Sri Lanka set to elect new president amid critical economic reforms
Sri Lanka will vote on September 21 to elect a new president, a government notice said on Friday, a crucial…
Iran criticizes the US for welcoming Israel’s “criminal” PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Iran on Thursday denounced the US government and Congress for welcoming the Israeli prime minister amid the deadly war in Gaza that…
Imran Khan’s party headquarters raided by Pakistan authorities, a week after the government vowed to ban the former PM’s party
Pakistan police raided the headquarters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Monday, a week after the military-backed…
Bangladesh student leader suspends for 48-hour the protests against controversial quotas
A Bangladeshi student organizer on Monday suspended for 48 hours the protests against employment quotas that have spiraled into deadly violence.…
Bangladesh FM confronted by diplomats over brutal response to student protests
Diplomats in Dhaka questioned Bangladeshi authorities’ deadly response to widespread student protests following a presentation by the foreign minister that…
Pakistan declares Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu a ‘terrorist’ and calls the situation in Gaza a ‘genocide’
Pakistan’s government declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a terrorist Friday, demanding the leader be brought to justice for alleged…
Bangladesh quota protesters call for complete shutdown amid deadly clashes
Student protesters demanding an end to quotas for government jobs in Bangladesh called on Thursday for a complete shutdown nationwide, after deadly…
Pakistan government decides ban former PM Imran Khan’s party, PTI
Pakistan’s government will seek to ban the political party of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, the information minister said Monday,…
Pakistan former PM Imran Khan and his wife acquitted in unlawful marriage case
A Pakistan court acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on Saturday on charges of unlawful marriage, a…
Taiwan on alert after island detects multiple ‘waves’ of missile tests in North China
Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Saturday it was monitoring “waves” of missile tests taking place in China’s far northern region of Inner…
Iran will not respond to US pressure: Masoud Pezeshkian
The United States should realize that Iran will not respond to pressure, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement published…
Former PM Imran Khan’s party wins extra reserved seats in the parliament of Pakistan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party was eligible for over 20 extra…
Pakistan’s Karachi stock exchange trading suspended due to a fire in a building
Pakistan’s Karachi stock exchange said on Monday that it had suspended trading due to a fire in the building. In…
Masoud Pezeshkian becomes the ninth president of Iran
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s only reformist candidate in the latest presidential election, has risen from relative obscurity to become the ninth…
Sri Lanka inflation climbs as food prices begin rising again
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s annual inflation almost doubled to 1.7 percent in June, up from 0.9 percent the previous month, as…
Pakistani police arrest 23 people accused of killing a blasphemy suspect
Police in Pakistan have arrested 23 people accused of being part of a mob that killed a man suspected of…
Russia offers Vietnam to develop nuclear power plant during Putin’s visit
Russia offered to help Vietnam develop nuclear power plants during President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Hanoi, Alexei Likhachev, head of…
Taliban inform Iran that it is prepared to deploy troops to fight against Israel
Iranian Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi called on the member states of the…
Japan mulls imposing sanctions on Chinese firms aiding Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine
Japan is considering imposing sanctions on companies, including Chinese firms, supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine by supplying materials that can be…
Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven month prison sentence for joking about the name ‘Muhammad’
A comedian in Indonesia gets a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad,…