Global heating to date of 1.2 degrees Celsius has shortened the so-called return period for the extreme heat of similar duration and intensity in South Asia to once a century, experts say in report.
Police operation began just after midnight and officers were still raiding the houses of supporters late in the day, says Fawad Chaudhry, a spokesperson for Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
Heavy rains and a rush of water from upstream in India's northeast swelled rivers in Bangladesh, breaching a major embankment and inundating hundreds of villages.
President Joe Biden has also announced that 13 countries joined a new US-led Asia-Pacific trade initiative touted as a counterweight to China's expansion in the region.
A fire breaks out on a ferry carrying more than 130 passengers and crew, leaving at least seven people dead and prompting a search for the missing.
Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia agree in Brussels meeting to work further on a peace plan that has stoked a wave of protests in Yerevan over opposition claims that PM Pashinyan mishandled the conflict with Baku.
Centre-left leader is sworn in as Australia's 31st prime minister, a few hours before flying out to attend an international security summit in Tokyo.
Since his ouster in April, ex-PM Imran Khan has addressed rallies in several Pakistani cities calling for fresh elections.
The United States is looking to strengthen its economic partnership with Taiwan "on a bilateral basis", White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.
US President Joe Biden has said that American health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines.
Australia’s incoming prime minister has put climate change at the top of his agenda, as his victory in the country’s federal elections ended a decade of conservative rule.
The Indo-Pacific countries and the United States will monitor illegal fishing even when boats turn their transponders off to go under the radar.
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