Students at Iran's top universities launched protests against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday as the new academic term began. The demonstrations marked the traditional 40-day mourning ceremonies for those killed in last month's deadly anti-government unrest.
Indian Army troops, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF killed a third terrorist Sunday in the dense forests of Kishtwar district during Operation Trashi-I. The forces recovered the militant’s body and weapon after re-establishing contact around 11 a.m.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned Congress leaders Sunday for staging a shirtless protest at India's largest global AI summit, calling it indecent politics that shamed the nation before foreign guests. Speaking at a rally in Meerut, he accused the opposition party of turning a proud international event into a spectacle of nudity.
Senior officials from South Korea's presidential office, government and ruling Democratic Party agreed Sunday to expedite a special law on US investments by March 9. The move follows a US Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's global reciprocal tariffs.
France's foreign ministry plans to summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after Trump administration officials labeled the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque as terrorism. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced the move Sunday, rejecting any foreign interference in the case.
Russia launched nearly 50 missiles, including 22 ballistic ones, and 297 drones at Ukraine overnight Sunday, prompting NATO member Poland to scramble fighter jets and raise air defenses to their highest alert level. Eight people, including a child, were pulled alive from rubble in Kyiv suburbs as fires raged across multiple districts.
Three women from Arunachal Pradesh reported racial slurs and intimidation from neighbors in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar after dust from apartment repairs fell on the floor below. Police registered an FIR against Harsh Singh and his wife under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for insulting women's modesty, criminal intimidation and promoting enmity.
India's National Human Rights Commission registered a case Thursday into the death of a two-month-old infant kicked during a caste-based assault at a temple in Nagarkurnool district. The panel took up a complaint alleging police and state authorities failed to act after the February 21 incident.
Maulana Sajid Rashidi, chief of the All India Imam Organisation, demanded strict legal action against Swami Avimukteshwaranand after a Prayagraj court ordered an FIR under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse of minors. He insisted no revered religious leader stands above the law.
Motorbike crashes accounted for 40.84 percent of Bangladesh's 586 road fatalities in January, according to a report from the Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh. The 209 motorbike accidents represented 37.86 percent of all road crashes that month.
The Democratic Alliance praised the launch of a rural roads revitalization pilot in South Africa's Free State province on Friday. DA officials called the initiative, spearheaded by Minister Dean Macpherson, a vital step to cut transport costs and bolster farming efficiency.
Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressives Congress secured victory in the Bwari Area Council chairmanship election with 18,466 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared him the winner after results from all 10 wards in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory.
Germany faces growing calls for its own nuclear arsenal as doubts mount over U.S. security commitments. Bundeswehr and former officials push the idea at the Munich Security Conference, challenging decades of postwar restraint.
President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not capitulated to U.S. military pressure aimed at forcing a nuclear deal, according to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. Witkoff shared the president's curiosity during a Fox News interview Saturday.
An 18-year-old man named Ishant was shot and killed by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in northwest Delhi's Azadpur area early Sunday. Police responded to reports of the shooting at 2:28 a.m. and rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.