Hackers hit GMO Internet's currency trading platform, leaking customer data after a failed $50m ransom, amid rising cyberattacks in Japan prompting emergency government measures.

Twenty-one Indian media groups told the Supreme Court that Modi’s privacy law amounts to pre-censorship and could force newsrooms to shut; the court will hear the case in November.

Indonesia deployed an oxygen bus to help residents suffering from severe haze caused by forest fires.

North Korean artillery aimed south near the DMZ has raised concern at a border observatory, highlighting heightened tensions along the inter-Korean frontier.

India's oil minister says the US has not pressured India to cut Russian crude imports; purchases depend on discounts, with more discounted Gulf oil reducing Russian volumes.

Thousands evacuate India's eastern coast as Cyclone Arnab approaches, prompting safety measures.