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PM Shehbaz condemns Israeli curbs on Gaza aid, orders foreign ministry to urgently scale up relief

PM Shehbaz condemns Israeli curbs on Gaza aid, orders foreign ministry to urgently scale up relief

PM Shehbaz directs Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mobilize all available channels to deliver emergency relief supplies

Asia
IRGC signals readiness for nuclear doctrine change as Iran weighs policy options

IRGC signals readiness for nuclear doctrine change as Iran weighs policy options

The IRGC says Iran will make preparations if its leadership revises its nuclear doctrine, though no decision has been announced, Fars news agency reported

Europe
PM Shehbaz offers condolences after deadly Spain train collision

PM Shehbaz offers condolences after deadly Spain train collision

Shehbaz Sharif offered condolences to Spain after the Spain train collision in Toledo killed at least 64 people, and the death toll could still rise.

Middle East
Middle East on high alert after strikes hit Iran's Qeshm Island

Middle East on high alert after strikes hit Iran's Qeshm Island

Iran launches retaliatory surface-to-air missile over the Strait of Hormuz, and intense combat air patrols along the Iran-Iraq border, prompting Washington to warn American diplomats and citizens across the region to brace for rapid escalation

North America
Qatar affirms US-Iran mediation active as negotiators race to avert post-midterm military escalation

Qatar affirms US-Iran mediation active as negotiators race to avert post-midterm military escalation

Qatari authorities confirm that diplomatic mediation between Washington and Tehran remains actively underway, as envoys work to broker phased de-escalation framework to resolve maritime friction and avert renewed U.S. military strikes