Ajit Doval in Beijing for key India-China boundary talks before BRICS

Emma Bonino, the Italian radical leader who helped legalise divorce and abortion, has died at 78. Her life linked Italy’s civil liberties battles with a wider global human rights campaign.

Exclusive: Calls from Labour grow as 105 MPs write to PM urging ‘obvious’ step to alleviate cost of living crisis

North Korea is expanding malls, resorts and leisure venues as Kim Jong Un pushes domestic spending. Analysts say the drive channels private wealth into state networks while tightening control over markets.

Nepal's flash flood toll rose to 1,385 as rescuers searched for over 5,000 missing people. The avalanche-triggered disaster has battered several districts and affected Tibet as well.

Iran urged Saudi Arabia to lift the Yemen blockade and restart negotiations after the Houthis entered Mokha. The move sharpens risks to Red Sea shipping and threatens to unravel Yemen's fragile truce.

Pakistan news: Over 100 Pakistani Sikhs on pilgrimage to India were stopped at the Faisalabad International Airport. They had valid Indian visas, but Pakistani officials demanded an NOC from them. The Sikh pilgrims have lost money and are…