Two separate shooting incidents in Bannu on Wednesday left at least three people dead and several others injured. In the first incident, three people were killed and six others injured in the Mitha Khel area under Mandan police jurisdiction, reportedly after a clash between two groups. The victims were initially taken to District Headquarters Hospital, […]
In a time of crisis, Pakistan extended its support to Bangladesh, assuring full backing for its decision not to travel to India for the upcoming World Cup and even offered to take up the matter with the ICC if necessary. According to details, the Indian cricket board recently dropped Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the […]
Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts. The agreement is a strong sign that the Venezuelan government […]
President Donald Trump is exploring how to take control of Greenland, and using the US military is “always an option”, the White House said Tuesday, further upping tensions with NATO ally Denmark. Washington’s stark warning came despite Greenland and Denmark both calling for a speedy meeting with the United States to clear up “misunderstandings”. The […]
Authorities have imposed a curfew in Birgunj, a city in southern Nepal bordering India, after tensions flared between Hindu and Muslim groups following the vandalism of a mosque over the weekend. Curfew orders issued by the Parsa District Administration ban all movement, gatherings and demonstrations, warning that violators could face lethal force. Armed soldiers and […]
Thailand’s army said Cambodian forces violated a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday, bombarding a border province with mortars that wounded one soldier. “Cambodia has violated the ceasefire” on Tuesday morning, the Thai army said in a statement, accusing Cambodian forces of firing mortar rounds into Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province. One soldier was wounded by shrapnel and […]
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by the Chinese leader, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying. Lee posted a selfie of himself, Xi and their wives on social media platform X on Monday during […]
New York Alvin Hellerstein, the 92-year-old US judge handling the case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, has presided over a number of notable trials during his decades on the bench. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their first appearance in Hellerstein’s Manhattan courtroom on Monday, pleading not guilty to narco-terrorism and other charges. […]
A group of European leaders on Tuesday underlined their support for Denmark after US President Donald Trump again voiced designs on its autonomous Arctic territory of Greenland. The leaders of France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain as well as Denmark said that sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders were “universal principles, and […]
Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed two people on Tuesday as Israel said it targeted Hezbollah operatives, a day before a new meeting of the committee monitoring a year-long ceasefire. Israel has intensified its strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon in recent days, saying it has struck targets from both the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group […]