The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says nearly 8,000 migrants died or went missing on migration routes worldwide in 2025. In a new report, IOM said the latest figures bring the total number of migrant deaths and disappearances to more than 82,000 since 2014. It said that despite declines in arrivals in some regions, the More
The United States is considering a plan to send up to 1,100 Afghan refugees from Qatar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a media report said on Wednesday. After halting a US resettlement programme for Afghans who helped the American war effort, President Donald Trump was in talks to send as many as 1,100 More
Amnesty International says that Ali Wazir, a former member of Pakistan’s National Assembly, has been detained on “fabricated” charges and has called on Pakistani authorities to release him immediately. According to the organization’s report, Ali Wazir was arrested on March 16 in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on terrorism-related charges. This comes after he had been released the More
At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in the Raghistan district of northeastern Badakhshan province, police said on Wednesday. In a statement, the provincial police headquarters said the victims had set out three days earlier in search of work when they were caught in the avalanche in the Aquba Shala area of More
US President Donald Trump has announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran, saying planned military action would be delayed to give Tehran more time to submit a proposal aimed at ending the conflict. In a statement posted on social media on Tuesday, Trump said he had directed the US military to maintain the naval More
The trial of Mohammad Sharifullah, accused of involvement in the 2021 Kabul airport attack, began on Monday in Virginia, United States. However, his defense lawyer stated that U.S. authorities have charged the wrong person in connection with the attack. The attack occurred during the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 at Kabul airport, More
According to reports, dozens of U.S. veterans and family members of military personnel gathered inside an administrative building of Congress in Washington, D.C., to protest against a potential U.S. war with Iran. News18 reported that the protesters chanted slogans opposing the continuation of the war. According to the report, more than 60 U.S. military veterans, More
Hungary’s new Prime Minister Peter Magyar says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he enters Hungary, media reports said on Tuesday. Speaking during a press conference in Budapest, Magyar stated that any state party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is required to detain individuals wanted by the tribunal if they enter More
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will not accept negotiations conducted under the shadow of threats. In a post on X, he said: “We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats and over the past two weeks, we have prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield.” He said US President More
US Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Tuesday for talks with Iran, according to media reports. Earlier, US President Donald Trump had said that Vance would not lead the US delegation to Pakistan due to security concerns. However, three US sources told Axios that Vance was More
