Lord Sarfraz appointed as 4th Chancellor of University of East London

Lord Aamer Sarfraz at the East London University. — University of East London/File LONDON: The University of East London has announced the appointme…

KP govt, police, security forces to work jointly to restore peace: CM Gandapur

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur speaks in a video message, July 30, 2025. — Screengrab via X/@PTIKPOfficialJirgas to begin consu…

UK airports disrupted by air traffic control issue

People wait in the arrivals hall at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, December 5, 2023. — Reuters A technical issue at Britain'…

Pacific tsunami alert after magnitude 8.0 quake off Russia coast: USGS

This representational image shows a Richter scale. — Unsplash/File WASHINGTON: A powerful magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Easte…

Trump warns Russia to end Ukraine war in 10 days or face US tariffs

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam Novem…

China floods leave 30 dead, tens of thousands forced to flee

Debris lie next to a damaged car after a heavy rainfall flooded the area, in Miyun district of Beijing, China July 28, 2025. — Reuters BEIJING: Torr…

Aurangzeb to visit Washington ‘soon' to wrap up tariff deal with US, says Dar

Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar addresses a press conference in New York on July 29, 2025. — YouTube@Geo News/Screengrab NEW YO…

Pakistan urges full UN membership for Palestine, offers support in rebuilding

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addresses the International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine …

US, China make trade progress, paving way for possible Trump-Xi summit

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China's International Trade Representative and Vice Minister…

Key elements of EU-US trade deal agreed on Sunday

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. —Reu…

279 killed, 676 injured in Pakistan's ongoing monsoon crisis; Punjab hit hardest

Vehicles passing through the rainwater accumulated at Garri Shahu after heavy rain in Lahore. —APP/FileFloods continue to damage homes, displace fam…

US and EU clinch trade deal to avert prohibitive US tariffs, says Trump

US President Donald Trump speaks, while sat with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on the day of an announcement of a trade deal b…

At least 11 stabbed at Walmart store in US state of Michigan

An EV600 all-electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services, built by GM's electric commercial vehicle b…

Pakistan strikes first gold at science Olympiads, earns bronze as well

Abdul Raffay Paracha poses for a photo after winning a gold medal at the 35th International Biology Olympiad in the Philippines on July 27, 2025. —A…

Pakistan bags first-ever gold, plus bronze, at top science Olympiads

Abdul Raffay Paracha poses for a photo after winning a gold medal at the 35th International Biology Olympiad in the Philippines on July 27, 2025. —A…

Trump says Thailand and Cambodia agree to hold immediate ceasefire talks

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on his arrival at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, in Prestwick, Scotland, Britain, July 25, 2025…

UK, France, Germany say Gaza 'humanitarian catastrophe must end now'

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City, July 25, 2025. — Reuters The leaders of Britain, Fra…

Trump says he has not considered clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell

This combination of images shows US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. — Reuters/AFP/File Unit…

UK, France, Germany say Gaza 'humanitarian catastrophe must end now'

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City, July 25, 2025. — Reuters The leaders of Britain, Fra…

PM appreciates World Bank's backing on Pakistan's stance over Indus Waters Treaty

Regional Vice President of the World Bank Ousmane Dione called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on July 24, 2025. — APPPM reaf…

Trump unveils plan to boost AI exports and ease green rules

US President Donald Trump gestures after signing executive orders related to artificial intelligence during the "Winning the AI Race" Summ…

Wildfire in central Turkey kills 10, injures 14, minister says

A wildfire burns near Alacati in Izmir province, Turkey, July 3. —Reuters Ten firefighters were killed and 14 were injured as they battled to contai…

Opposition turns down KP CM-announced APC invitation

ANP President Aimal Wali Khan, KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, and JUI-F Emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman. — APP/PPI/FileOpposition says APC moot mer…

PTI MNA Mian Azhar, father of Hammad Azhar, dies at 82

Mian Muhammad Azhar, a member of the National Assembly from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and former Punjab governor, passed away in Lahore on Tuesday af…

Three dead, Babusar Road cut off as cloudburst triggers flash floods

A part of the Hassanabad bridge in Gilgit-Baltistan is being washed away in the flood on May 7, 2022. —X/@SajidullahBaigCloudburst hits Babusar Road…

DPM Dar urges debt relief, grant-based support for developing nations at UN forum

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks at the high-level political forum on sustainable development at the United Nations, on J…

Four PTI dissenters pull out of KP Senate race, only one holds out

Estranged PTI Senate nominees — Ayesha Bano, Irfan Saleem, Waqas Orakzai, and Irshad Hussain — @PTIKPOfficial/File Khurram Zeeshan only dissenting …

Monsoon havoc kills 13 more in 24 hours, pushing death toll to 216

Commuters make their way through a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, in Sindh province, on July 14, 2025. — AFP The country…

Trump, Xi might meet ahead of or during APEC summit in South Korea: report

US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, …

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits northern Iran

A representational image of a Richter scale measuring earthquake. — Unsplash/FileA magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck northern Iran on Sunday, the Euro…

After 20 years in coma, Saudi royal known as ‘Sleeping Prince' dies

A memorable photo of the late Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid with his father. — @allah_cure_dede Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely kn…

Saudi Arabia's 'Sleeping Prince' passes away after 20 years in coma

Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal pictured in 2019. — Facebook@uaelabours/File Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, known across S…

Tech's top venture firm faces backlash over partner's Islamophobic remarks against Mamdani

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire. — AFP/Instagram/@zohrankmamdani/FileStartup founders saw Magu…

Trump says he thinks 5 jets were shot down in Pakistan-India hostilities

US President Donald Trump Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — Reuters/File Hostilities rose between I…

Trump sues media mogul Murdoch for $10bn over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal story

US President Donald Trump gestures during a rally. —Reuters/File US President Donald Trump sued media magnate Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Jou…

Senate elections in KP to go unopposed as PTI finalises candidates

Pakistan airspace to remain closed for Indian flights until August 23

An IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft is pictured parked at a gate at Mumbai airport in this undated image. — Reuters Airspace ban for Indian flig…

Iranian president takes taxi after contaminated fuel led to motorcade failure

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024. — Reuters Vehicles stalled near Takestan in Q…

Trump's hand bruising and leg swelling not serious: White House

The image shows US President Donald Trump's hand. — Reuters/File WASHINGTON: The White House has said that President Donald Trump’s leg swelling…

PTI and opposition agree on uncontested Senate polls in KP

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is seen in this image. — APP/File PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and opposition parties have reached an…

Pakistan and EU hold 10th Political Dialogue in Brussels

Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Amna Baloch led ???????? delegation at the 10th Pakistan–EU Political Dialogue held today in Brussels on July 17, 2025…

CTD guns down three terrorists in Bannu overnight raid

Officers take positions after a police office building was attacked by gunmen in Karachi on February 17, 2023. — Reuters As many as three suspected …

Unopposed Senate election likely in KP as govt, opposition close ranks

An inside view of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session in Peshawar on February 28, 2024. — PPI The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the opposition…

Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes Alaska Peninsula

A representational image of a Richter scale measuring earthquake. — Reuters/File LOS ANGELES: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the…

Utility Stores to cease operations by July 31 as privatisation moves ahead

Finance Minister led committee meeting to oversee closure and privatisation of the Utility Stores Corporation on July 16, 2025 in Islamabad. — Radio…

Flash floods kill two in New Jersey; NYC subways, streets submerged

The image shows an area in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA submerged in rainwater on July 15, 2025. — X@Top_Disaster/Screenshot NEW YORK: Two people die…

Bestway celebrates 50 years with star-studded tribute to Founder Sir Anwar Pervez

Former UK prime minister Lord David Cameron gives an award to Bestway Group founder, Sir Anwar Pervez OBE , during the celebration of the 50th anniv…

Putin, unfazed by Trump, will fight on and could take more of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin tours a military hardware exhibition organised by the All-Russia People's Front political movement, in Moscow, …

Trump announces new weapons for Ukraine, threatens sanctions on Russian oil buyers

A US Army MIM-104 Patriot, a surface-to-air missile system launcher is pictured at Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, Poland, March 16, 2022. — ReutersTrump …

Small plane crash shuts London regional airport until further notice

A firefighter works as emergency crews respond after a midsize business jet skidded off the runway while landing and collided with another jet that …

Small plane crashes at London regional airport

A firefighter works as emergency crews respond after a midsize business jet skidded off the runway while landing and collided with another jet that …