A former Sri Lankan minister was arrested yesterday for allegedly aiding the theft of a centuries-old sacred rock from the palace of the island’s last Sinhala king, an anti-corruption body said.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned yesterday.

China’s President Xi Jinping yesterday expressed support for Latin American countries’ “independence and self-reliance” as he met with his Ecuadoran counterpart Daniel Noboa in Beijing, state media reported.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart that their countries were working to establish a “new and righteous world order”, after Pyongyang helped Moscow to drive Ukrainian forces from a Russian region last year.

Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said yesterday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran’s demands, including lifting a naval blockade.

Only four in 10 healthcare facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards for accessible and usable toilets, the United Nations said Tuesday, while 11 percent have no sanitation services at all

Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges, will be shifted in the next two days to Shifa International hospital in the capital Islamabad

Rights group says deportation could expose the detained villagers to grave danger and violate Thailand’s obligations under international law

The shooting took place at a school attached to the privately-run Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the city of Zamboanga

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Iran will escalate if interim peace deal is not implemented, says official

Nearly a dozen fishermen were killed off Bandar Abbas and nearby southern islands, and 17 others from the neighbouring Sistan-Baluchistan province south of Hormuz went missing during months of fighting, according to Iranian media

64% of Americans disapprove of Trump's White House performance, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem yesterday, a day after holding a rare meeting with Hamas’ leader in Cairo in a bid to push forward the US president’s Gaza plan.

Indian security agencies arrested more than 200 “terror operatives” linked to Pakistan, thwarting potential “subversive attacks” around the country’s Independence Day last week, Home Minister Amit Shah said yesterday, in one of the largest such crackdowns in years.

US President Donald Trump vowed Friday to intensify economic punishment against Iran, following treasury secretary’s warning that unprecedented measures could be imposed next week. Washington, the UN and EU have sanctioned Tehran for decades over its nuclear program and rights abuses. Analysts outline several paths Trump could pursue:

Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited aid yesterday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices.

A Russian attack targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Izmail district in the southern region of Odesa overnight, Ukrainian authorities said yesterday.

US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender.

Oman seeks deal with Iran to restore shipping through Strait of Hormuz