Bangladesh's top court is set to rule on the legality of disputed job quotas as authorities have extended a curfew across the country on Sunday.

A protest organizer says the University of Melbourne is punishing students for having challenged its "complicity in the genocide in Gaza.”

Soldiers have been deployed in Bangladeshi cities to quell civil disorder triggered by student protests, with riot police firing on demonstrators who disobeyed a government-imposed curfew.

Bangladesh has imposed a curfew and deployed military forces after police failed to control days of violent protests that have spread throughout the country.

Public rallies have been banned by the police in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka following the most fatal day of continuous student protests, during which government buildings were set on fire by demonstrators and a nationwide internet blackout was enforced, killing dozens, and injuring thousands.

Bangladeshi students have set fire to the country's state broadcaster amid escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people. 

Azerbaijan’s relations with Iran were strained in January 2023 following an attack on the country’s embassy in Tehran.

Foreign Minister Kamikawa says her country considers recognizing the State of Palestine.

The Philippines and Japan have inked a key defense pact aimed at boosting ties amid tensions with China.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry warns NATO countries to avoid "causing chaos" in Asia.