At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more are missing in severe flooding that followed intense rain in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, TOLO News reported.
Ahead of Israel's Independence Day on Tuesday, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's population grew to 9.9 million people on Thursday.
The United States announced a USD 400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday, as the country continues to be in desperate of need of Western aid amid intensifying pressure from Russia, The Hill reported.
The Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, Sibin C reported that 95 nominations were filed by 82 candidates for 13 Lok Sabha seats on the fourth day of filing of nominations in Punjab for the Lok Sabha elections.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced that he has plans to create a new government ministry to tackle the "national emergency" of the country's infamously low birth rate as it deals with a deepening demographic crisis, reported CNN.
The Pakistan police has registered a case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shehryar Riaz for holding an allegedly unauthorized rally in Rawalpindi on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the May 9 riots, reported Samaa TV.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrived in Pakistan on Friday, to hold talks as they requested a longer and larger size of bailout package under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), reported Geo News.
The Philippines' national security adviser on Friday called for the expulsion of Chinese diplomats over an alleged leaked telephonic conversation with a Filipino military official as territorial tensions continue to surge, reported Nikkei Asia.
It announced the decision after the police reportedly detained as many as 70 activists in a bid to prevent a 'long march' announced by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee to call on the government to comply with an agreement reached between the two in February.
The Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, General Syed Asim Munir, said that there can be no compromise with the planners and architects of the attacks of May 9, 2023, that took place on military establishments in the country, terming it the 'dark chapter in our history', reported ARY News.
A National Disaster Response Force team arrived at Pauri in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district on Thursday to control the forest fire incidents that were reported there.