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Deadly plane crash in France claims 11 lives, authorities confirm

TOMBLAINE: A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday,…

Ghalibaf, Berri discuss Lebanon ceasefire and Israeli troop withdrawal

TEHRAN: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and his Lebanese counterpart Nabih Berri have discussed the…

Iran’s Khamenei urges legal action over alleged US-Israeli war crimes

TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday called on the country’s judiciary to…

NDMA issues nationwide alert as pre-monsoon rains threaten hazards

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday advised citizens to remain alert as intermittent…

EU foreign policy chief raises concerns over ceasefire breaches in talks with Dar

ISLAMABAD: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on Sunday expressed…

Hezbollah lawmaker warns Lebanon-Israel deal could spark internal conflict

BEIRUT: A member of Lebanon’s parliament has condemned the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, describing…

Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in Ras Tanura

RAS TANURA: A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco crashed in Ras Tanura on Saudi…

IRGC warns US attacks could halt Islamabad MoU, derail negotiations

TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a stronger statement than its previous ones,…

Venezuela earthquake death toll nears 1,500 as humanitarian crisis deepens

VENEZUELA: The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes rose to 1,430 on Saturday, with millions of…

Three Sindh Rangers personnel martyred in terrorist attack on Karachi headquarters

KARACHI: An attack on the local headquarters of the Sindh Rangers in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar area on…

Israel orders military to prepare for ‘extended stay’ in southern Lebanon

TEL AVIV: Israel’s defence minister says Israeli forces have been instructed to prepare for an “extended…

2 arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting teenage boy in Sargodha

SARGODHA: Police have arrested two suspects who allegedly buried a teenage boy alive after the latter…

Eight militants eliminated in intelligence-led operations in Balochistan: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: The military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Saturday that security forces killed…

UN calls for sustained reopening of Strait of Hormuz

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has called for the sustained reopening of the Strait…

Foreign rescue teams reach quake-hit Venezuela as death toll rises to 589

CARACAS: Foreign rescue teams and aid were arriving on Friday in Venezuela nearly two days after devastating…

Iran condemns US-GCC statement on ‘Iran threats’ as provocative

TEHRAN: Iran on Friday condemned a joint statement issued by the US secretary of state and…

Pakistan receives another group of Iranian sailors from US-seized ship

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Friday that another group of…

Bodies of four people recovered from ambulance in Bannu

BANNU: Four bodies bearing bullet wounds were recovered from inside an ambulance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu…

Ashura observed nationwide with tight security in place

Elaborate security arrangements have been made countrywide today as scores of mourners take out Muharram 10…

One dead in roadside IED blast in Balochistan’s Ormara

ORMARA: A man was killed on Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a…

Israel says troops to remain in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed

WASHINGTON: Israel has said it will maintain its military presence in parts of southern Lebanon until…

Vance says US, Iran to establish direct IRGC channel in Qatar to ease tensions

WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance has said that Washington and Tehran have agreed to establish…

At Least 11,000 Reported Missing After Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes

VENEZUELA: At least 11,000 people have been reported missing following the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela,…

Dar says Pakistan now seen as a global peacemaker after US-Iran mediation

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said Pakistan was now being…