Dozens of followers of Pakistan's Imran Khan quit his party and launch their own ahead of elections

Dozens of followers of Pakistan’s former prime minister and top opposition leader Imran Khan have quit his party to launch their own ahead of parliamentary elections expected later this year

Japan's prime minister visits the UAE as part of a Gulf trip focused on energy and commerce

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the United Arab Emirates as part of a swing through the Arab Gulf states focused on energy and commerce

Turkish President Erdogan visits Gulf Arab states, seeking funds for ailing economy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has begun a three-stop tour of Persian Gulf states to raise trade and investment for Turkey’s floundering economy

A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people

Egyptian authorities say a five-story apartment building has collapsed in Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead

The military chiefs of Pakistan and Iran agree to work together to stop border attacks by militants

The top military leaders of Pakistan and neighboring Iran have agreed to step up cooperation and intelligence sharing and take “effective actions” to prevent attacks by separatist militants along their porous border

In India, G20 finance chiefs set to address global challenges like climate change and rising debt

Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations meeting in India are set to address critical global economic challenges, including the threat posed by climate change and rising debt among low-income countries

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Mass grave with at least 87 bodies found in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, United Nations says

The United Nations says the bodies of dozens of people allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary forces and an allied militia have been uncovered in a mass grave in West Darfur

Egypt, Ethiopian leaders discuss Blue Nile dam ahead of Cairo summit on deadly Sudan conflict

Egypt's president and Ethiopia's prime minister have met to discuss bilateral relations, including construction of a dam on the Blue Nile

Sudan's neighbors meet in Cairo at summit seeking to end raging conflict

Leaders from Sudan’s six neighboring countries met in Cairo for the most high-profile peace talks since conflict erupted across the northeastern African country in mid-April