Tens of thousands of children could die in Sudan without more aid: UN

The war raging in Sudan could leave over 700,000 children severely malnourished this year, the UN said on Friday, warning tens of thousands could die unless aid was dramatically increased. .The United Nations children's agency UNICEF urged the world to stop turning a blind eye to the catas
9 February 2024

How long can Israel continue destroying Gaza?

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9 February 2024

With over half the seats counted, Imran's supporters lead in Pakistan polls

Of the 136 seats counted, independent candidates backed by Imran's party PTI won 49, ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's PML-N won 42, while the PPP of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of assassinated premier Benazir Bhutto, got 34
9 February 2024

Early Pakistan vote results show rivals neck and neck

Pakistan's main political parties were tied neck and neck in early results today after vote counts in the general election were hit by unusual delays that the government blamed on a suspension of mobile phone services
9 February 2024

Australian law allows workers to ignore after-hrs work calls

Australians yesterday cheered new proposed laws that give workers the right to ignore calls and messages from their bosses outside of work hours, but some business leaders slammed it as overreach.
8 February 2024

Junta-Rebel Fighting: India to end free border movement with Myanmar

India’s interior minister said yesterday that he had “recommended the immediate suspension” of a free movement border agreement with Myanmar, from where thousands have fled since fighting between the junta and its opponents surged last year.
8 February 2024

Israeli forces intensify strikes on Rafah

Israeli forces yesterday bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal to end offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
8 February 2024

Iraq slams US after strike kills pro-Iran commander

Iraq yesterday condemned a US air strike that killed a senior commander from a pro-Iran armed group accused of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region.
8 February 2024

Putin, Xi reject US ‘interference’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone yesterday and both rejected what they called US interference in the affairs of other countries, the Kremlin said.
8 February 2024

C’wealth observer group ‘quite pleased’

Chair of the Commonwealth observer group, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has said he is “quite pleased” with security arrangements across Islamabad.
8 February 2024

9, including children, killed as violence mars Pakistan election

At least nine people, including two children, were killed in militant attacks in Pakistan today as the country voted in a general election after suspending mobile phone services and closing some land borders to maintain law and order
8 February 2024

Pakistan shuts borders, suspends mobile services to secure polling day

Pakistan temporarily shut some of its land borders and suspended mobile phone services on Thursday as it beefed up security for voters in a general election that has been preceded by a surge in militant violence
8 February 2024

Internet blackouts now in effect in multiple regions of Pakistan: Netblocks

Internet monitor Netblocks has said that real-time data shows that internet blackouts are now in effect in “multiple regions of Pakistan in addition to mobile network disruptions”
8 February 2024

Netanyahu dismisses Hamas demand for ceasefire, sets sights on Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed Hamas's demand for a ceasefire and ordered troops to prepare to move on the city of Rafah in Gaza's far south, where more than one million Palestinians have sought refuge..US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking in Tel
8 February 2024

Pakistan begins voting, with Khan in jail and Sharif tipped to win

Authorities said they were suspending mobile telephone services across the country during voting "to maintain law and order" following a bloody election campaign
8 February 2024

US presence ‘disrupts’ ME security: Iran

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday criticised the deployment of US troops in the Middle East, saying it “disrupts security”.
7 February 2024

Hamas proposes 3-stage Gaza truce

Hamas has proposed a three-stage ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the offensive.
7 February 2024

‘Why single us out?’

Amir Mahmood remembers a meeting between his Ahmadi community and top officials of Pakistan’s government last September.
7 February 2024

Yemen rebels launch fresh ship attacks

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched six missiles toward two merchant ships later on Tuesday, reportedly causing light damage to one of the vessels, the US military said.
7 February 2024

UN chief says world in 'age of chaos'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned today that the world is entering "an age of chaos" with a deeply divided Security Council unable to address critical issues such as the Israel-Hamas war
7 February 2024