International

Islamabad: Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), according to a media report Monday. Quoting diplomatic sources familiar with the development, the Express Tribune newspaper...

Tehran: Iran's one of the most senior Shia clerics, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, has declared US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as ‘enemies of God’ in a newly issued 'fatwa' (religious decree) against them. "Any person or regime that threatens the Leader...

Islamabad: At least three people were injured when a 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook Pakistan's Balochistan province Sunday, according to media reports. The earthquake's epicentre was near the Musa Khel district at a depth of 28 kilometres, according to the country's Earthquake Monitoring Centre, the Express...

Tel Aviv: US President Donald Trump Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal that would halt the fighting in the 20-month-long conflict as the sides appeared to be inching closer to an agreement. An Israeli official...

Dubai: Iran's judiciary says at least 71 people were killed in Israel's attack Monday on Tehran's Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political activists have been held. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir posted on the office's official Mizan news agency website Sunday that those killed...

Washington: Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline. The tally, 51-49, came after a...

Islamabad: India's ban on ships carrying Pakistani goods from anchoring at its ports has increased freight charges and transit time, according to a media report. Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India imposed a comprehensive ban, effective May 2, 2025, on the direct or indirect import...

Belgrade: Serbian police clashed with more than 140,000 protestors in Belgrade, marking one of the largest demonstrations in recent months against President Aleksandar Vucic's 12-year rule. The protestors, many of them students, flooded the capital, demanding early elections and an end to what they called...

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has accused Western nations of encouraging separatism in Russia. Putin's criticisms of the West came amid Russia's ongoing tensions with Western nations over the conflict in Ukraine. “No one has wished to pay attention to the Islamic State, as long as...

Deir al-Balah: At least 49 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff say, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer. The strikes began late Friday and continued into Saturday morning, among others killing 12 people...