Category: International

The United Nations Security Council has called on Afghanistan and Pakistan to immediately stop their recent clashes and resolve their differences through diplomacy, warning that the conflict is causing serious harm to civilians and the regional economy, according to TOLOnews. The appeal came during the council’s quarterly meeting on Afghanistan, where officials expressed growing concern […]

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has denied reports that it sent a government delegation to Kabul for secret talks with the Afghan Taliban, saying such claims were false and fueled by “Afghan propaganda accounts” on social media, according to Dawn News. The reports first surfaced after Afghanistan’s Tolo News, citing an unnamed source, claimed that a three-member […]

Pakistan is seeking a deeper and longer-term economic partnership with Saudi Arabia, submitting a set of new proposals aimed at securing lasting financial support and easing pressure on its strained economy, according to the Nation. According to official sources, Islamabad recently presented eight proposals to Riyadh, each designed to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and stabilize […]

BEIRUT — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in southern Lebanon, raising concerns about the safety of civilians caught in the ongoing conflict, according to Hurriyet Daily News. In a report released Monday, the New York based rights group said the Israeli military fired artillery shells […]

LONDON — When guns fire in the Middle East, the whole world eventually feels it in its wallet. This Monday, that uncomfortable truth hit harder than ever, according to BBC News. With oil prices rocketing past $100 a barrel, briefly touching a breathtaking $119.50, the G7’s most powerful finance ministers called an emergency meeting to […]

PAPHOS, Cyprus — The smell of crisis was thick in the Mediterranean air when French President Emmanuel Macron flew into Cyprus on Monday, not just for diplomacy, but with warships trailing behind him, according to Arab News. France announced it would send two frigates to the Red Sea as part of the European Union’s naval […]

French President Emmanuel Macron reached out in a rare diplomatic gesture, holding the first phone conversation between a Western leader and Iran’s president since the outbreak of the ongoing war in the region. On Sunday, March 8, 2026, the ninth day of intense conflict, Macron spoke with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, pressing for an immediate […]

China has stepped in diplomatically to help calm the rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging both countries to settle their differences through dialogue as clashes along their shared border continue to worsen, according to The Express Tribune. China’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Yue Xiaoyong, visited Kabul on Sunday and held talks with Afghanistan’s acting […]

In the tense haze of Middle East conflict, a public spat has erupted between two pillar allies; the United States and United Kingdom. President Donald Trump, fresh from US and Israeli strikes on Iran, took to Truth Social with a biting jab at UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. “The United Kingdom… is finally giving […]

The Pakistani Embassy in Kabul has firmly denied any role in a thriving black market for visas, even as many Afghans say they feel forced to pay huge sums to private agents just to cross the border, according to Arab News. In a detailed investigation published last month, Arab News documented how Afghan applicants are […]