Keir Starmer has stepped down as Labour leader following growing internal pressure, setting off a leadership contest that will produce a successor before Parliament returns in September.
Iranian parliamentary leader Ebrahim Azizi criticised Donald Trump's remarks on the Strait of Hormuz, while the US and Iran opened a direct communication channel aimed at ensuring safe passage for commercial vessels.
An explosion and fire at Qatar’s Barzan gas facility in Ras Laffan injured 54 people and left 18 workers missing as rescue teams continued search operations.
Every oil crisis reminds India of a reality it prefers to forget. For all the rhetoric about strategic autonomy and economic resilience, the country's growth remains hostage to developments far beyond its borders.
The first round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland ended with a 60-day roadmap toward a final agreement, alongside new mechanisms focused on maritime security and Lebanon.
Jimmy Lai, a British citizen who has been in detention since 2020, is a strong critic of the Chinese Communist Party. He is regarded as one of the key faces of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
When politics shifts along a frontier, it is rarely just about ideology. It is usually about presence - who shows up, who listens, and who fills the gaps left by a distant state.
Several international press freedom and human rights organisations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, raising serious concerns over the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday warmly responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, praising him for wearing traditional Indian attire ahead of a joint dinner that the Israeli PM had hosted on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been quietly drafting military options for a possible strike on Iran, even as he seeks to avoid direct confrontation with President Donald Trump, according to accounts published in US media.
