. Boat firing. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: A US strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea killed three people on Monday, the US military said. The United States began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, and the latest strike brings the death toll from the campaign to at least 150. US Southern … Read more

. DPM and FM Ishaq Dar addressing the UNSC session on Palestine in New York. PHOTO: MOFA ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to travel to Jeddah today to attend an emergency meeting of the OIC, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. They said Dar will participate in the Council of Foreign Ministers’ emergency session … Read more

. S&P Global Ratings’ head of national ratings and analytics for Africa Samira Mensah. Photo: Courtesy — Platform Africa JOHANNESBURG: African governments will lean more on multilateral lenders and reform momentum in 2026 even as debt distress risks remain elevated across the continent, S&P Global Ratings’ head of national ratings and analytics for Africa Samira … Read more

Govt plans multiple annual expos as SMEs raise export and infrastructure concerns ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting of SMEDA clusters to review progress, identify key challenges and outline a forward strategy for strengthening the small and medium enterprises sector. … Read more

London to regain status as fashion’s hottest destination with 10pc increase in participation over last year LONDON: As the British capital attempts to regain its status as the hottest destination for talented designers, both established names and rising stars have been showcasing their autumn and winter looks. Highlights so far have included Paul Costelloe’s perfectly … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict in a case concerning the cancellation of the lease of the multi-storey Grand Hyatt building located in the Red Zone. The court reserved judgement after hearing arguments from all parties. During the proceedings, counsel for the Capital Development Authority (CDA) submitted that, to … Read more

. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel and the subsequent announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel and India intend to establish a new regional strategic alliance to counter “radical” Muslims corroborates recent revelations from the Epstein Files regarding the close nexus between India and Israel. In the wake of the controversy … Read more

‘We will enter the negotiating room in Geneva with complete honesty and good faith,’ Majid Takht-Ravanchi says A file image of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran is prepared to take any necessary steps to reach a deal with the United States, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Tuesday, ahead … Read more

MSF, Oxfam, NRC, CARE told by Israel to renew registrations, submit Palestinian staff lists within 60 days A barefoot boy pulls a water container along a muddy road after heavy rain at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on February 24, 2026.PHOTO: AFP More than a dozen international humanitarian organisations … Read more

In Jalisco’s state capital Guadalajara, schools remain closed and most public transportation suspended. A soldier stands guard on a street in a tourist area a day after a series of blockades and attacks by organized crime following a military operation in which cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, “El Mencho,” was killed in Jalisco state, in Puerto … Read more