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Three Pakistani rangers killed, four injured by faction of Taliban in Karachi, military says

This attack is the most significant in Karachi since an explosion targeting a Chinese convoy in October 2024, which killed two Chinese nationals.

|ByREUTERS
Security personnel stand guard after an explosion and gunfire were reported, near offices of the Rangers, a paramilitary force, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 27, 2026.
ZAKA volunteers arrive at the scene. Governments must formalize the role of civilian responders. They need equipment, secure communication channels, training, and post-event mental health care, says the writer.

When disaster hits, civilians save lives first - opinion

Around the world, civilians are becoming the first to save lives in disasters, showing why emergency systems must recognize and support them.

|ByDUBI WEISSENSTERN
The family of Al-Rasheed Al-Tahir, a displaced Sudanese man who's reunited with his sisters, nephews and nieces, react, after the family fled the war-torn al-Fashir city, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates amid the ongoing conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the

Civilians in Sudan's al-Fashir cower from drones as siege worsens hunger

More than one million citizens have fled al-Fashir during the 18-month seige by the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has ravaged North Darfur's capital.

|ByREUTERS