For the first time in over 25 years of his almost indisputable leadership, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko faces a tough time in the upcoming presidential election as the public support for his candidacy has significantly declined, while the country suffers from deep economic problems, which may cast a shadow over his possible sixth presidential term, experts told Sputnik

New Delhi has lodged a protest with Islamabad over what it says were more than 2,400 ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in the past six months, Indian media reported on Friday, citing informed sources

Tokyo has expressed protest to Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard ships entered waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Friday

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) accused the Hong Kong police on Thursday of targeting reporters with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannons in fresh protests over the newly adopted national security law, stressing the importance of press coverage of the events amid "the erosion of democracy" in the city