Bomb blast kills at least 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say

Bomb blast kills at least 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say

A bomb blast killed at least 11 people at a public rally in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta late on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), officials said. Government official Hamza Shafaat said the rally was held to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Sardar Ataullah Mengal, a nationalist leader and former provincial chief minister. … Read more

Six Pakistani security personnel, six militants killed during attack on paramilitary base

Six Pakistani security personnel, six militants killed during attack on paramilitary base

Pakistani Army soldiers secure the area, following a militant attack on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) headquarters in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Six security personnel and six militants were killed on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) during an assault on the base of a paramilitary force in … Read more

U.K. sets out support for Afghanistan earthquake victims

U.K. sets out support for Afghanistan earthquake victims

An Afghan man reacts as he stands amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain set out emergency funding support for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan, saying it would … Read more

Iran says open to U.S. nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs

Iran says open to U.S. nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs

The remarks came days after the United States welcomed a move by European powers to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran but said it remained “available for direct engagement with Iran”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Security chief Ali Larijani said Tuesday that Iran was open to nuclear talks with the United States but ruled out any … Read more

U.K. Greens eye left-wing vote with ‘eco-populist’ leader

U.K. Greens eye left-wing vote with 'eco-populist' leader

Britain’s newly announced leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, speaks following the announcement of the results of an internal leadership election, at a media event in central London on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Britain’s Green Party elected a self-styled “eco-populist” as its new leader on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), as it … Read more

Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

Israel began mobilising tens of thousands of reservists and repeated evacuation warnings on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad. The call-up, which was announced last month, comes as ground and air forces press forward and pursue more … Read more

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for military parade alongside Putin, Xi

North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for military parade alongside Putin, Xi

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, disembarks from a train as he arrives at a railway station, in Beijing, China, on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing by train on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) to attend … Read more

Pakistan Army chief Munir meets China’s Prezident Xi for the first time after taking over as Field Marshal

Pakistan Army chief Munir meets China's Prezident Xi for the first time after taking over as Field Marshal

Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir had his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) during which the two sides held wide-ranging talks on bilateral and regional cooperation. Mr. Munir … Read more

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent expects Supreme Court to uphold legality of Trump’s tariffs but eyes Plan B

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent expects Supreme Court to uphold legality of Trump's tariffs but eyes Plan B

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (September 1, 2025) expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold President Donald Trump’s use of a 1977 emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs on most trading partners, but said the administration has a backup plan if it … Read more