Iranian FM expected in Islamabad as Pakistan ramps up push for US-Iran negotiations

  • Sources hope for second round of talks as Iranian media says Araghchi on a wider regional tour
  • Iran’s IRNA news agency says visit focused on bilateral consultations and regional developments
By NAIMAT KHAN - & - Waseem Abbasi ·

Pakistan says US-Iran mediation guided by diplomacy, multilateralism

  • Shehbaz Sharif says on global multilateralism day his country is promoting dialogue for peace
  • Pakistan has consistently warned multilateralism is ‘in peril’ amid eroding trust in institutions
By Hasaan Ali Khan ·

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Fragile relic: Pakistani Rs100 note from 1950s returns home from Bangladesh

  • Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury, who is visiting Pakistan with his daughter, brought the banknote as a family heirloom
  • Chowdhury gave it to a Pakistani writer he met in Islamabad, sparking a momentary reconnection of shared past
By Usama Iqbal Khawaja ·

Pakistan among 10 countries home to two-thirds of world’s most hungry — UN-backed report

  • Improvements in some countries were ‘almost fully offset by notable deteriorations’ in Afghanistan, DRC, Myanmar and Zimbabwe in 2025
  • For the first time in the report, which is in its 10th edition, famine was confirmed in two separate contexts in Gaza and parts of Sudan
By AFP ·

Thunderstorms, heavy rain to persist across Saudi Arabia

  • General Directorate of Civil Defense urges the public to stay away from valleys and flood-prone areas
By Arab News ·

Israel PM says Hezbollah trying to ‘sabotage’ peace efforts with Lebanon

  • “We have started a process to reach a historic peace between Israel and Lebanon,” Netanyahu said
  • “It’s clear to us that Hezbollah is trying to sabotage this”
By AFP ·

Russia vows to help Cuba withstand US ‘blackmail and threats’

  • “We reaffirm our solidarity with the Cuban government and the Cuban people,” Zakharova said
  • “We reject blackmail and threats in foreign policy”
By Reuters ·

Oil rises 3% on renewed US-Iran tension

  • Iran’s announcement that it would ‌open Hormuz had sent stocks and bonds surging on ​Friday and oil prices down
By Reuters - Arab News ·

West Ham wary of Moyes’ inside track ahead of vital Everton clash

  • Moyes had two spells as West Ham manager
  • Espirito Santo is well aware of the threat Everton offer and says Moyes’s familiarity with ⁠the West Ham squad poses a challenge ahead ‌of a vital fixture
By Reuters ·

Book Review: ‘The Four Agreements’

  • Don Miguel Ruiz presents a compact guide to personal freedom rooted in Toltec tradition
By Ghadi Joudah ·