In a dawn takeover on February 1, 2021, Min Aung ​Hlaing ousted the elected civilian government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking a protest movement that transformed into a nationwide ​armed uprising against the military.

Just over 2 million ​foreigners visited South Korea last year for medical treatment, nearly double the 2024 figure of 1.17 million, the health ministry said in April.

England face Australia and India ​in World Cup warm-up games before beginning their campaign ​against Sri Lanka on June 12 in Birmingham.

According to four sources familiar with the matter, the agreement would extend the truce for another 60 days and allow traffic to flow through the strategic waterway.

WHO prioritises experimental drugs, antivirals and vaccine candidates for clinical trials as Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak spreads in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, with no approved specific treatments currently available.

If approved by leadership in Washington and Tehran, it would amount to the biggest step towards peace since the conflict began on February 28.

AI moves into corporate core as India’s Global Capability Centres expand use of automation and machine learning across marketing, healthcare, finance and pharmaceuticals, reshaping global business operations.

Government orders last-minute transfer of rare albino buffalo to Dhaka zoo after security concerns and crowds gather over viral animal ahead of Eid al-Adha.

The escalation in hostilities highlighted threats to the tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran that took effect in early April, dampening hopes for a peace deal and sending oil prices surging again.

Wealth from China and an IPO boom in 2025 helped ​Hong Kong rise to a $2.95 trillion offshore behemoth for the world’s rich.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order to reopen international ​internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout.

The emerging US-Iran MoU stems from indirect talks launched after the war ​that began in ​February, with Pakistan playing a central mediating role between Tehran and Washington.

Driven by rising Chinese wealth and a strong IPO market, Hong Kong has narrowly surpassed Switzerland as the world’s largest cross-border wealth hub, according to Boston Consulting Group’s latest global wealth report.

Iran accused the US of breaching a fragile ceasefire with strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, while Israel intensified attacks in Lebanon, complicating efforts to end the regional conflict.

Fresh US strikes and continued regional tensions come as Washington and Tehran explore a possible framework deal on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme.

China called for enhancing cooperation in agriculture, industry, artificial intelligence and talent cultivation with Pakistan, Chinese state ​broadcaster CCTV said.

Trump has said his key aim in the war is to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon with its highly enriched uranium.

Trump says the US blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz will remain until a final agreement is signed, while negotiators continue to grapple with disputes over Tehran’s uranium stockpile, sanctions relief and regional security issues.

Turkish authorities ordered police to evict the leadership of the main opposition Republican ​People’s Party (CHP) from their headquarters on Sunday.

The separatist militant group Baloch Liberation ​Army, or BLA, said in a statement to the media that it carried out the attack and ​described it as a suicide bombing.