Pakistan

Between the straits: The world cannot afford to yield to Iran - opinion

The US and its allies have no alternative but to prove to Iran-backed terror groups that closing straits to influence the global economy and political and operational decisions will not succeed.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.
Now, when Israel looks out at the map, it has an alliance with two countries that face Iran directly across the Gulf

Middle East economy to shrink 2.1% in 2026, Gulf economies by 4.3%, World Bank forecasts

Pro-Saudi-backed Yemeni government fighters fire their weapons during what government forces say was an advance against the Iran-backed Houthis, near Dhubab, Taiz Governorate, Yemen, October 5, 2026.

Houthis ramp up missile attacks on Riyadh as Saudi-backed war in Yemen widens

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026.

Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it


Iran Foreign Ministry denies talks with US, says no meetings planned, despite Trump claims - report

Baghaei told the WSJ that all of Iran's negotiators were still in the country, except for Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi who was visiting a religious site in Iraq.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Texas climber among four dead after Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan, more people still missing

US climber Sarah Mallory Geis was among four people found dead as rescuers searched Broad Peak for missing members of an international expedition.

This picture taken on July 14, 2023, shows a view of Broad Peak, world's twelfth tallest mountain in the Karakoram range of GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan.

At least 14 killed, 18 wounded in suicide bombing outside Pakistan police station

The explosion took place in the Kabal area of Swat, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Police personnel cordon off a street following a suicide bombing during a protest in Pakistan's Swat district on August 2, 2026.

At least 34 miners killed in methane explosion at coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan

Officials said methane gas triggered the Balochistan mine blast, damaging a ventilation passage and complicating efforts to reach trapped miners.

Coal miners and relatives carry the body of a miner after a coal mine collapsed in the Surange area, about 50 kilometres east of Quetta, on July 30, 2026.

Pakistan aims to double US trade to $20 billion in five years

Islamabad is seeking to shift its traditional relationship with Washington from a primarily security-focused one to a durable, trade-driven partnership.  

Detail view of US Vice President JD Vance motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan; Illustrative.

Pakistani defense minister warns Islamabad of Israel-India military partnership

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said their defense cooperation has evolved over several decades and should not be seen as a recent development.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif (C) arrives at the Parliament House in Islamabad on June 10, 2025, before the presentation of the country's federal budget.

Islamist terrorists kill 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan, say police

The attack took place late on Wednesday in ⁠the Hangu district near the Afghan border, an ​area that has long served as home to terrorist groups.

A security officer in plain clothes walks with his gun outside the office of the Rangers, a paramilitary force, following an explosion and gunfire reported on Saturday night in Karachi, Pakistan, June 28, 2026.

30 killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as election protests turn deadly

Pakistani officials have justified the crackdown by alleging that armed and India-backed militants joined the Kashmiri protesters. India has rejected similar accusations in the past.

Security personnel patrols after an explosion and gunfire were reported, near offices of the Rangers, a paramilitary force, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 27, 2026.

Australia court rejects right-wing leader appeal over racial discrimination towards Muslim senator

The three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia unanimously upheld a 2024 ruling that the comment, addressed to Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi on social media, was unlawful.

ONE NATION leader Pauline Hanson walks out during debate on a censure motion in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Iran has not withdrawn from negotiations but suspended them, sources tell Saudi media - report

Saudi Arabian outlets reported that Washington and Tehran submitted their responses following the second consecutive night without US strikes in two weeks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, June 21, 2026