Three children were killed and two others injured in an explosion outside a home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The blast occurred late Wednesday in the Ghwa Khwa area of Lower South Waziristan near the Afghanistan border when explosives planted on a motorcycle detonated.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Vatican on Thursday in an effort to repair tensions between the United States and Holy See following repeated attacks by US President Donald Trump against Pope Leo XIV over the popeās criticism of the Iran war.
Bangladesh has formally requested support from China for the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project during talks in Beijing between Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Iran said it is reviewing new US proposals aimed at ending the two-month conflict after US President Donald Trump warned Tehran that bombing would resume unless an agreement is reached, including reopening the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz to global shipping.
The Iran war’s shaky ceasefire came under further strain on Friday as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the US said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliated against Iranian military facilities.
Three passengers with suspected hantavirus infections are being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands as health authorities respond to an outbreak on board.
Pakistanās Punjab police have reportedly killed 10 suspects in separate āencountersā over two days, bringing the alleged death toll to more than 1,100 in the past year, according to rights groups. The Crime Control Department (CCD), formed under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, said the individuals were wanted criminals involved in serious offences including murder, robbery, extortion, and attacks on citizens.
Russia carried out drone and missile strikes on Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said, despite a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight. The attacks underline the ongoing intensity of the war and the failure of temporary truce efforts to hold.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked US President Donald Trump for announcing a pause in the operation in the Strait of Hormuz. His statement came hours after President Trump suspended āProject Freedomā to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming progress in negotiations with Iran toward an agreement to end the war.