US embassies and consulates around the globe have been directed to halt new student visa appointments, CNN reported on Wednesday. Amid plans to expand social media screening and vetting to all applicants for student visas, the State Department has issued the instructions in a diplomatic cable. Signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the cable More
A senior Russian security official has sharply rebuked US President Donald Trump’s statement and warned of the risk of a third world war. The US leader accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Ukraine, Al Jazeera reports. In a strongly worded response late on More
The Head of Iran’s Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrant Affairs says more than four million Afghan refugees in Iran are considered illegal after the invalidation of census forms and they have until June 5 to leave the country. ISNA reported Iran’s BAFIA Director Naderyar Ahmadi as saying many Afghans had entered the country without More
Veteran leggie and Afghanistan T20 skipper Rashid Khan has been ranked first among the top 25 players in the shortest format over the past 25 years. The cricket website Cricinfo, following a detailed research, identified the 25 greatest T20 cricketers from 2000 to 2025, placing Rashid Khan at the top of the list. Cricinfo analysed More
At least 27 people have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd at the Liverpool FC parade, says a media report. The BBC quoted the North West Ambulance Service as saying 27 people were taken to hospital, and two suffered serious injuries – including a child. A 53-year-old white British man has been More
Lahore Qalandars have clinched the Pakistan Super League title for the third time by pulling off a sensational six-wicket win over Quetta Gladiators. Led by speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi, the champions earned prize money of $500,000, while Quetta Gladiators, the runners-up pocketed $200,000 Sunday night’s final – a real thriller – went to the last More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 52 more Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan. These individuals returned to the country on May 25, the ministry announced in a brief post on its X handle on Monday. Citing Spin Boldak-based border officials in Kandahar, the ministry More
US President Donald Trump has postponed the implementation of planned tariffs on goods imported from the European Union until July 9, says a media report. On May 24, the US leader warned of imposing a 50 percent tariff on all goods imported from EU starting on June 1. In response to Trump’s threat, the EU’s More
Foreign Ministers of several Arab and European countries have denounced Israeli attacks on Gaza and called for an immediate halt to the violence. They issued the call at a meeting of European and Arab nations in Madrid on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported. Participants emphasised the international community should impose sanctions on Israel to stop the More
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of more prisoners on the second day of an extended prisoner swap set to be the largest in the three-year war. Reuters reported US President Donald Trump has suggested the swap could herald a new phase in stop-start efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv. There More
