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Islamabad : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday announced that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will hold a public rally at Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi on Sunday. In a video message shared on X, Afridi stated that he…

New Delhi : German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be on two day official visit to India, beginning January 12 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Merz is scheduled to hold talks with PM Modi in Ahmedabad, and both leaders…

Washington : President Donald Trump said Cuba is facing a severe economic crisis after US action in Venezuela cut off oil and financial support that Havana relied on for years, warning that the island has few options left. “Cuba totally…

Tehran : Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a statement condemning the "meddlesome and deceptive remarks of the US officials regarding Iran's internal developments," describing them as "a clear indication of the continuation of…

Washington, DC : The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump is weighing multiple approaches to acquire Greenland, making it clear that the option of using the US military has not been ruled out. In a statement issued on…

Muzaffarabad: Newspaper circulation across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has plummeted sharply in recent years, with industry workers saying the rise of social media and the absence of government assistance have pushed the…

Philippine Sea, : An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 rattled the Philippine Sea, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 85km. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 6.2, On:…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convey New Year greetings. The two also exchanged views on the regional situation. In a post on X, he…

Dhaka : Another Hindu businessman named Mani Chakraborty was murdered in Bangladesh. Abdullah Al Faruque, Police Super (SP) of Narshigdhi, confirmed the incident. "Mani Chakraborty, a resident of Palash upazila in Narsingdi district, was on…

Taipei : Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected eight sorties of PLA aircraft and seven PLAN vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Tuesday. Of the eight, two crossed the median line and entered…

Ohio: US Vice President JD Vance on Monday (local time) expressed gratitude to law enforcement agencies after an apparent attempt was made to break into his home in Cincinnati, Ohio and appealed to the media to exercise restraint in…

Hong Kong: China's military coercion of Taiwan has become routine. Few blink twice at the scale of People's Liberation Army (PLA) activity targeting Taiwan nowadays, a norm China has been deliberately striving to achieve. In 2025 the PLA…

Caracas : Delcy Rodriguez has officially taken office as Venezuela's acting president, just hours after Nicolas Maduro was captured by the United States, the news agency reported. The oath of office was administered on Monday (local time)…

Washington, DC : US President Donald Trump has held out a fresh warning to India over raising tariffs if continued imports of Russian oil, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of his displeasure on the issue. Speaking to reporters…

Paris : Iran's former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Sunday voiced support for protesters across the country, praising continued demonstrations against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the ruling establishment over the past week.…

New Delhi : 2026 began with whispers of US hegemony in Latin America. The years of confrontation over power, oil, elections and alleged criminal activity, tensions climaxed into US military action in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, capturing…

Caracas : Venezuela's Supreme Court has directed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume the role of acting president following the removal of President Nicolas Maduro by the United States, a move that has sharply intensified the country's…

Washington, DC: The US Indo-Pacific Command on Saturday (local time) said it is aware of North Korea's recent missile launches and is closely consulting with allies and partners, adding that the launches do not pose an immediate threat. In…

London: British and French air forces carried out a joint airstrike on Saturday evening, targeting a suspected underground weapons storage site previously used by the Islamic State (Daesh) group in Syria, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.…

London : British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday confirmed that the UK was not involved in the US military operation in Venezuela, which led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. In a post in X, the…