China justified the censorship about the casualties of its troops suffered in a violent clash with Indian soldiers along the Line of Actual Control in Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh on Monday night, arguing that it was a goodwill gesture from Beijing. ....

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and asked the two nations to exercise restraint, a spokesperson said Tuesday. ....

The National Health Commission of China on Monday reported 49 new COVID-19 cases as a fresh outbreak in the capital Beijing has sparked fears of a resurgence. ....

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has increased to 1,32,399, of which nearly 50,000 were reported this month alone, while the death toll stood at 2,551, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. ....

Another 181 coronavirus patients have died in Britain as of Friday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 41,662, the British Department of Health and Social Care said on Saturday. ....

Parts of Beijing have been put under lockdown after 6 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported. ....

Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced via her official social media account that she has tested positive for COVID-19 virus. ....

In the latest six monthly report on Hong Kong, submitted by British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to the Parliament, the UK has directly warned China not to interfere in Hong Kong legislature elections due to take place in September, and urged Beijing to abandon its plans to impose new security laws for the cosmopolitan city state. ....

North Korea on Friday vowed to build up a "more reliable" force against military threats from the US, saying the historic summit two years ago between leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump led to no improvement in ties between the two countries. ....

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has increased to over 7.5 million, while the death toll was nearing 421,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....