Asia Israel An Israeli minister with responsibility for the administration of the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after he said there was no Palestinian history or culture and no such thing as a Palestinian people
Asia United Arab Emirates The sovereign of Dubai has launched a Ramadan '1 Billion Meals Endowment' campaign that aims to sustainably provide hundreds of millions of meals to people in need
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's Constitutional Court declared the results of the 2022 National Assembly elections invalid and decided to reinstate the previous dissolved 2020 parliament
Asia North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the US and South Korea
Asia China Chinese President Xi Jinping called Russian President Putin "a dear friend" in the Kremlin meeting
Asia Armenia Iran's exports to Armenia rose 51,43% in the past six months to a value of $1,34 billion
Asia Azerbaijan In Sugovushan residential quarter around 200 new apartments will be built, ranging from single-room to four-bedroom, on an area of more than 2 hectares that will include playgrounds and infrastructure
Asia Bangladesh Canada will increase potash exports to Bangladesh this year, with the aim of strengthening production and food security in Bangladesh and supporting the country's agricultural sector
Asia Bhutan Dagana district will no longer allow meat, including eggs, to be served during the annual Tshechu and other religious events in the gewog lhakhang, as it is not considered in line with religion