Beijing has stepped up cooperation with Southeast Asian nations in recent months

The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Bualoi has more than doubled to 24, a civil defence official said on Monday, after the storm hit central islands there last week before heading to Vietnam

The attacker was killed by police in the parking lot

An international aid flotilla that paused for several days in Greek waters for repairs has set sail again for Gaza, where activists aim to challenge Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid to the Palestinian territory.

The government has announced three official hajj packages, setting the lowest cost at Tk 4.67 lakh and the highest at Tk 6.90 lakh.

As United Nations sanctions returned in full force yesterday, Iranians felt the strain deepen, with prices soaring and the rial sinking to new lows.

Britain’s ruling Labour party gathered for its annual meeting on Sunday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer battling to convince nervous lawmakers that he can lead the “fight of our lives” against the insurgent hard-right.

Vietnam closed airports and evacuated thousands of people in areas under storm threat yesterday, as intensifying Typhoon Bualoi barrelled towards the country, days after causing at least 10 deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.

A young migrant was found dead early Sunday on a beach in northern France, the latest in a rising number of deaths in attempted Channel crossings, local authorities said.

Russia pounded Ukraine for hours with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, Kyiv said yesterday.

Israeli tanks moved deeper into Gaza City’s residential districts yesterday, as local health authorities said they have been unable to respond to dozens of desperate calls, expressing concern about the fate of residents in the targeted areas.

Police in India registered a criminal case against leaders of Tamil actor Vijay’s political party after a stampede at his rally killed 39 people, a senior police official said yesterday.

India’s remote high-altitude desert region of Ladakh has been in turmoil since four people were killed in violent protests demanding greater political autonomy for the Himalayan territory.

Iran yesterday condemned as “unjustifiable” the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, after the collapse of talks with Western powers and Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites.

Police filed case against three senior members of Vijay's party

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625 metres (2,051 feet) above a river

Iran recalls ambassadors to Britain, France, Germany for consultations

A deployment in Portland -- Oregon's largest city -- would follow similar moves by the Republican president to mobilize troops against the wishes of local Democratic leadership in Los Angeles and Washington DC

Israeli assault on Gaza killed at least 91 Palestinians yesterday, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “finish the job” against Hamas during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

New Zealand will not recognise a Palestinian state at this time but remains committed to a two-state solution, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said.