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Shadow of crisis

THE latest staff-level agreement between the IMF and Pakistan could not have come at a more volatile moment. What might otherwise have been read as a routine milestone under the IMF’s balance-of-payments and climate change-support facilities is now entangled with the geopolitical shock from the US-I...

One rule for Israel and another for Iran risks nuclear disaster

Israel’s avowed goal in the Middle East war is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet the double standard associated with this is hardly sustainable in the long run. The worst-kept secret in the world of nuclear politics is that Israel possesses a formidable arsenal of nuclear weapons....

1 month of war: Yemen's Houthis enter conflict; Iranian attacks on GCC countries continue

UAE responds to Iranian threat, residents alerted safe

Full scale invasion or special ops? Inside Pentagon plan for US boots in Iran

The US military is developing plans for potential ground operations in Iran, ranging from targeted raids to limited troop deployments, as a contingency measure. While the White House maintains no decision has been made, the Pentagon is preparing options to neutralize specific threats, reflecting a w...

Russia condemns strikes on Iran nuclear sites, urges restraint

Russia condemns strikes on Iran nuclear sites, urges restraint

Islamabad set to host meeting for Middle East de-escalation

• Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt foreign ministers arrive for quadrilateral huddle• PM speaks to Pezeshkian for over an hour to push for peace, condemns strikes on Iran• Iranian president underscores ‘deep mistrust’ of US, seeks confidence-building measures• US-Iran direct talks mediated by Pakistan l...

Pakistan hosts quadrilateral sitting over Middle East conflict in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been in focus as the country hosting a sitting of four foreign ministers on Sunday to push the peace effort amid the raging US, Israeli war against Iran and its spillover. The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Turkey, Egyp and the Saudi Arabia sitting today in Islamabad to discu...

'Bengalis led war for Independence. Who were the Gujaratis?': MP Mahua Moitra

Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the BJP's "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, alleging corruption and violence. The Trinamool Congress hit back with its own "chargesheet," accusing the BJP of insulting Bengalis and withholding funds. Both parties escalated rhetoric ahead of...

Iran warns of strikes on US-linked universities in region after campus bombings

Fars agency reports the US has until March 30 to condemn the bombing of Iranian universities

US–Israel war on Iran, day 30: Houthis attack Israel, Pentagon prepares ground operations as UAE defends threats

Israel military says another soldier killed in south Lebanon

The Israeli army announced on Sunday the death in combat of a soldier in south Lebanon. “Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak hacohen Katz, aged 22, from New Haven, Connecticut, a soldier of the 890th battalion, Paratroopers Brigade, fell during combat in southern Lebanon,” a military statement said....

Houthis join fray by firing ballistic missiles at Israel

• Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain hit by Iranian missiles, drones; strike wounds US troops at Saudi airbase• Drone strike disrupts shipping hub in Salalah• Explosions rock Tehran as Israeli attacks intensify; Iran halts steel production• IRGC warns of retaliation against regional economic infrastructure•...

FBI director pushes to release investigative files on Rep. Eric Swalwell: Reports

FBI Director Kash Patel is pushing for the release of files related to an investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) interactions with a suspected Chinese spy, according to reports from the New York Times and the Washington Post. FBI agents and other personnel in California have been directe...

Dar receives Egypt, Türkiye FMs as Pakistan steps up US-Iran mediation

Four-nation talks on Middle East crisis to open in Islamabad today as Pakistan steps up diplomatic efforts

Millions Join "No Kings" Protests In US, Europe Over Iran War, Trump Policies

People rallied from New York City, with almost 8.5 million residents in a solidly blue state, to Driggs, a town of fewer than 2,000 people in eastern Idaho, a state Trump carried with 66% of the vote in 2024.

Anger over Iran war adds fuel to anti-Trump rallies in US

WASHINGTON: Demonstrators decrying President Donald Trump’s policies took to city streets across the United States on Saturday in the third edition of the “No Kings” rallies that organisers hoped will be the largest single-day non-violent protest in US history. The two previous No Kings events attr...

Action plan unveiled to combat drought

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has developed a national drought action plan in an attempt to transition from a reactive to a proactive risk-based approach for drought management, as climate change is making droughts frequent and severe, leading to water stress. Federal Secretary for Climate Change and Environ...

No Kings: Millions take to streets across US, Europe to protest against Trump

No Kings Millions take to streets across US Europe to protest against Trump

Iran Guards say struck Bahrain, UAE aluminium plants

IRGC says strikes were retaliation for a US-Israeli attack on Iranian industrial infrastructure launched from the Gulf