India Election Opposition

Debt-laden Sri Lanka marks Independence Day with Thai prime minister as guest of honor

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations

Iraq US Airstrikes

An Iranian-backed militia official downplays the US strikes in Iraq, hints at deescalation

An Iraqi militia official has hinted at a desire to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East following retaliatory strikes launched by the United States against dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Sri Lanka Independence Day

APTOPIX India Budget

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption

A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 years in prison for corruption, a day after another special court convicted Khan for leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 14-year prison sentence in third conviction

A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 years in prison for corruption, a day after another special court convicted Khan for leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence

Imprisoned ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan convicted again, another blow days ahead of vote

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 14 years

Police in Sri Lanka use tear gas to disperse opposition protest against dire economic conditions

Sri Lanka’s police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing up for a national election later this year