Islamabad, Aug 6 — The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed grave concern over the Pakistani government's new Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026, warning that these measures come amid an increasingly restrictive environment for media freedom, with the space for independent…
Manila, Aug 6 — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said a 6.3-magnitude offshore earthquake struck Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines early Thursday morning. The institute said the tectonic earthquake occurred at 5:41 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km, with…
Havana, Aug 6 — The long-running US trade embargo against Cuba and a recent fuel blockade are causing power outages and shortages that threaten patients' lives, Deputy Health Minister Julio Guerra said. "When the lack of a stable power supply directly affects the preservation of medications, every…
Tokyo, Aug 6 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has faced online criticism after a video of her visit to an earthquake-hit area in southwestern Japan, set to piano music, was criticised by some social media users as "PR piece," local media reported. Set against a piano soundtrack, the video…
Wellington, Aug 6 — New Zealand's electricity demand reached a record high for the second consecutive day on Thursday as freezing temperatures across the country drove up power use, national grid operator Transpower said. Average electricity demand peaked at 7,415 megawatts (MW) on Thursday…
Belgrade, Aug 6 — Serbian emergency services are battling multiple wildfires across the country as strong winds, extreme heat and prolonged drought intensify fire conditions, with a reignited blaze in the Deliblato Sands protected nature reserve in northeastern Serbia burning around 300 hectares of…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised the US decision to revoke the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, calling the move "irresponsible and thoughtless." Speaking in an interview with YouTube channel Meteoro Brasil…
Tehran, Aug 6 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said communication with Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is very "difficult at the moment," but his presence is a "great strength" for the country to continue its path. The United States and Israel killed Iran's former Supreme Leader…
Canberra, Aug 6 — Five people have died after two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on a highway in Australia's Northern Territory (NT). NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services said that two vehicles became fully engulfed in flames following a head-on collision on the Stuart Highway…
Washington, Aug 6 — The US Senate has voted to confirm Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after nearly a year-long vacancy in which the role was filled only on an acting basis. The upper chamber on Wednesday (local time) voted 51 to 44 to confirm the…
Washington, Aug 6 — A mass shooting at a rural house in Caswell County in North Carolina, US, led to multiple deaths, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Police responded to a call for service just before 8 a.m. Wednesday (local time). Deputies arriving on the scene…
Tehran, Aug 6 — Iran and Oman are close to finalising an agreement on new arrangements for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, under which the temporary northern and southern routes will be replaced by a new single route passing through Iran's territorial waters for two to four…
Washington, Aug 6 — A federal judge in Washington has allowed the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians -- a decision that places them at risk of deportation to a Caribbean nation where hunger is considered alarming. TPS shields…
Sanaa, Aug 6 — Yemen's Houthi group have said it had targeted a Saudi oil tanker with a ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden, several hours after claiming a separate missile attack on another Saudi tanker in the northern Red Sea. In a statement posted on social media platform X on Wednesday…
New Delhi/Dhaka, Aug 6 — Several former Ministers from Bangladesh have strongly criticised the Tarique Rahman-led government over its remarks targeting former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and India, describing the administration's political rhetoric as "juvenile" and accusing it of abandoning…
The Hague, Aug 6 — A wildfire that has burned through a nature reserve in the municipality of Venray in the southern Dutch province of Limburg is now under control. However, it has not yet been fully extinguished, the local safety authority has said. The North Limburg Safety Region on Wednesday…
Aden (Yemen), Aug 6 — A tanker reported hearing a loud explosion nearby while sailing in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen's southern coast, the latest incident amid heightened maritime tensions following a renewed Houthi campaign against shipping. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)…
Washington, Aug 6 — The US Department of the Treasury has removed Iraqi commercial airline Fly Baghdad and two of its aircraft from its sanctions list linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Fly Baghdad Airlines, also known as Iraq Express, and two of its Boeing 737 aircraft…
Tehran, Aug 6 — Iran and Oman have made progress in talks on establishing a safe commercial shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said. He also mentioned that Tehran has no plans for senior officials to visit Pakistan or Qatar this…
New Delhi/Dhaka, Aug 6 — A petrol bomb was hurled at the ancestral residence of former Bangladesh cricket skipper and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday night, hours after appearing virtually at a press conference alongside the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in…
New York, Aug 6 — Iran and Oman have agreed on the navigation route for opening the Strait of Hormuz, and a joint statement is in the final stages, Tehran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Wednesday. Muscat and Tehran “have already agreed upon geographic coordinates for the…