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Turkiye’s SCO membership perspective never means turning its back on West: Erdogan Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday for a one-day visit on Friday, August 7, 2026. Photo: Anadolu Agency NATO member Turkiye would consider taking its relations with the China and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), to … Read more
The American military said its barrage was retaliation against recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic. Iranian officials said a wedding was hit and civilians killed.
The monarch was invited to see the historic embroidery before a major British Museum exhibition, almost 40 years after seeing it in France with Diana.
Babar Azam addresses his team’s huddle ahead of the second day of the Lord’s Test match. Photo: AFP Pakistan cricket has entered one of the most embarrassing phases in its history, with the ongoing 2026 England Test series exposing not only the team’s weaknesses on the field but also alarming instability in the boardroom. The … Read more
The Israeli leader, facing a tough re-election contest, may need a security crisis to rally voters behind him and hold on to his job.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is seeking to deepen ties with a longtime U.S. security partner and to project a larger role for Beijing in a region rocked by war.
Girls Higher Secondary School Jacob Lines examination centre in Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/FILE The Sargodha Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Matric Part-I annual examination 2026, recording an overall pass percentage of 42.61%. According to the board, a total of 107,782 candidates appeared in the examination, of whom … Read more
Accusations against the glam rock singer relate to incidents that are said to have occurred between 1978 and 1981.
[ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exploring emerging opportunities in the virtual assets and digital finance ecosystem, including the potential application of blockchain and tokenisation technologies in financial markets, following constructive engagement between the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) … Read more
Oil companies from US, other countries to sign deals in Caracas with aim to boost investment, lower prices United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright disembarks a plane as he arrives in Maiquetia, Venezuela, September 1, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday after landing in Venezuela that deals that oil companies from the US and other countries … Read more