Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has now spent 100 days and counting without contact with his legal team, a top aide has said, raising fresh concerns over due process and the fairness of the ongoing legal proceedings against him.

A passenger plane has crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, the country’s state-run airline Satena confirmed.

Donald Trump has warned Iran that ’’time is running out’’ to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme following the steady build-up of US military forces in the Gulf.

India and the European Union have signed a free trade agreement that both sides have hailed as “the mother of all deals”.

The deputy chief minister of India’s western state of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, was killed on Wednesday as his charter aircraft went down in flames, television channels said.

A former French senator has been found guilty of spiking an MP’s drink with ecstasy in order to sexually assault her.

All scheduled flights on 49 air routes between China and Japan have been cancelled for February, flight data showed on Jan 26, as Chinese airlines extended special ticket change and refund policies for Japan-related travel.

At least three French tourists have drowned in Oman after the boat they were in capsized in waters off the sultanate’s capital city of Muscat, police said.

A baggy green cap worn by Donald Bradman fetched A$460,000 (US$319,000) at public auction in Australia on Monday, a record price for a cap worn by the Australian cricket legend.

The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has “no intention” of pursuing a free trade deal with China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Beijing and New Delhi are “good neighbours, friends and partners” as the two Asian giants continue to improve ties in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war, which has shaken global t

Pakistani immigrants who have been recently banned from seeking US visas have a problematic history of misusing the immigration process, such as submitting fraudulent applications, entering into sham marriages, concealing criminal histories, and even

Airports across parts of Asia have begun tightening health surveillance and travel screening after an outbreak of Nipah virus in an Indian state.

The US military will prioritise protecting the homeland and deterring China while providing ’’more limited’’ support to allies in Europe and elsewhere, a Pentagon strategy document released on Friday said.

A group of men opened fire at a soccer field in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12 more, authorities said.

South Korean former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, a veteran politician and influential fixture on the country’s road to democracy, died during an official visit to Vietnam’s southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City, both governments said.

The price of gold has risen above $5,000 (£3,659) an ounce for the first time ever, extending a historic rally that saw the precious metal jump by more than 60% in 2025.

A ferry carrying more than 350 people has capsized off the southern Philippine province of Basilan, killing at least 15 people, according to officials.

Pakistani rights lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir was arrested alongside her husband Hadi Ali Chattha on Friday, according to her mother, politician and former minister Shireen Mazari.

China announced Saturday that it has placed the military’s highest-ranked uniformed officer under investigation for “suspected serious discipline and law violations,” terminology often used to refer to corruption.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China.

Italy and Germany have pledged to work together to secure supply chains for raw materials vital to their economies, according to a document seen by Reuters, as Rome urges partners to counter what it sees as China’s growing influence over global pri

Scotland has officially been named as Bangladesh’s replacement for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, the ICC announced on Friday, January 23. Bangladesh decided to pull out of the ICC event, citing security concerns and saying that their concerns we

China is no longer the top security priority for the US, according to the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy.

Three activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have gone on trial in Hong Kong, facing charges under the city’s controversial national security law.

Vietnam’s top leader To Lam was reappointed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years after a unanimous vote by its central committee, as he pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved parliament in advance of a snap election scheduled for February 8.

Gold pushed past $4,900 per ounce for the first time on Thursday, powered by ‌ongoing geopolitical tensions, a softer U.S. dollar and expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, while silver and platinum prices hit fresh record highs.

Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the Kremlin said, following a meeting of top US negotiators with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war.