Daily Asia briefing

The status of the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was unclear on its second day. U.S. officials said they were discussing holding another round of talks with Iran, though details were unclear.

Military has described devastating attack that killed up to 200 people, many of them civilians, as a ‘precision airstrike’Survivors and observers have questioned the Nigerian military’s rationale for a devastating airstr...

A top UN official has criticised lack of global urgency as reports confirm the world’s largest humanitarian crisis is worseningEfforts to end Sudan’s catastrophic war have been criticised as “unacceptable” by the country...

The body of a man accused of spying for Iran, Mohammed al-Mousawi, showed signs of torture, witnesses said. The U.N. has called for an investigation.

Armed men fired at Berekum Chelsea bus on SundayFrimpong dies of wounds at hospitalBerekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong was killed in an armed robbery on his team’s bus as they returned from a match on Sunday, the Gha...

Myanmar’s generals have brutalized the country for decades. But they have come to dread garlands as a sign of resistance.

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s newly ousted prime minister, helped to finance a Brussels think tank that pushes his populist vision. It will outlast him, at least for a while.

Vice President JD Vance sought a 20-year suspension in weekend negotiations, which ended without an agreement a day before the U.S. military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began. President Trump rejected the Iranian of...

Stephen Doughty says US withdrawal of support means bill cannot complete passage through parliamentA treaty over ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has become “impossible to agree at political level” a...

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stymied the European Union for years, and particularly in recent months. Peter Magyar’s election could change that.

Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates, whose hospitality industry has been hit hard by the war with Iran, are facing furloughs, pay cuts and even repatriation.

Pontiff makes first papal visit to country as he starts 11-day tour that will also include stops in Cameroon and AngolaPope Leo XIV has arrived in Algeria for the first papal visit to the country, calling for peace on th...