At least 15 people were killed and dozens of others injured in an explosion in the Tralai area of Islamabad during Friday prayers. According to The Express Tribune, the blast occurred at the Khadijat-ul-Kubra Mosque in Tralai, a suburb of Pakistan’s capital, while worshippers were offering Friday prayers. The newspaper reported that the attacker detonated explosives strapped to More
Iran and the United States on Friday began nuclear negotiations in Muscat, the capital of Oman, according to reports. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement issued this morning that Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi traveled to Oman at the head of a delegation to hold nuclear talks with the United States. Reports said Steve Witkoff, More
At least 18 people have been killed in an explosion at an illegal coal mine in northeast India, media reports said. Police on Thursday recovered 18 bodies from the blast site, located in a remote part of East Jaintia Hills district, Al Jazeera reported. Eight others were injured in the incident, according to local official More
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, has departed for Muscat, the capital of Oman, leading a delegation to hold nuclear negotiations with the United States. Earlier this week, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on X that he had instructed Araghchi to engage in talks with the United States. Reports indicate that the negotiations were initially More
Ariana Airlines has increased the number of cargo and passenger flights between Kabul and New Delhi to strengthen trade ties and expand transport capacity. In a statement posted on its X account, the airline said it currently operates six cargo flights and two passenger flights per week on the Kabul–New Delhi route. The statement did More
At least two people were killed and three others injured after the wall of a house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the Fararud district of western Farah province on Thursday. Mullah Mohammad Sadiq Jahadmal, district administrative chief, said that this incident occurred today (Thursday) in the “Gorzang” area of the district. According to him, More
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed key issues, including trade, Taiwan, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the current situation in Iran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had an “excellent” phone call with his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday. “All very positive,” Trump wrote. “The relationship with China More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is all set to hold a meeting on the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, in Iraq and Syria to international peace and security on Wednesday. The anticipated briefers were Acting Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Alexandre More
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have agreed to deepen cooperation in the political, economic, trade and humanitarian spheres, a media report said on Wednesday. Putin held a telephone conversation with bin Salman on Tuesday, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the Kremlin. The two leaders also discussed progress More
At least 14 migrants have been killed after a boat collided with a Greek coastguard vessel in the Aegean Sea near the island of Chios, a media report said on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 9:00pm local time on Tuesday (19:00 GMT) off the coast of Chios in the Mersinidi area, Reuters reported. A coastguard More
