Russia and US officials are set to meet today (Monday) in Saudi Arabia on ways of ending the Ukraine conflict, media reports say. A day earlier, the Saudi capital hosted consultations between US and Ukrainian delegations, the TASS news agency reported. The Russian delegation at the consultations will be represented by of the Federation Council Committee More
Eight people, including four security personnel, have been killed in two separate attacks in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan. Four labourers from Punjab province were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kalat district, security officials said. The labourers came under attack in Malangzai area, where they were working a tube well. Their bodies were More
The Sudanese army, continuing to make gains against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has claimed retaking the presidential palace in Khartoum. Sudan’s de facto president and army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Friday: “There will be no negotiations until these people …” Despite ousting the fighters from the palace after nearly two years More
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Education Department, fulfilling a campaign promise to conservatives, says a media report. The order seeks to transfer control over school policy to the states and local boards, a move that has raised concerns among liberal education advocates, Reuters reported. At a signing More
US President Donald Trump has discussed with his Ukrainian counterpart America’s possible ownership of Ukrainian nuclear power plants. The two leaders conferred on the issue during a phone call on Wednesday, according to the White House. But the Ukrainian leader said it was only about the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia facility. Trump had an hour-long phone call More
The United States has asked Iran to put an immediate stop to sending military supplies to Houthi rebels in Yemen, reports CNN. President Donald Trump claimed Iran was still sending large levels of supplies to the Yemeni militants. Iran must stop sending these supplies, he stressed. He also cited reports that the Islamic republic had More
Iran last month, a media report said on Thursday. The fatalities indicated a 23 percent increase in casualties compared to last year, with negligence being the primary cause of accidents, IRNA reported. It said the fatalities resulted from incidents related to the making, storing and using fireworks between Feb. 19 and March 18. The report More
Over 400 Palestinians have been killed and more than 660 others wounded as a result of a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, reports said on Wednesday. According to the BBC, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said more than 400 people had been killed in airstrikes by the Israeli military. The Palestinian group More
Russia has agreed to stop attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, ruling out a complete ceasefire, the BBC reported on Wednesday. In a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump late on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. At a recent meeting in Saudi Arabia, top US and Ukrainian officials More
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief has called on the international community to take immediate action to stop the persecution of millions of innocent Pashtuns and other oppressed communities in Pakistan. On Tuesday, PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen delivered a historic speech at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, exposing the More
