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Pakistan allows U.N. to deliver relief supplies to Afghanistan through 2 border crossings

The government directed authorities to facilitate the phase-wise clearance of containers belonging to UNICEF, WFP, and the UNFPA

4 Dec 2025 10:58 pm
China's Xi and France's Macron pledge cooperation on global crises and trade

French President Emmanuel Macron met with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy.

4 Dec 2025 10:11 pm
Putin says Russia will take all of Ukraine's Donbas region militarily or otherwise

Ukraine says it does not want to gift Russia its own territory that Moscow has failed to win on the battlefield

4 Dec 2025 3:04 pm
Honduras presidential election: TV host Nasralla widens lead over Trump-backed rival as counting enters third day

U.S. President accused Honduran authorities of rying to change the results, and threatened there would be hell to pay if they did

4 Dec 2025 8:09 am
Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for H-1B visa applicants against censorship of free speech

All visa applicants subject to this policy; U.S. officers asked to review resumes and LinkedIn profiles of those applying for H-1B visa, both new and repeat applicants

4 Dec 2025 6:58 am
U.S. will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians

Last month, Mr. Trump also said he has ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following the claims of Christian persecution

4 Dec 2025 6:52 am
Irans currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy

The new low of 1.2 million rial to the U.S. dollar is increasing pressure on food prices and other costs

3 Dec 2025 6:10 pm
Three policemen killed in IED blast targeting police vehicle in northwest Pakistan

Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Gul Alam, Constable Rafiq and the driver of the mobile van, Sakhi Jan, lost their lives in the incident

3 Dec 2025 4:48 pm
Watch: Former BrahMos Chief calls for stronger India-Russia defence ties

Ex-BrahMos chief Sudhir Kumar Mishra said Russia remained Indias most trusted defence partner amid shifting global dynamics. He urged Indian defence firms to deepen partnerships with Russia, adding that it was the only country willing to share cutting-edge technologies that many other nations wont even show.

3 Dec 2025 3:10 pm
Bangladesh's armed forces chiefs make rare joint visit to ailing ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Thr former PMs son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who has been living in self-exile in London for over a decade, is likely to return to Bangladesh soon

3 Dec 2025 12:12 pm
FBI offers $50,000 reward for information about Indian national who murdered woman, son from India in 2017

Authorities said the motive for the killings has not been definitively established. The next step will be to bring Hameed back to the United States to face prosecution

3 Dec 2025 11:57 am
Search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to resume on Dec. 30, over a decade after it disappeared

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014.

3 Dec 2025 9:12 am
Trump says National Guard will be sent to New Orleans in a couple of weeks

The city is also bracing itself for a separate immigration crackdown dubbed Swamp Sweep that aims to arrest 5,000 people over the coming weeks

3 Dec 2025 7:06 am
We dont want them: Trump rages against Somali immigrants

Donald Trumps heated remarks come as a scandal unfolds in the state of Minnesota, where prosecutors say more than $1 billion went to non-existent social services, largely through false billing by Somali Americans

3 Dec 2025 6:03 am
U.K. medical team to arrive in Bangladesh as Zia remains critical

Speaking to reporters in front of Evercare Hospital, AZM Zahid Hossain said the U.K. specialists would join the international medical board already supervising Khaleda Zia's treatment.

3 Dec 2025 2:08 am
BLA bomber targets Pakistan paramilitary headquarters

At least four persons, including North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner, and two policemen, were killed when militants ambushed his vehicle in Pakistans northwestern Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Dec 2, police said.

2 Dec 2025 11:09 pm
Former Honduran President released from U.S. prison after Trump pardon

The release came days after a presidential election in Honduras, in which Trump has backed presidential candidate Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party

2 Dec 2025 7:03 pm
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank

An Israeli drone strike killed a journalist in southern Gaza on Dec 2, officials at Nasser Hospital, which received the body, said; 350 Palestinians have been killed across the territory since a ceasefire on Oct. 11

2 Dec 2025 5:59 pm
Daily Quiz | On U.S.-Venezuela altercations

As the U.S. targets Venezuela for regime change in a long list of illegal interventions, here is a related quiz.

2 Dec 2025 5:08 pm
Government official among four killed in ambush in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The attack in the Bannu district targeted a vehicle of Shah Waliullah, the assistant commissioner of North Waziristan; Waliullah was killed after the attack; two constables and a local were also killed while two other police officials sustained injuries, police said

2 Dec 2025 3:02 pm
Son of 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in U.S. drug prosecution

Guzman Lopez faced multiple charges in the U.S. of funneling huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to U.S. streets

2 Dec 2025 7:54 am
Zelenskyy says U.S. peace plan 'looks better' with revisions but work continues

Zelenskyy called the topic of Ukraines control over its territories the most complicated in discussions over the plan

2 Dec 2025 7:01 am
Trump holds Venezuela meeting as Maduro rejects slaves peace

The meeting comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure with a major naval build-up in the Caribbean, bombings of suspected drug-ferrying boats, and ominous warnings to avoid Venezuelan airspace

2 Dec 2025 5:00 am
Police officer killed in suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan

The attack happened in Lakki Marwat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local police official said

2 Dec 2025 4:11 am
White House says very optimistic on chances of Ukraine deal

The Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said the talks achieved significant progress but that some issues remained unresolved

2 Dec 2025 1:57 am
International community pledges support as cyclone toll in Sri Lanka climbs to 390

According to an initial assessment by the UN, over 15,000 homes have been destroyed, more than 200 roads remain inaccessible, and sections of the rail network and national power grid have been affected

1 Dec 2025 11:04 pm
ICC President vows to resist U.S. and Russian pressure despite sanctions and threats

Nine staff members, including six judges and the court's chief prosecutor, have been sanctioned by U.S. President Donald Trump for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials

1 Dec 2025 7:15 pm
Report says world's biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

Twenty-three of the 26 companies in Europe, excluding Russia, saw their arms revenue increase as the continent boosted spending.

1 Dec 2025 5:10 pm
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia extremely unwell, put on ventilation: party leaders

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital on November 23 when she developed a chest infection that affected both her heart and lungs

1 Dec 2025 3:05 pm
Seoul Mayor indicted over alleged illegal polling payments

Oh Se-hoon of the conservative People Power Party is now serving his fourth term as Mayor of South Korea's capital and has long been tipped as a possible future presidential candidate

1 Dec 2025 12:11 pm
Airbus narrows software crisis as airlines ride out A320 fix

The sweeping warning exposed the fact that Airbus does not have full real-time awareness of which software version is used given reporting lags, industry sources said

1 Dec 2025 11:53 am