International

Doha: A high-level delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, led by the Taliban regime's Defence Minister Maulvi Muhammad Yaqub Mujahid, has arrived in Doha for negotiations with the Pakistani side, the country's Ministry of Defence confirmed Saturday. This crucial visit comes in the backdrop...

Washington: Amid escalating hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump claimed that the conflict between the two countries will be an “easy” one for him to solve, "if he had to solve it". While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with...

Islamabad: Afghan and Pakistani delegations are heading to the Qatari capital Doha to defuse the deadliest crisis between them in several years, after more than a week of fighting killed dozens of people and injured hundreds on both sides. The Taliban government said Saturday that...

London: Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honours after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines. The younger brother of King Charles III said he and the royal family...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed that he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea “in a couple of weeks,” as the country prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit later this month. Trump made the remarks during a meeting...

Washington: US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that India will not be buying oil from Russia, stating that New Delhi has already "de-escalated" and "more or less stopped" its purchases from Moscow. While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with the President of...

Kabul: At least three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's Paktika province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed. The players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana, near the Pakistan border, to participate in a friendly cricket match. The ACB identified the...

Islamabad: Pakistan can no longer afford relations with Afghanistan as in the past, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Friday, as he threatened to exact a heavy price from wherever terrorism originated against his country. His comments came as the deadline for the 48-hour ceasefire ended...

London: Two Ukrainian men pleaded not guilty Friday to plotting arson attacks earlier this year at properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Petro Pochynok, 35, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life between...

Washington: President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks at the White House Friday, with the US leader signalling he's not ready to agree to sell Kyiv a long-range missile system that the Ukrainians say they desperately need. Zelenskyy gets...