Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to an “immediate ceasefire” following negotiations in Doha, Qatar’s foreign ministry announces.

Fierce overnight clashes reportedly erupt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

North Korea's head of state inspects a newly commissioned 5,000-ton destroyer, hailing it as a symbol of the country’s growing naval strength.

Pakistan likens its recent defense agreement with Saudi Arabia to the one that exists among the Western military alliance of NATO’s member states.

The Indian prime minister has reportedly brushed off several attempts by Donald Trump to reach him on the phone amid a Washington-triggered trade fight.

Australia condemns the Israeli regime for revoking visas held by its diplomats to the Palestinian Authority.

Japan has held a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima, amid escalating nuclear tensions between Russia and the US over the war in Ukraine.