The United States, under President Donald Trump, has intensified pressure on Iran, warning of renewed bombing if Tehran does not reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Thirteen people have been arrested in Pakistanās Punjab province for allegedly engaging in āanti-stateā social media activity, an official said.
A prominent cleric, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Idrees, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistanās Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Tuesday.
Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraineās power grid killed at least five people and injured 39 overnight, Ukrainian authorities said, just before planned ceasefire announcements by both Kyiv and Moscow. The attacks included 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones, with most intercepted but several hitting energy and infrastructure targets.
A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in Chinaās Hunan province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, officials said on Tuesday.
A fragile ceasefire in the Iran war is facing renewed pressure after the United States moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, raising fears that the conflict could escalate again despite a temporary halt in large-scale fighting.
Three people were killed and 14 injured in fresh Pakistani military strikes on Afghanistanās Dangam district in Kunar province, according to the Taliban administration.
A Pakistan high court on Monday rejected petitions filed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi seeking suspension of their sentences in the 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case.
Nepalās cabinet, led by Balendra Shah, has resubmitted a Constitutional Council ordinance to President Ram Chandra Paudel without changes, a day after it was returned for reconsideration.Ā