Daily Asia briefing

While President Trump’s war aims have changed by the moment, Iran has stuck to firm demands. The question is whether it will compromise in peace negotiations.

The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group surprised many with the intensity of its attacks on Israel in the current conflict.

Legal action follows war of words with Sentebale chair after Duke of Sussex’s resignation as patronThe Duke of Sussex is being sued by Sentebale in the latest twist in the bitter fallout over the African charity he co-fo...

A million people in Lebanon have fled their homes as Israel clashes anew with Hezbollah. This is what their lives look now.

New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps, in Uganda, turning on itselfOn a June day in 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was quietly observing a small cluster of the Ngogo chimpanzee...

At a historic meeting in Islamabad, Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials were seeking to make a fragile truce permanent. The length of the talks suggested the two sides remained engaged.

There was much uncertainty about the durability of the cease-fire and whether the two sides could reach a long-term deal, as Vice President JD Vance traveled to Pakistan for the talks.

The Chinese Communist Party has turned Lu Xun, a Mao-era hero who excoriated the establishment, into a bland, Disney-style character.

Lake Balaton was beloved as a vacation spot. Now, luxury real estate projects serve many friends of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and the locals are fed up.

The men, sent to the southern African country in July, have been denied in-person counsel for nine months Four men deported by the US to Eswatini and denied in-person legal counsel for nine months while detained in a max...