Daily Asia briefing

The Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah targets on Friday, but its truce with Lebanon appeared to be holding. Stopping the fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed militia could help end the war in Iran.

European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.

Unlike previous European assistance packages, this one is heavily weighted toward military spending, meant to put Ukraine on solid footing for a long fight.

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.

Hamas said it was not participating in the municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, set for this weekend. Residents said it was a long-awaited opportunity to address the city’s problems

The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making gains in a state once beyond its grasp, but many decry an audit that removed nine million voters, many of them Muslim.

A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.

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