Tehran, July 27 — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States is exchanging messages with Iran through mediators, including Pakistan and Qatar, according to Iranian media reports, citing his remarks in an interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF.Baghaei stressed in the…
Tehran, July 26 — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei on Sunday described Iran's support for Hezbollah as a 'strategic mandate' in a letter to Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, local media reported.In his response to a letter from the Hezbollah leader…
Mogadishu, July 26 — Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), supported by international partners, has killed 16 al-Shabaab militants, including two key operatives, in Somalia.According to NISA, Saturday evening's joint operations targeted the Miirtaqwo and Tardo areas in the…
Kathmandu, July 26 — A new college building was inaugurated, and the foundation stone for a school building was laid in two districts of Nepal's western Sudurpaschim Province on Saturday under a scheme funded by the Indian government, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Sunday.The building of…
Islamabad, July 26 — The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan on Sunday reported that the death toll from the monsoon rain, flooding and landslides has risen to 107 since June 26, local media reported.According to NDMA, 344 people have been injured due to monsoon-related…
Tehran, July 26 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel by Ukraine, which killed a sailor, was done at the 'behest' of Israel to drag Europe into its war."(Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky has attacked an Iranian…
Islamabad, July 26 — A leading human rights body on Sunday condemned the enforced disappearances of four Baloch individuals, carried out by Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies.Citing documented cases, Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, highlighted the…
Kabul, July 26 — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that a funding shortfall in 2026 is threatening nutrition programmes that support 5.7 million children and mothers in Afghanistan, local media reported on Sunday. In a statement, the OCHA said…
Johannesburg, July 26 — A total of 68,138 foreign nationals have been processed in South Africa between June 14 and July 24, with the majority repatriated to their native countries, a government official said on Sunday.Mmamoloko Kubayi, Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration,…
Jerusalem, July 26 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump and discuss the situation in Iran.Speaking at a government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said that, "Tomorrow I will fly to Washington to meet, at his…
Tehran, July 26 — An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine, local media reported on Sunday. The vessel struck the mine after allegedly deviating from the route designated by Iran.According to preliminary reports, the tanker deviated from the route designated by…
Washington, July 26 — Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini has departed from the US' Boston, as part of ongoing Lokayan 26, and has now set course for Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal). During her stay in the US, INS Sudarshini represented India at the SAIL 250 celebrations and the…
Dhaka, July 26 — As many as four children died with symptoms consistent measles in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, increasing the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 820, local media reported. The latest fatalities have been classified…
Dakar, July 26 — Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially launched his own political party, named "Kiiraay, Les Patriotes republicains" (Kiiraay, the Republican Patriots), at a founding assembly in Dakar, government officials said on Sunday.The new party grew out of the Diomaye…
Dhaka, July 26 — The ongoing gas crisis in Bangladesh, caused by a fire at a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Cox's Bazar, is unlikely to ease anytime soon, local media reported on Sunday. The incident has reduced Bangladesh's gas supply to below 2,150 million cubic feet per day…
Paris, July 26 — Leaders across the world are expressing their solidarity with the victims of the attack in Germany, where a car rammed into a large Pride celebration in Berlin, killing one person and injuring 17 others.French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with the victims and…
Sanaa, July 26 — Yemen's Houthi group claimed on Sunday that it has shot down a Saudi-operated reconnaissance drone over the northern province of Al-Jawf, as a separate security incident was reported in the southern Red Sea involving a tanker.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said on social…
Doha, July 26 — Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday held a phone call with the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the latest regional developments and efforts to de-escalate tensions.Sheikh…
Islamabad, July 26 — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have announced that they will approach the court to seek permission for holding a protest on August 5 as the Lahore Deputy Commissioner Syed Musa Raza has not yet responded to their request for holding a peaceful gathering, local media…
Paris, July 26 — More than 220,000 people have been evacuated from the Gironde department in southwestern France as devastating wildfires continue to spread, local prefecture authorities said on Sunday.Late Saturday, Gironde authorities ordered the evacuation of an additional 55,000 residents on…
Bucharest, July 26 — Romanian Air Force pilots have shot down a third drone that entered Romanian airspace without authorisation.According to the Ministry of National Defence of Romania, the drone was safely shot down 12 km northeast of Sulina, within Romania's territorial waters.Romanian President…