Thailand's top court has suspended prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duty while it considers a legal challenge to his term limit. Opposition parties have filed a case arguing that Mr Prayuth - in charge since 2014 - has overstayed his tenure. Thailand's

The US military said it carried out air strikes on Tuesday in Syria’s Deir Ezzor against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The strikes came even as the United States aimed to respond to a draft agreement proposed by

Malaysia's former premier Najib Razak on Tuesday (Aug 23) failed in his final appeal against a graft conviction, and has been sent to prison to serve 12 years for misappropriating millions of dollars from a company linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Malaysia's

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already killed about 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers since it began nearly six months ago, a general said, in a rare admission on casualty figures during the war. General Valeriy Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, said on Monday many Ukrainian

Russia has accused Ukrainian special services of killing the daughter of one of President Vladimir Putin's allies in a car bombing at the weekend. Darya Dugina, aged 29, died on Saturday when a vehicle she was driving exploded near Russia's capital Moscow. Her prominent

Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on national TV, comes after years of fierce debate. LGBT activists in Singapore have hailed the move as "a

South Korea and the United States have launched their largest joint military drills in years, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea’s potential weapons tests. The annual summertime exercises in Korea, renamed Ulchi Freedom Shield, began on

Pakistan's police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing his close aide. Tensions are high in the country, with the former

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is preparing to open registration of domestic pilgrims for the next Hajj on the first of day of the Hijri month Safar (September). This will be the first time the ministry starts Hajj registration so early. The ministry held a meeting with the

At least 32 people have been killed in separate incidents in southeastern Turkey when vehicles crashed into first responders who were attending earlier accidents, authorities said. Sixteen people died when a bus crashed into an earlier accident site, regional governor Davut Gul from

Darya Dugina, the daughter of influential Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, was reportedly killed on Saturday when the car she was traveling in exploded in the Moscow region, the Russian state news agency TASS has reported. Andrei Krasnov, head of the Russky Gorizont (Russian

Somali forces claim to have defeated the militants who stormed a hotel in the capital after a bloody siege. At least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30-hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. The assailants used explosives to gain entry to

Myanmar's junta chief has said he will consider allowing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest from prison but only after verdicts in a litany of cases against her have been reached. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing's written remarks, read out on state

Six people were killed and over 20 injured in a road accident in Rajasthan's Pali district on Friday night, police said. Sumerpur police station incharge Rameshwar Bhati said a tractor-trailer carrying pilgrims and a truck collided in the district. The pilgrims were returning

Security officials say 10 people have been killed after al-Shabab militants stormed a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Police said attackers detonated two explosives outside the hotel before entering the building and opening fire. They were reported to be holed up on the top

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said UN officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. The Kremlin made the announcement after a call between Mr Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron. It came as claims of fighting near the plant

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin both plan to attend the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian president Joko Widodo says. "Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come," Mr Widodo, also known as Jokowi, told Bloomberg

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says dialogue and diplomacy with the Syrian government cannot be ruled out, the latest sign that Ankara may be willing to mend ties with its southern neighbour. “There is a need to take further steps with Syria,” Erdogan told

Chinese and Russian presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have both confirmed they will attend the G20 summit on the resort island of Bali this November, according to President Joko Widodo. “Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come,” Widodo

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is facing a political backlash after video footage of her partying with fellow politicians and celebrities was leaked online. The footage, published on social media on Wednesday, shows Marin and five other people dancing and singing in what appears to