Asia
Wear all-covering burqa, Taliban tells Afghan women
Women have also been ordered to visit parks in the capital on separate days from men
Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM
Gotabaya agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all parties in Parliament
Shehbaz Sharif sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shehbaz will now form a new government that can remain in place until elections are due in August 2023
Pakistan Assembly reinstated for no-trust vote
Pak CJ says deputy speaker's ruling prima facie violates Article 95
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests
Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect
COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown
While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first detected in Wuhan
Major Chinese cities impose COVID-19 restriction as cases spike
The latest spike is being described as the severest COVID-19 outbreaks in two years
China says friendship with Russia is 'rock solid'
Cooperation between the two countries brings benefits and well-being to the two peoples, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
China says military spending to grow 7.1 percent in 2022
Some 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) has been set aside for national defence, according to a government budget report
North Korea says it tested cameras for spy satellite
A spy satellite is among an array of sophisticated weapons systems that Kim Jong Un vowed to develop under military modernisation plans