Daily brief
Rescue teams in Laos have found five of seven missing gold miners alive in a cave, while international expert divers continue racing to reach the remaining two trapped individuals. The operation draws on experience from the 2018 Thai cave rescue. (ongoing coverage)
Hundreds of children have died within months as measles cases surge in Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka's islandwide liquor shops will remain closed for Vesak.
Hanoi residents are starting their days earlier to escape 40°C temperatures in the year's most intense heatwave.
Singapore reported 53 dengue cases last week, the highest weekly total so far in 2026.