Category: International

Pakistan Hits Afghan Targets Again; Civilians Feared Dead Pakistan has launched fresh air strikes inside Afghanistan, marking another sharp escalation in the bitter feud between the two neighbours. The Pakistani information ministry said on X that its forces hit “terrorist camps” at two locations across the border. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid reported overnight attacks in […]

KYIV: Russia has launched its largest combined attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the end of the last heating season, targeting Kyiv and surrounding regions in a barrage of missiles and drones. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said at least five people were killed overnight, including a child in the Kyiv region. Residential buildings, public […]

Pakistan’s Power Centres Retreat Behind Containers ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s capital has once again been sealed with shipping containers as authorities seek to stop protesters from reaching the area around D-Chowk, a major political gathering point near parliament and other state institutions. The barriers are intended to contain the marchers. But they have also created a powerful […]

The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own, even when they have not been given a meaningful chance to explain the dangers they may face there. The decision, issued on Tuesday, temporarily blocks a ruling by US District Judge Brian Murphy, who found […]

Russia Warns NATO It Could Use Its Full Nuclear Arsenal Over Kaliningrad The warning appears in an informal diplomatic document that Russia delivered to the alliance and that Reuters was able to read. In it, Moscow accuses NATO of following a dangerous and reckless course, one that could spark a direct armed conflict. If the […]

Pakistan Pledges “Whatever Means” to Shield Saudi Arabia ROME: Pakistan has made its loyalty to Saudi Arabia plain: if the kingdom needs help against the Houthi rebels, Islamabad will give it everything it can. Speaking to reporters in Rome on Tuesday, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said his country would use “whatever means are available” […]

BAGHDAD: American forces are preparing to pull out of their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, ending a two‑decade military presence that cost around 4,500 US lives and reshaped the country’s politics, security and daily life. The withdrawal, hailed by Iran and its allies as a historic victory, is raising fears that Tehran and its […]

Iranian Jet Seized in Istanbul Over €3 Million Debt ISTANBUL: A Caspian Airlines passenger jet stood ready for take off at Istanbul Airport, boarding complete and engines quiet, when Turkish bailiffs and lawyers stepped onto the tarmac and halted its departure. The aircraft, registered EP‑KPB, was seized on September 28 over an unpaid bill of […]

TEHRAN: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said Sunday that it had seized a second US military underwater drone in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in one of the world’s most sensitive waterways. In a statement, the IRGC Navy said its forces carried out what it described as a “coordinated and […]

Pakistani security forces say they have killed more than 70 militants in Balochistan over a four day period, while several Baloch separatist groups have claimed separate attacks on troops, energy infrastructure and government buildings underscoring the intensity of a conflict that has escalated sharply in recent years. The military’s media wing reported that operations in […]