Pakistan and Afghanistan's border clashes show no signs of ending, while the US and Israel attack Iran - which shares borders with both South Asian nations.
Japanese voters will head to the polls within weeks after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, just three months in, called a snap election in a bid to increase her wafer-thin majority.
The case was brought to the World Court by a country not directly affected by the alleged genocide of the Rohingya, a precedent for similar claims against other countries, including Israel.