- The visit follows reports of Pakistan’s talks with Kuwait on a defense pact in exchange for energy cooperation, investment
- Islamabad says the visit reflects the shared resolve of Pakistan and Kuwait to ‘expand cooperation for the mutual benefit’
- Yemen’s pro-Iran Houthi rebels this month said they would blockade Bab El-Mandeb strait
- Separately, Pakistan’s energy ministry notifies increase in price of diesel to $1.39 per liter
- Anar Gul, 71, who has been living in Swat valley for decades, had petitioned Peshawar High Court against his deportation
- Court bars authorities from deporting Gul for 30 days, saying that he is undergoing treatment for high-grade B-cell lymphoma in Pakistan
- UK PM backs Saudi security as Iran-backed militia threatens Red Sea shipping
- The latest attacks mark sharp escalation after years of relative calm in Yemen
- “Not much time. Either it goes fast or not at all,” Trump told Axios when asked how long he was willing to give for talks
- Donald Trump has recently signed off on a proposal to license Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles, signaling he would sign a Russia sanctions bill
- Oil prices surged this month because of increased fighting in the Middle East
- If oil prices stay elevated, it could lead to higher prices for every product that gets shipped
- Decision to step down comes shortly after former Italy international Andrea Pirlo said he was no longer a candidate to coach the Italian national side
- Pirlo’s prospective appointment faced fierce opposition over his commercial ties to a Russian betting company
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- Dar tells Araghchi recent understandings under Islamabad MoU should underpin peace efforts
- Deputy PM warns SCO against efforts to derail US-Iran peace process following Houthi attacks
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It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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- Amnesty has demanded a probe into a Pakistani airstrike in March that UN says killed over 260
- Pakistan’s foreign office says Amnesty levelled serious allegations without providing “credible evidence“
