Dera Ismail Khan: The death toll from the blast at the Darazinda Aman Mela joint check post has risen to 12, with 35 others injured.According to RPO Dera Ghulam Mabshar Mekan, one Customs official is among the dead, while all other victims are civilians. He said no personnel from the Pakistan Army or Police were…
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google will launch an experimental satellite carrying four of its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) into orbit on October 1, 2026, as part of its “Project Suncatcher” initiative. The satellite will ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket under the Transporter-18 rideshare mission into low Earth orbit.Built in partnership with Planet Labs, the…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a roughly three-foot statue of a bald eagle, America’s national bird, during an official state dinner at the White House.Trump said he personally helped design the statue with First Lady Melania Trump and an American artist, calling the eagle a symbol of “America’s…
TEHRAN, — Iran has warned that any fresh attack by the United States or Israel could see the ongoing Middle East war expand into the Indian Ocean, as tensions remain high across the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior military adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said Iran’s armed forces…
WASHINGTON, — US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Wednesday, as the Chinese leader’s aircraft touched down ahead of a summit considered highly significant between the two leaders.In a break from protocol, President Trump personally traveled to Joint Base Andrews outside Washington…
NEW YORK, — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez launched a scathing attack on Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip during his address to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of continuing an ongoing genocide. He said his government unconditionally condemns what is happening in Gaza.Sánchez…
NEW YORK, — Nabil Abu Rudeineh, press secretary for the State of Palestine, said all attempts to sideline Palestine and prevent its people’s voice from reaching the world are bound to fail. Speaking to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abu Rudeineh said that despite efforts to block President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation from…
NEW YORK,— Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with Prince Rahim Aga Khan V on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The Prime Minister warmly welcomed Prince Rahim, recalling their earlier meeting during the Aga Khan’s visit to Pakistan earlier this year.PM Sharif praised Prince Rahim’s commitment to strengthening the…
NEW YORK, Divisions among UN member states over Security Council reform resurfaced this week, as the 12-member “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) group rejected proposals to add new permanent seats, instead backing an expansion of elected members and the introduction of longer-term rotating seats.The position was outlined in a joint statement issued during the high-level week…
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan, called on troops stationed at the border and coalition forces fighting the Houthis in Yemen to remain patient, steadfast and vigilant, following their commanders’ orders. He described the Houthis as a threat to regional stability and urged soldiers to be ready to sacrifice their lives…
