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The United States is in negotiations with the Taliban about re-establishing a limited military presence at Afghanistan’s Bagram air base, once the hub...
ByNews DeskSeptember 20, 2025The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has announced sweeping new steps to strengthen collective defence, pledging to fast-track military integration, intelligence sharing, and joint...
ByNews DeskSeptember 20, 2025Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday pledged sweeping reforms to address the grievances that fueled a deadly wave of youth-led protests...
ByNews DeskSeptember 19, 2025Afghanistan has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for the United States military to return to the country and reclaim the Bagram...
ByNews DeskSeptember 19, 2025Palestine strongly condemned the United States on Thursday for once again vetoing a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that called for...
ByNews DeskSeptember 19, 2025ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement”, a pact that elevates the two nations’ long-standing military partnership...
ByNews DeskSeptember 18, 2025The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) convened an urgent debate on Tuesday after Israel’s September 9 airstrikes on Doha, which targeted Hamas...
ByNews DeskSeptember 17, 2025The United States has announced a new wave of Iran-related sanctions aimed at dismantling financial networks accused of funding Tehran’s military apparatus, including...
ByNews DeskSeptember 17, 2025Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, as the United States remained deadlocked in...
ByNews DeskApril 24, 2026WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump has announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran at the request of Pakistan, saying the move aims...
ByNews DeskApril 22, 2026TEHRAN: Iran’s military has once again issued a strong warning to the United States and Israel against any act of aggression targeting the...
ByNews DeskApril 22, 2026