The United States has imposed new sanctions on three individuals and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong, four in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one in Oman, for allegedly facilitating the shipment and sale of Iranian oil to China, a media report said on Tuesday. According to Reuters, the sanctions were imposed More
India is set to host the foreign ministers’ meeting of BRICS on May 14-15, a media report said on Tuesday. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is expected to visit India to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India TV reported. India currently holds the BRICS presidency and will organise the foreign ministers’ meeting More
At least 35 people were injured, four of them critically, after a massive fire broke out at a customs warehouse in Mastung district of Balochistan. According to Dawn, the fire erupted at a customs facility in the Lakpass area on the Quetta–Karachi highway, around 30 kilometres from Quetta. It quickly spread to a nearby parking More
Six bodies have been discovered inside a train boxcar in Texas, United States, authorities said. According to Reuters, citing police, the bodies were found on Sunday in Laredo, a city near the US-Mexico border. A Union Pacific employee discovered the bodies at a train yard in a remote area. Police and firefighters later confirmed the More
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons during Trump’s two-day visit to China this week, according to US officials. Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday, ahead of meetings with Xi on Thursday and Friday. The visit will mark his More
The foreign ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia have emphasized the importance of ensuring free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, preventing further escalation of tensions, and continuing diplomatic efforts to normalize relations between Iran and Arab countries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud called for preventing More
Leaders of Southeast Asian countries have gathered at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Philippines to discuss the impact of the Iran–US war and rising fuel prices across the region. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., speaking at the opening of the summit, said the conflict involving the United States More
At least five people died in a fire at a fairground in the southeastern Mexican city of Villahermosa on Thursday, authorities said, after a massive blaze broke out during a concert attended by thousands of people. Civil Protection officials said the fire erupted early Thursday morning and has since been brought under control. Authorities said More
Four people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 26 others injured after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in the Jhal Magsi area of Balochistan, police said. According to police, the coach was travelling from Kharan to Larkana on Thursday when the driver lost control of the vehicle due to speeding. More
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, referring to ongoing economic and political challenges, has said the country has entered a phase of “profound transformation,” urging citizens and businesses to remain patient as the government pushes ahead with wide-ranging reforms. Speaking at an economic conference in North Rhine–Westphalia, Merz said Germany is facing a dual challenge driven by More
