TEL AVIV (International Desk) — Israel has warned that it will resume military operations in Gaza if Hamas fails to return the bodies of all remaining hostages, calling the issue a “matter of national obligation.” Israeli Defense Minister stated that “if Hamas violates the agreement, Israel will have no choice but to restart the war.”…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi revealed that the government engaged in negotiations with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) until the very last moment, but the group refused to compromise. Naqvi clarified that no action has been — or will be — taken against any religious seminary or scholars except those directly linked to TLP’s…
PESHAWAR (International Desk) — Newly elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, has declared that “Pakistan comes first, and everything else comes after,” reaffirming his commitment to national unity and stability. Afridi said that from the very first day in office, he began efforts for the release of his party’s founder, emphasizing that his…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is ready to hold talks with Afghanistan “on fair and legitimate terms,” stressing that peace and development in the region remain Islamabad’s top priority. “We want progress and stability in the region, but despite our continued efforts, Afghanistan has not prioritized peace,” the…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is ready to hold talks with Afghanistan “on fair and legitimate terms,” stressing that peace and development in the region remain Islamabad’s top priority. “We want progress and stability in the region, but despite our continued efforts, Afghanistan has not prioritized peace,” the…
Huge crowds of mourners in Kenya fled screaming after police fired gunshots and tear gas in a stadium where they had gathered to see the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. There are unconfirmed reports that four people were killed in the chaos as security officers sought to disperse the surging crowds. It is…
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the UK, during a return flight headed for the US, the Pentagon said on X. The plane carrying Hegseth on his way back from Nato’s Defence Minister meeting in Belgium had a “crack in the aircraft windshield”. “The plane landed based on standard…
Laura Gozzi and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Russian missile and drone attacks have knocked out power in regions across Ukraine Emergency power outages have been brought in across almost all of Ukraine after a intensive campaign of Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure. This will be the fourth consecutive…
Islamabad (Muhammad Saleem ) — The Government of Pakistan has announced a reduction in petroleum product prices. According to the new rates, the price of petrol has been reduced by Rs. 5.66 per litre, while high-speed diesel has been cut by Rs. 1.39 per litre. The Ministry of Finance stated that the revised prices will…
Washington (Agencies) — U.S. authorities have arrested a 64-year-old Indian-origin foreign policy expert, Ashley Tellis, on charges of illegally possessing and transmitting classified defense information, allegedly to Chinese officials. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 1,000 top-secret defense documents were recovered from Tellis’s residence in Virginia. The materials reportedly contained sensitive information…
