Both sides commit to deepening defence, security cooperation and keeping close coordination on global, regional issues Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 25, 2026. Photo: Handout Pakistan and China reached a “new broad consensus” on further deepening the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, with both sides agreeing…
ANKARA: Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party’s headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, fuelling a crisis at the heart of Turkey’s democracy. Clouds of tear gas billowed within the Republican People’s Party (CHP) building while those inside shouted and threw objects at the entrance…
Dar to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts, as well as UN officials, to discuss regional issues Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrives in New York to attend a high-level United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate convened under China’s presidency of the council. PHOTO: MoFA Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister…
US attacks came as Iran’s top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Doha for talks with Qatar’s prime minister People walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran. PHOTO: REUTERS US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said…
WHO has declared the outbreak of rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a public health emergency of international concern GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, giving the latest number of suspected deaths as 220. Addressing…
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo urged governments to slow down the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday, warning that they spread misinformation, prioritise conflict and risk leading the world down a path of unending war. Leo, who has adopted a more forceful tone in recent months and has drawn the…
. LONDON: Britain had its hottest day on record for May on Monday, the country’s national weather service said, with the temperature nearing 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). On a day that also broke records for a public holiday, the Met Office said the temperature hit 34.8 C (94.64 F) at west London’s Kew…
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump’s decision-making on Iran as the US president negotiates a deal in the nearly three-month-old war, two sources said. Netanyahu’s comments, described to Reuters by two Israeli officials with knowledge of the conversations, come as Israel…
. FRANKFURT/ BRUSSELS: The European Union is planning to fine Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google a high triple-digit million euro amount as part of an antitrust investigation, Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Monday, citing commission sources. The decision is nearing completion and is expected to be announced before the summer break, the paper said, adding it would…
. NEW YORK: Experts trying to prevent a tank holding a highly toxic and flammable chemical from exploding in Southern California found a “potential crack” in the container that might be reducing the pressure, a fire official said on Sunday. Since Friday, officials have warned that the tank, which contains methyl methacrylate, a chemical used…