Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian departed for Islamabad on Tuesday following an invitation from Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Iranian media reported that ahead of the visit, Pezeshkian said the purpose of the trip is to appreciate Pakistan’s cooperation and follow up on the implementation of agreements between Tehran and Islamabad. He said discussions during the More
At least 14 people have been killed and four others injured in a fire at an educational facility in Lucknow, the capital of India’s Uttar Pradesh state, a media report said on Tuesday. The blaze broke out in a three-storey commercial building housing a library, an animation training studio for students and a veterinary clinic More
At least 54 people were injured and 18 others remain missing following an explosion at Qatar’s main liquefied natural gas processing facility, officials said on Monday. The Qatari International Search and Rescue Group has been deployed to conduct search operations for those missing after what authorities described as an “internal explosion” at Ras Laffan Industrial More
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party on Monday, the BBC reported. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said every decision he had made in office was based on “putting the country I love first.” Starmer said he had informed King Charles More
Russian officials said air defence systems shot down nearly 60 drones heading towards Moscow early on Monday, temporarily disrupting flight operations at several airports in the Russian capital. Reuters reported that Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that nearly 60 drones targeting the capital had been intercepted. He did not provide further details but More
The first round of talks between US and Iranian officials in Switzerland concluded on Monday, with both sides agreeing on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final agreement within 60 days, Reuters reported. According to a joint statement issued by mediators Qatar and Pakistan, technical negotiations will continue throughout the week at the Qatari-owned Swiss More
At least nine people, including three women, a child and a journalist from Al Jazeera, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip, according to reports. Palestinian health officials said the casualties were caused by Israeli airstrikes and shootings across Gaza. Reuters reported that an Israeli airstrike on a residential building More
At least seven people were killed and three others injured in two roadside explosions in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, the blasts occurred in different areas of Bannu earlier in the day. The first explosion took place when an improvised explosive device planted along a roadside detonated, hitting a passenger van travelling from Hathi More
A diplomatic row has erupted between the United States and Italy after US President Donald Trump claimed that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had “begged” him for a photograph on the sidelines of the G7 summit, prompting Rome to cancel a planned diplomatic visit to Washington. According to The Guardian, Trump made the comments during More
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi has travelled to Tehran for talks with senior Iranian officials, according to reports. Tasnim News Agency reported on Saturday that Naqvi will meet and hold discussions with Iranian officials during his visit. According to the report, Naqvi is monitoring the process of Iran–US talks in Tehran. No further More
