International

New Delhi: India Wednesday expelled a Pakistani official working at the Pakistan High Commission here on charges of indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the official has been given 24 hours to leave the...

Moscow: Displaced residents of Russia's Kursk region will be able to return home safely despite ongoing challenges, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during his visit to the region. The President assured citizens who have been temporarily displaced following Ukraine's incursion into the region would...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Waker-Uz-Zaman Wednesday addressed all officers at the Army Head Quarters (AHQ) in Dhaka, during which he reportedly stated that there will be no Humanitarian Corridor, nor any port allotted to any foreigners till an elected government comes...

United Nations: While the Security Council was debating maritime security and expressing concern over terrorism on the seas, Pakistan tried to bring up a river issue, the Indus water. That was in keeping with Islamabad's total obsession with matters relating to India, regardless of the...

Karachi: At least four children were killed and 38 others injured when a school bus was hit by a blast in Pakistan's Balochistan province Wednesday morning, according to media reports. The blast occurred in the Khuzdar district, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting Khuzdar Deputy Commissioner...

London: Writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq's short story collection ‘Heart Lamp' has become the first Kannada title to win the coveted GBP 50,000 International Booker Prize in London. Mushtaq described her win as a victory for diversity as she collected the prize Tuesday night...

London: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced Tuesday that Britain has suspended trade negotiations with Israel over its Gaza blockade. Lammy also said the Israeli ambassador had been summoned. Earlier, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza on Tuesday, describing...

Moscow: Moscow is ready to continue contacts with Kyiv and will propose to work on a memorandum about a potential peace deal, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Tuesday. Zakharova said Russia has "once again affirmed its desire to achieve a final, fair settlement...

New Delhi: In what is being described as Pakistan's most ambitious promotional stunt, General Asim Munir has now been elevated to the rank of Field Marshal -- the highest military title in Pakistan, previously held only by Ayub Khan, who famously lost the 1965 war...

London: The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and has levelled new sanctions targeting West Bank settlements as it criticises Israel's military actions in Gaza. Tuesday's actions came a day after the UK, France and Canada condemned Israel's handling of...