Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Yemen’s warring sides say they have agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict

Nepal's PM secures vote of confidence in Parliament

Nepal’s communist prime minister has secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, enabling him to continue as long as he has the backing of his new coalition partners

Japan PM Kishida announces new Indo-Pacific plan in India

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the Group of Seven major industrial nations summit in May and announced a new action plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific

Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan

Police in the Pakistani capital have filed charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and several other offenses after the ousted premier’s followers clashed with security forces in Islamabad the previous day

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State news: Kuwait court annuls 2022 parliamentary election

A Kuwaiti court has annulled the results of a parliamentary election held last year, saying it would reinstate the previous slate of lawmakers elected in 2020

West Bank attack casts shadow over Israel-Palestinian talks

Israeli officials say a Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank, wounding two people

Pakistan: Police storm Imran Khan home in Lahore, arrest 30

Police in Pakistan have stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore and arrested 30 people

Pakistani police storm home of former PM Khan, arrest 30

Police in Pakistan have stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore and arrested 30 people

Pakistani police storm home of former PM Khan, arrest 61

Police in Pakistan have stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore and arrested more than 60 people