Daily Asia briefing

The pontiff’s Easter remarks follow a Palm Sunday homily in which he said God rejected the prayers of “those who wage war.”

Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’People in Burkina Faso should forget about democracy as it is “not for us”, the military president, Ibr...

President Trump and Iran sent mixed messages about escalating the war and diplomacy to end it ahead of his Tuesday deadline. At a news conference, Mr. Trump offered new details of the daring rescue of an American airman.

Court documents raise questions about the Argentine president’s statements that he had no connection to the launch of the $Libra cryptocurrency.

Jeffrey Epstein spent his last days of freedom in Paris, meeting with influential figures. It was a playbook he used everywhere he lived to stamp a veneer of respectability on a life of sordid criminality.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the favor.

President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.

Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSeveral news outlets hav...

Dozen people arrive under new deal but legal challenges expected with scheme criticised as ‘dehumanising process’A flight carrying people being deported from the US has landed in Uganda, as Donald Trump’s administration...