At least 24 people have been killed, 97 others injured and 515 detained during ongoing protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, according to a media report on Saturday. The region has also witnessed widespread shutdowns, road blockades and internet disruptions amid the unrest. The protests began ahead of a strike called against the allocation of 12 reserved More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved new regulations banning children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms and requiring technology companies to prevent them from creating or operating accounts through age-verification systems. According to Reuters, the regulations, approved on Thursday, prohibit children under 15 from creating, using, or managing personal social More
More than six million Afghans have returned from Pakistan and Iran since September 2023, placing immense pressure on services and communities across Afghanistan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday. Arafat Jamal, UNHCR Representative in Afghanistan, made the remarks during a press conference in Kabul ahead of World Refugee Day. He said More
US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war between the United States, Israel and Iran. According to Reuters, the United States and Iran on Wednesday released the text of an interim agreement signed by their presidents to end the conflict. However, Trump More
At least four people have been killed and several others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, a media report said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has warned Israel to expect a “strong response” if it does not halt its attacks. The Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council announced on 15 More
Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The incident occurred at 11:20 local time on Monday during a routine test mission. The crash sent a large plume of black smoke into the air, visible for More
Six people have been killed after two helicopters collided in mid-air over the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, a media report said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday morning over the western district of Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Al Jazeera reported. Firefighters said the helicopters collided before plummeting into the parking area of an More
At least 12 people, including 11 skydivers and a pilot, have been killed after a private plane crashed in Butler, Missouri, in the United States, officials said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash occurred near Butler Memorial Airport, about 60 miles (100 km) south of Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, according to Reuters. More
US and Iranian officials have agreed on a framework aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries, lifting the US blockade on Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to media reports on Monday. “The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth More
A pilot and a naval officer were killed when a Pakistan Air Force training aircraft crashed near the city of Mardan on Monday, according to media reports. Geo News, citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), reported that the aircraft went down during a routine training flight. The victims were identified as Pakistan Air Force pilot More
