International

Islamabad: Pakistan Friday confirmed that the next round of talks with Afghanistan would be held on November 6 and expressed hope for a "positive outcome" from the dialogue. Addressing his weekly press conference, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi also said that Pakistan does not wish...

Dhaka: While Bangladesh and Pakistan held their Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting after a gap of 20 years as part of the thaw in diplomatic ties, there is little that Dhaka can gain from a country run by military generals with an economy that is...

Colombo: India and Sri Lanka held talks to push forward the modalities related to the implementation of the proposed bilateral power grid connectivity, the Indian High Commission said here Friday. A virtual meeting was held between the senior power sector officials of the two countries...

Geneva: The UN human rights chief says US military strikes against vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop. The condemnation Friday appeared to mark the first of its kind from a United Nations organisation. President Donald Trump has justified...

Jerusalem: Hospital officials in Gaza say that Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians. Friday's handover comes a day after Palestinian militants in Gaza turned over the remains of two hostages to Israel. Israel's military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over the...

Ottawa: A Canadian court has sentenced an Indian-origin man to 25 years of imprisonment in a 2022 homicide case, local media reported. A jury at the Supreme Court of British Columbia convicted Balraj Basra of first-degree murder and arson Tuesday, City News reported. The Integrated...

Quetta: The Balochistan government Friday suspended mobile data services in Quetta for 24 hours due to the "peculiar law and order situation", local media reported. In a letter sent Thursday, the Balochistan government requested Pakistan's Ministry of Interior that the relevant authorities to suspend 3G/4G...

Peshawar: Unidentified armed men Friday blew up a telephone exchange building using an improvised explosive device (IED) in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The telephone exchange located in Lakki Marwat district, bordering South Waziristan, was severely damaged in the blast. However, no casualty...

Melbourne: A landslide early Friday morning killed at least 21 people in Papua New Guinea's highlands, Australian media reported. The landslide around 2 am flattened houses as people slept in the village of Kukas in Enga province, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing police. Enga Gov...

New York: US Vice President JD Vance says that he hopes his wife, Usha, a Hindu, would become a Christian like him, but if she doesn’t, it won’t be a problem for him because God has given everybody freewill. In a candid discussion of family...