The tripartite Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey defence pact follows the Saudi-Pakistan defence pact. The latter came as a surprise, even though Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have had known

A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.Announcing

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf said on Friday that Iran must plan to overcome "unjust sanctions", a day after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

The US Navy is helping oil tankers secretly travel through the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iranian attacks making the key shipping route dangerous.The US has

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In a big relief to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's top court has ordered that the jailed leader be moved to a

US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kushner is meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the premier's spokesperson has told the BBC.Kushner arrived in

A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death ​on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) after a trial in absentia, convicting ‌him of crimes including

At least 13 people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, officials have said.One child was among the

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general - the nation's top law enforcement official.Blanche won confirmation in