UK to hold off on deal ceding Chagos Islands amid US opposition
A bill laying out plans to return the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to the US-UK Diego Garcia base, has been paused.

A bill laying out plans to return the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to the US-UK Diego Garcia base, has been paused.









Analysts warn escalation may embolden armed groups and destabilise both Afghanistan and Pakistan. What happens next?
Pakistani defence minister says Pakistan and Afghanistan are now at ‘open war’.
Afghanistan says ‘large-scale offensive operations’ launched; Pakistan reports inflicting ‘heavy casualties’ in clashes.

Pakistan’s military has carried out air strikes in Afghanistan, targeting what it called ‘camps and hideouts’.
The US is putting too much pressure on Kyiv and not enough on Moscow, says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after more failed talks.
Diplomatic dispute escalates as Beijing and Manila present competing narratives over the South China Sea.
Japan’s Fisheries Agency says Chinese captain arrested for allegedly defying orders to stop for inspection at sea.
Thailand’s border war with Cambodia has fuelled an election campaign as nationalistic sentiments surge in the country.
Ukraine responded to renewed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, logistics far from front lines.