Korea, as tensions with Pyongyang rise over the activities of defectors in the South and stalled diplomacy.

Oil prices rose around 1% on Friday, adding to gains in the previous session, after OPEC producers and allies promised to meet commitments on cutting supply and two major oil traders said demand was recovering well.

Over 2,000 people were evacuated from three large wildfires in Arizona on Thursday as dry conditions and gusty winds whipped blazes across the US Southwest.

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said the US president is unfit for office, according to interview excerpts released yesterday after portions of the top aide’s upcoming book revealed a withering portrayal of his ex-boss.

More than one percent of the world’s population - a record 80 million people - have now been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, the UN said yesterday.

Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection rates turn the densely populated region into a global hot spot.