The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan on Saturday morning

Both China and Nepal have gone after fabricated posts on the flood

Last month, the United States had said the next round of talks in the Italian capital would take place in early September

Family members read names of all 2,977 September 11 victims and six killed in 1993 bombing

Saudi Arabia says it shut down East-West pipeline as a precaution after multiple attacks

The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast and captured three strategic islands yesterday, in a lightning offensive that cemented their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia.

The presidents of Russia and Iran were in India for talks yesterday ahead of a BRICS summit that will bring together leaders including China’s Xi Jinping, with wars, trade and energy expected to dominate the agenda.

For much of the past year, Pakistan has played a dual role as Riyadh’s defence partner and Washington’s backchannel to Tehran.

Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse last month will amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry said yesterday.

India yesterday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to further strengthen the special relationship between their countries in talks that ranged over areas including energy and defence.

New York commemorated the 25th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks yesterday with a ceremony marked by controversy over President Donald Trump’s absence and right-wing outrage over the attendance of the city’s first Muslim mayor.

Growing numbers of US lawmakers are calling for new rules after two Anthropic researchers warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future.

The August 26 catastrophe, a tsunami-like flood that began on the China-Nepal border, killed more than 1,400 people and left some 5,600 missing

Tehran says Yemen crisis cannot be solved through military intervention

India’s Russian crude imports hit record 51% in July

Pezeshkian, Modi set to discuss energy, Chabahar port

Fighting threatens crucial Red Sea shipping route

A country once defined by deprivation is now enjoying personal pampering and luxury malls. The government's drive to encourage consumer spending funnels wealth through state-controlled channels, squeezing informal markets while placating a restless middle class.

Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian due to hold talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi

Trump, however, has called for lower interest rates this month