Adilet Party Wins Kazakhstan’s First Kurultai Election, Exit Polls Project 70% To 72%

UA.News claims opposition was barred, while Al Jazeera lists seven parties contesting.

MV Ocean Winner Sinks Off Odisha Coast; Indian Coast Guard Rescues Two Chinese Sailors

Panama-flagged MV Ocean Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha with 24 crew.

5.9 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Japan, Injuring At Least 37 Across Tokyo Region

Al Jazeera highlights aftershock and landslide risk; Open Magazine focuses on no tsunami and nuclear checks.

South Korea Rebuilds Woljeong-ri Station to Reconnect Rail Links With Pyongyang

South Korea is rebuilding Woljeong-ri station to reconnect the DMZ rail link with North Korea.

Japan’s leader Takaichi explains why she spends long hours in seclusion at her official residence

Myanmar's regime seeks legitimacy abroad five years after the coup: “The civilian population has not been freed from this war”

Myanmar Military Airstrike Kills 14 at Buddhist Monastery in Sagaing

Al Jazeera states 14 deaths; UA.NEWS repeats reports ranging 10 to 14.

Iraqi PM Ali Faleh al Zaidi Rejects Military Confrontation, Pushes State Arms Control

مـدل ایست نیوز centres Iranian officials and motives; Infobae stresses Baghdad-wide political consensus.

North Korea Fires Possible Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea Ahead of Ulchi Freedom Shield Drills

More than 10 short-range ballistic missiles fired toward the East Sea.

South Korea Conducts 20-Minute Air Raid Defense Drill During US Joint Exercises

South Korea held a 20-minute nationwide air raid drill aligned with US exercises shortened by Trump.

Life of Imam Hasan Al-'Askari (AS) in a glimpse

Mount Anak Krakatau Erupts More Than Two Dozen Times, Blanketing Sebesi Island in Ash

Ars Technica frames the issue as 1883 Krakatau history; Jakarta Post and Tempo report current eruptions.

University of Haifa Archaeologists Find Natufian Humans in Israel Ate Lizards and Snakes

Nautilus leads with “culinary use”, while Times of India warns reptile bones alone may not prove eating.

Magnitude 7.7 Quake Shakes East Nusa Tenggara Hospital as Maria Florida Nogo Kelen Gives Birth

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Japan Defense Ministry Considers Fiscal 2027 Expansion Adding Three Bureaus, Koizumi Pushes

Japan's Defense Ministry plans FY2027 expansion adding up to three new bureaus.

Love letters and war games: the dangerous dance of alliances on the Korean Peninsula

Iranian Drones Target Masrour Barzani’s Office in Erbil, Kurdistan Security Says No Casualties

Two drones launched from across the Iranian border targeted Masrour Barzani's private office and the Parastin chief's re...

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing Heads to Russia to Meet Vladimir Putin and Strengthen Ties

SCMP frames the visit as arms and commodity supply seeking; Reuters and Asahi stress bilateral talks.

Bangladesh Says Tarique Rahman India Visit Depends On Sheikh Hasina Extradition

Bangladesh says Rahman's India visit contingent on Hasina extradition and other fugitives.