Sri Lanka’s leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain yesterday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation’s image as a “corrupt” country.

Myanmar’s embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its rule.

People in the Indian capital, New Delhi, will head to polling booths today to elect a new government after weeks of aggressive campaigning by the principal players Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), BJP and Congress who are hoping to rewrite the capital’s electoral history.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Kyiv yesterday and inspected an electricity distribution substation, warning that attacks on Ukraine’s power grid could pose a risk of nuclear accident by disrupting supply.

A Russian missile attack Tuesday on the Ukrainian city of Izyum, briefly occupied by Russia in 2022, killed five people and wounded more than four dozen others, officials said

Israel said it was sending a team to negotiate the next phase in its fragile ceasefire with Hamas, signalling possible progress ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump

Thousands of people were leaving the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day on Tuesday, as an unprecedented series of earthquakes shook the top travel destination...Some 6,000 people have already left the island, known for its spectacular cliffside views and a dorma

Blanket stop-work orders that were issued by the State Department have thrown the aid industry into panic

Lung cancer is the commonest form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday he had been put in charge of the US aid agency, saying he would stop its "insubordination" to President Donald Trump's agenda

India is keen to enhance trade relations with the US and make it easier for its citizens to get skilled worker visas

Netanyahu will discuss the truce's future and efforts to end the Gaza war.

Kakao owns an online bank, South Korea's largest taxi-hailing app and KakaoTalk

Beijing slaps 15% levy on US LNG, coal; 10% on crude, farm equipment

A rare admission of deadly violence as it fights the ruling junta

Storms dumped more than 1.5 metres (59 inches) of rain in parts of Queensland in the past week

Some key points about regulation in major jurisdictions

These included sites linked to the departments of defense, commerce, energy, transportation, labor as well the CIA

Beijing stands accused of detaining more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims in its northwestern region

Experts say construction permits for new homes could require nine to 12 months, with a finished home ready in three to five years.