Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Monday that Israel is open to establishing diplomatic relations with Syria and Lebanon but made it clear that the Golan Heights will remain under Israeli control in any future peace deal. Speaking at a joint press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukraine will fully align with the European Union’s latest sanctions package against Iran, citing Tehran as “one of the most brutal regimes in the world.” He made the remarks in a video message posted on Monday.

In a rare move, North Korea has informed the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) of its plan to construct new military fortifications inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea’s Defence Ministry confirmed on Monday. This marks the first such official notification in over

In yet another case of alleged extrajudicial killing in Balochistan, 21-year-old Zeeshan Baloch, a student from Khudabadan, Panjgur, was found dead on Monday morning following his abduction. According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Zeeshan had been forcibly disappeared by a “Pakistan-backed death

Pakistani authorities are facing mounting criticism over the continued detention of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Central Organiser Dr. Mahrang Baloch and fellow activists, with her sister, Nadia Baloch, issuing a public appeal for their immediate release. In a video message on Saturday, Nadia

The Chittagong Central Jail in Bangladesh is reportedly holding more than three times its intended capacity, igniting outrage over inhumane living conditions and renewed calls for urgent reform. According to a report by Prothom Alo, the prison — designed to house 1,853 inmates

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Pakistan early Sunday, sending tremors across parts of Punjab province. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) confirmed the seismic event, which occurred around 3:54 am IST. According to GFZ, the quake had a shallow depth of 10

Eight Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy early Sunday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters. Their boat was also seized during the operation. According to fisheries department

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have officially notified the United Nations of their decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, a global treaty banning the use, production, and stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines. The move, announced Friday, reflects growing regional security concerns amid heightened tensions

Yemen’s internationally recognised government has announced the dismantling of a major terrorist cell linked to the 2023 assassination of a senior UN World Food Programme (WFP) official. The breakthrough came as authorities arrested key suspects connected to multiple high-profile attacks in southern Yemen.

The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it had killed a senior Hamas commander, Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, in an airstrike carried out in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. The strike, executed Friday evening in coordination with Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has nominated seasoned bureaucrat Koo Yun-cheol as the country’s first finance minister under the new administration. Known for his deep expertise in fiscal policy and economic strategy, Koo is expected to play a pivotal role in advancing

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated a major legislative win after the Senate passed his flagship “Big Beautiful Bill” — a sweeping proposal that addresses immigration, tax cuts, and military spending. Trump called the vote a “great victory” for the Republican Party

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed that any resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict must begin with halting what he described as Ukraine’s “legislative extermination” of Russian identity within its borders. Speaking in Bishkek after talks with Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev, Lavrov