A remarkable collection of ancient jewels, once buried beside what were believed to be the Buddha’s ashes, is set to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong this week.

The situation remains tense between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Facing irrefutable allegations of exporting terror over the decades, Islamabad is now trying diversionary tactics to avoid accountability.

Lebanon on Sunday began the first stage of long-delayed municipal elections, the first vote since a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah and after a new national government was formed.