Pakistani and US officials have emphasized joint cooperation against terrorism during “counter-terrorism” talks in Islamabad. The talks were chaired by Pakistan’s Special Representative to the United Nations Nabil Munir and US State Department Interim Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Gregory de Logarfo, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It said both sides discussed effective solutions More
The Gaza Health Ministry has announced that five more people, including two children, have died of starvation in the past 24 hours. Al Jazeera reported: “As Israel keeps pounding Gaza, five more Palestinians, including two children, have starved to death in the enclave, according to the Health Ministry, raising the total number of hunger-related deaths More
Ahead of his meeting with his Russian counterpart, US President Donald Trump says that Kyiv and Moscow will both need to cede land to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference at the White House on Monday, Trump said that talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week would quickly reveal More
Two people have been killed and 10 others injured following an explosion at a steel plant in Pennsylvania, United States. The Associated Press reported that the blast occurred on Monday at the Clairton Coke Works factory. Officials said the cause of the explosion is not yet known and advised residents to keep their windows closed More
Australia will recongnise Palestine as an independent state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting next month, Reuters reports. “Australia will recognize the State of Palestine at the 80th Sessions of UNGA in September, to contribute to international momentum towards a two-state solution, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages,” Prime Minister More
Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed alongside four colleagues in what is being described as a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza, media reports said on Monday. According to Al Jazeera, seven people were killed in the strike on the tent, which was located outside the main gate of More
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska on 15 August to discuss ending the three-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine, media reports said on Saturday. Trump announced the 15 August meeting on social media, and it was later confirmed by a Kremlin spokesperson, who described the location as “quite More
At least 25 people have been killed and 25 others injured in a traffic accident in southwestern Kenya, according to a media report on Saturday. Al Jazeera reported that the accident occurred on Friday while the bus was travelling from the city of Kakamega to Kisumu. The driver lost control of the vehicle as it More
Israel’s political-security cabinet on early Friday approved a plan to take military control of Gaza City despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war. “The IDF will prepare to take control of Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu More
Eight individuals, including Ghana’s Defence Minister, have been killed in a military helicopter crash, media reports said on Thursday. Ghana’s Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, died in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday along with four other government officials and three Air Force crew members, Reuters reported, citing government sources. Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff More
