Netanyahu said on Monday the Latin Patriarch would get “full and immediate access” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, holds a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026. PHOTO: AFP Israel said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem would regain access to Christianity’s holiest site after the decision to block … Read more

Rescue efforts may take upwards of two hours because of the smoke, rescue officials say A fire engine rushing to the scene of the blaze. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A fire that broke out at the Imtiaz departmental store located in Karachi’s Zamzama street in the Clifton area on Monday, triggering panic in the vicinity as fire … Read more

. People use their cameras as a USAF B-1 bomber approaches to land at RAF Fairford airbase, used by United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, amid the US–Israeli war on Iran. PHOTO: REUTERS DAMASCUS: Syria’s assistant defence minister said Sunday that his country’s forces had repelled a drone attack from neighbouring Iraq targeting one of … Read more

. ISTANBUL: The Kremlin said on Sunday that the US-Israeli aggression in the Middle East caused devastating consequences for the global economy, which will have a long-term impact. Speaking to Russian state news agency Tass, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “We are now seeing extremely devastating consequences of this war for the global economy and … Read more

Demonstrators decrying US President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation efforts, war in Iran and other policies took to city streets across the country on Saturday in the third round of the “No Kings” rallies. More than 3,200 events had been planned in all 50 states, after the two previous nationwide events attracted millions of participants. Large … Read more

Iran strikes Israeli industrial complex, aluminium plants in Bahrain, UAE; Qalibaf dismisses threat of ground assault TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Israel said on Sunday that an industrial plant near Beer Sheva in the Negev desert was struck by a missile or debris, prompting a hazardous materials warning. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported Iranian attacks … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday resumed its London flight operations after a six-year gap, restoring a long-standing route between Pakistan and the United Kingdom. The airline’s PK-785 flight departed from Islamabad to the UK’s capital carrying 325 passengers. The flight was seen off by Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retd) Muhammad Ali and … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs125 billion through savings and development budget cuts to cushion consumers against rising global oil prices, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said public relief remained his main priority amid ongoing regional tensions and supply disruptions. Chairing a review meeting on fuel conservation and austerity measures on Sunday, Shehbaz said … Read more

. Heavy rain and strong winds batter the city, ripping apart walls and exposing structural vulnerabilities. Photo: Online MIRANSHAH: Heavy rains wreak havoc in Bannu of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where building collapses killed six people and injured dozens of others on Sunday, while three others died in two rain-related fatal incidents in Punjab, rescuers in the two … Read more

Islamabad hosts FMs of key Muslim powers Participants agree prolonged war serves no one Beijing, UN throw weight ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday signalled a major diplomatic breakthrough, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar announcing that Islamabad could host high-stakes talks between Iran and the United States “in the coming days” amid … Read more