Asia

Araghchi says talks with Qatari mediators cut Iran’s reopening plan from five days to two, with conditions including sanctions relief

Pakistan is cautiously optimistic about Iran-US mediation, military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Reuters, citing two visits to Iran

A Qatari delegation led by a senior adviser to Qatar’s prime minister arrived in Tehran for talks as efforts to revive US-Iran negotiations intensify

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held bilateral talks with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan in Islamabad to expand cooperation in trade, investment, and disaster management

The Mahbubul Alam Hanif death sentence was handed down in absentia over six Kushtia killings in 2024, while three Awami League leaders got life terms.

The Israel election has left Netanyahu’s bloc projected on 53 seats and Eisenkot’s alliance on 48, short of a majority, with Arab parties holding the key

Shelling hits homes and a market in Lower South Waziristan as border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan persist.

The China-Pakistan Information Corridor links media, think tanks, business and youth in both countries to counter misinformation and deepen public ties

India has begun evacuating tens of thousands as very severe Cyclone Arnab nears Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, with landfall forecast by Wednesday morning

Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey agree to continue security talks after their first four-way meeting in Tehran amid Strait of Hormuz tensions.

Iran threatens US warships, saying they would face attack near its territory, as Trump considers renewed military action and oil prices climb

Foreign ministers from R4 and four European powers urged diplomacy to ease the US-Israel-Iran conflict and address Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to discuss regional developments with UK, France and Germany joining landmark seven-country meeting

Powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck remote Baqen County in northern Tibet late Thursday night, leaving at least 16 dead, dozens injured, and over 300 homes destroyed

Egypt urges a political solution between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, as Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reiterates solidarity with Saudi Arabia amid attacks

India’s capital steps up air pollution controls ahead of winter, banning open rubbish burning and ordering food stalls to stop using coal or firewood

Iran’s Guards threaten to hit US bases across the Middle East over Hormuz escorts, warning the conflict will extend to American bases in the region

In a joint statement issued during Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s diplomatic visit to Russia, Beijing and Moscow denounced external coercion and foreign interference across Eurasia

India orders release of 'cockroach' movement leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, a week after their detention over alleged attempts to disturb public peace.

Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and Indonesia sign the Badr defense pact in Doha to boost defense manufacturing, joint training and research, the Foreign Office says.