Canadian FM Anita Anand arrives in Islamabad – Pakistan
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand arrived in Islamabad on Monday, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar receiving her at the Foreign Office (FO). Visuals shared by state-run PTV on the social media platform X showed Dar and Anand posing for pictures and shaking hands. In a statement issued on Sunday, the FO […]
Late buying lifts PSX into positive territory
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured another volatile session on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East kept investors on edge, although late-session buying helped the benchmark index erase early losses and finish marginally higher. The benchmark KSE-100 Index settled at 175,927.74, gaining 124.95 points, or 0.07%, after witnessing sharp intraday fluctuations driven by […]
Police baton-charge supporters of India’s cockroach movement as thousands gather for march on parliament – World
Police baton-charged supporters of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement on Monday as they sought to march on parliament in the capital New Delhi, despite authorities denying permission for the protest. The months-old movement and the planned protest are seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office, drawing […]
Italy arrests over 500 in nationwide operation targeting youth crime
Police identify nearly 1,000 social media accounts promoting hatred, violence during raids across 44 provinces Italian police arrested 539 people during a nationwide operation targeting youth crime, local media reported Monday. The operation, coordinated by the Central Operations Service and conducted across 44 provinces, also resulted in 954 people being charged, according to ANSA news […]
Nearly 40,000 hectares burned in France since start of 2026: interior minister
Authorities arrest 111 people over fires, many of whom admit responsibility, Laurent Nunez says Nearly 40,000 hectares (98,842 acres) of forest and vegetation have burned across France since the beginning of the year, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Monday. “Just under 40,000 hectares of forest or vegetation have burned in France since the beginning of […]
Brent oil tops $90 as US, Iran expand strikes in the Middle East – Business
Brent oil prices rose two per cent to more than $90 per barrel on Monday, as escalating US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East restricted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures LCOc1 climbed $2.09, or 2.37pc, to $90.19 by 0241 GMT, touching the highest since June 11, extending gains after rising 15.9pc […]
US strikes Iran for 9th day; IRGC say Hormuz to remain unsafe as long as American ‘aggression’ continues – World
US forces hit Iran for a ninth consecutive day on Monday as concerns grew over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said two oil tankers had exploded and been immobilised, adding that the waterway would remain unsafe as long as US “aggression” in the region continued. In a statement, US Central Command said […]
40 registered life-saving medicines remain out of patients’ reach – Pakistan
KARACHI: Despite being registered by Pakistan’s drug regulator, around 40 new life-saving medicines remain unavailable to patients because the federal government has yet to approve their prices, forcing thousands of people suffering from cancer, diabetes, haemophilia, Parkinson’s disease and other serious illnesses to rely on expensive smuggled or unregistered medicines, officials and market sources said […]
Dar, Canada’s Anand pledge deeper ties amid ‘shifting international order
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Islamabad for high-level talks. PHOTO: X Pakistan and Canada held high-level talks in Islamabad on Monday as Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand made the first bilateral visit to Pakistan by a Canadian foreign minister in nearly two decades. Both sides […]
NYT report on new FBI directive stuns nation – Newspaper
The New York Times stunned Americans on Sunday when it revealed a new FBI directive regarding ICE agents — and people who accuse them of violence. Federal agents across the nation received instructions last week not to investigate confrontations with immigration agents, sources told Times reporters. “FBI managers around the country received a written notice informing […]