Category: International

The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve more than $200 billion in funding to continue the U.S. war in Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post citing senior administration officials, according to Anadolu Agency. The proposed funding package would cover continued military operations that began on February 28 and allow for […]

Pakistan has strongly dismissed claims from U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard that the country’s missile program poses a threat to the United States, calling the statement “unfounded” and “misleading”, according to Dawn News Addressing reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said the nation “categorically rejects” the allegation made during Gabbard’s presentation […]

China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan in 2027, according to a new U.S. intelligence report released on March 18, which instead suggests that Beijing hopes to bring the island under its control without resorting to war, according to Hurriyet Daily News. The report, part of the U.S. intelligence community’s Annual Threat Assessment, offers […]

Washington, DC — Fresh doubts are emerging over the United States’ decision to go to war with Iran, after new testimony from intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard contradicted a key claim made by President Donald Trump, according to Al Jazeera News. In written testimony to the Senate intelligence committee, Gabbard stated that US intelligence agencies found […]

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a six-day ceasefire, setting aside their mutual military strikes in a gesture timed to the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting whose conclusion is marked by the celebration of Eid, according to ORF News. The announcement came first from Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, posted on […]

There was a time when the skies over South Asia connected people. That time feels distant right now, according to The Nation. Pakistan has extended its ban on Indian aircraft entering its airspace, pushing the closure forward to April 24. The decision, announced by the Pakistan Airports Authority through an official Notice to Airmen, applies […]

WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday, saying he could no longer support the Trump administration’s war in Iran, according to Arab News. In a public statement, Kent said Iran “posed no imminent threat” to the United States and suggested the conflict was driven by outside pressure rather […]

The hospital was called Omid, the Dari word for hope. On the night of March 16, that hope burned to the ground. Pakistani airstrikes hit Kabul’s Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital shortly after 9 p.m., tearing through one of Afghanistan’s largest recovery centers and killing at least 400 people, according to TOLOnews. Around 260 others were […]

Shadows Over the Gulf – A New War Tests the World’s Fragile Peace In the sun baked cities of Tehran and the bustling ports of Dubai, life has taken on a tense new rhythm. The distant roar of jets and the wail of air-raid sirens now mix with the everyday sounds of street markets and […]

Kabul was rocked by tragedy Monday night when an air strike hit a crowded drug treatment hospital, leaving scores dead and hundreds more feared injured. The Taliban government in Afghanistan swiftly accused Pakistan of carrying out the deadly attack, while Islamabad denied striking any civilian facility, according to BBC News. Flames and smoke still lingered […]